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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Phoenix, AZ

December 15, 2016

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this high wind warning at Dec 15, 2016, 12:46 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 16, 2016, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 15, 2016, 12:46 PM PST (20:46 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 16, 2016, 10:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 16, 2016, 4:00 PM PST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ

The text

As transmitted.

572 
WWUS75 KPSR 152046
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
146 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

CAZ030-161300-
/O.NEW.KPSR.HW.W.0001.161216T1800Z-161217T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0016.161216T1200Z-161216T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0017.161217T0000Z-161217T0400Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...KEYS VIEW...
LOST HORSE
1246 PM PST THU DEC 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 8 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...A WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM
4 PM TO 8 PM PST FRIDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK

* TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING
  TO INCREASE DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WITH STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED
  LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45
  MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS FRIDAY, OCCASIONALLY
  PEAKING OVER 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS, ESPECIALLY ORIENTED MORE SOUTH TO NORTH,
  WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES DRIVING ON EAST-WEST ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 10. ALSO,
  STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE DENSE BLOWING DUST LEADING TO SHARPLY
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES WHICH WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. IN ADDITION...
STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED
VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR
BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND
58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT
AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER
A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ032-033-161300-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0016.161216T1200Z-161217T0400Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...
EAGLE MOUNTAIN...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS...
IMPERIAL...THE SALTON SEA
1246 PM PST THU DEC 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM PST FRIDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA INCLUDING IMPERIAL COUNTY
  AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY.

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND INCREASING LATE TONIGHT AND
  BECOMING STRONG BY MID MORNING FRIDAY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  MID MORNING FRIDAY INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50
  MPH AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGE TOPS AND ACROSS THE FAR
  SOUTHWEST CORNER OF IMPERIAL COUNTY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DRIVING ALONG EAST
  TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATES 8 AND 10. ADDITIONALLY,
  STRONGER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST AND SAND
  WHICH WILL RESULT IN SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND
58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT
AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER
A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ020-021-CAZ031-161300-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0016.161216T1800Z-161217T0400Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE...
QUARTZSITE...SALOME...BLYTHE
146 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016 /1246 PM PST THU DEC 15 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ TO 9 PM MST
/8 PM PST/ FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ TO 9 PM
MST /8 PM PST/ FRIDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AS WELL AS PORTIONS
  OF THE SOUTHWEST ARIZONA DESERTS INCLUDING COMMUNITIES SUCH AS
  BLYTHE, PARKER, BOUSE AND QUARTZSITE.

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING
  HOURS ON FRIDAY, PEAKING DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO
  THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY THOSE
  DRIVING ALONG MORE EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 10.
  ADDITIONALLY, THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF DENSE
  BLOWING DUST RESULTING IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND
58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT
AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER
A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ024-161300-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0017.161217T0300Z-161217T1000Z/
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...
TOP-OF-THE-WORLD...ALSO INCLUDING APACHE...BARTLETT...CANYON...
HORSESHOE...ROOSEVELT...AND SAGUARO LAKES
146 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 3 AM MST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 3 AM MST
SATURDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING DURING THE EVENING HOURS ON
  FRIDAY, REMAINING STRONG INTO THE EARLY MORNING ON SATURDAY BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ESPECIALLY TO HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND
58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT
AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER
A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
236 
WWUS75 KPSR 160923
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
223 AM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

CAZ030-162330-
/O.CON.KPSR.HW.W.0001.161216T1800Z-161217T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0016.161216T1200Z-161216T1800Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0017.161217T0000Z-161217T0400Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...KEYS VIEW...
LOST HORSE
123 AM PST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* AFFECTED AREA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK

* TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING TO INCREASE DURING THE DAY
  FRIDAY WITH STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 45 MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS 
  FRIDAY... OCCASIONALLY PEAKING OVER 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS... ESPECIALLY ORIENTED MORE SOUTH TO 
  NORTH... WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY TO 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DRIVING ON EAST-WEST ROADS SUCH AS 
  INTERSTATE 10. ALSO... STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE DENSE BLOWING 
  DUST LEADING TO SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WHICH WILL CAUSE 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. IN ADDITION...
STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED
VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR
BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND
58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT
AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER
A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ032-033-162330-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0016.161216T1200Z-161217T0400Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...
EAGLE MOUNTAIN...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS...
IMPERIAL...THE SALTON SEA
123 AM PST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* AFFECTED AREA...FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA INCLUDING IMPERIAL 
  COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY. 

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND
  BECOMING STRONG BY MID MORNING FRIDAY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  MID MORNING FRIDAY INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  FRIDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 
  50 MPH AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGE TOPS AND ACROSS THE 
  FAR SOUTHWEST CORNER OF IMPERIAL COUNTY. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DRIVING ALONG 
  EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATES 8 AND 10. 
  ADDITIONALLY... STRONGER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE 
  BLOWING DUST AND SAND WHICH WILL RESULT IN SHARPLY REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND
58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT
AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER
A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ020-021-CAZ031-162330-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0016.161216T1800Z-161217T0400Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE...
QUARTZSITE...SALOME...BLYTHE
223 AM MST FRI DEC 16 2016 /123 AM PST FRI DEC 16 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/
THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST /8 PM PST/ THIS EVENING...

* AFFECTED AREA...THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AS WELL AS 
  PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST ARIZONA DESERTS INCLUDING 
  COMMUNITIES SUCH AS BLYTHE... PARKER... BOUSE AND QUARTZSITE. 

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE 
  MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY... PEAKING DURING THE AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING 
  OFF FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS 
  IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... 
  ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING ALONG MORE EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS 
  SUCH AS INTERSTATE 10. ADDITIONALLY... THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL 
  RESULT IN AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST RESULTING IN DANGEROUS 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND
58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT
AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER
A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ024-162330-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0017.161217T0300Z-161217T1000Z/
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...
TOP-OF-THE-WORLD...ALSO INCLUDING APACHE...BARTLETT...CANYON...
HORSESHOE...ROOSEVELT...AND SAGUARO LAKES
223 AM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM
MST SATURDAY...

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING DURING THE EVENING HOURS 
  ON FRIDAY... REMAINING STRONG INTO THE EARLY MORNING ON 
  SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 
  40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY TO HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND
58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT
AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER
A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
781 
WWUS75 KPSR 162052
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
152 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

CAZ030-170400-
/O.CON.KPSR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-161217T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0017.161217T0000Z-161217T0400Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...KEYS VIEW...
LOST HORSE
1252 PM PST FRI DEC 16 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* AFFECTED AREA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK

* TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON
  WITH STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45
  MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY...OCCASIONALLY
  PEAKING OVER 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS... ESPECIALLY ORIENTED MORE SOUTH TO 
  NORTH... WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY TO 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DRIVING ON EAST-WEST ROADS SUCH AS 
  INTERSTATE 10. ALSO... STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE DENSE BLOWING 
  DUST LEADING TO SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WHICH WILL CAUSE 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. IN ADDITION...
STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED
VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR
BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND
58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT
AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER
A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ020-021-CAZ031>033-170400-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161217T0400Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE...
QUARTZSITE...SALOME...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...
EAGLE MOUNTAIN...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS...
IMPERIAL...THE SALTON SEA
152 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016 /1252 PM PST FRI DEC 16 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST /8 PM PST/ THIS
EVENING...

* AFFECTED AREA...THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AS WELL AS 
  PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST ARIZONA DESERTS INCLUDING 
  COMMUNITIES SUCH AS BLYTHE... PARKER... BOUSE AND QUARTZSITE. 

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS
  WITH PEAK VALUES EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  GRADUALLY TAPER OFF STARTING IN THE MID EVENING TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS 
  IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... 
  ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING ALONG MORE EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS 
  SUCH AS INTERSTATE 10. ADDITIONALLY... THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL 
  RESULT IN AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST RESULTING IN DANGEROUS 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND
58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT
AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER
A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ024-170900-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0017.161217T0300Z-161217T1000Z/
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...
TOP-OF-THE-WORLD...ALSO INCLUDING APACHE...BARTLETT...CANYON...
HORSESHOE...ROOSEVELT...AND SAGUARO LAKES
152 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM
MST SATURDAY...

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING DURING THE EVENING HOURS TODAY
  REMAINING STRONG INTO THE EARLY MORNING ON SATURDAY BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 
  40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY TO HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND
58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT
AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER
A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.

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Dec 15, 12:46 PM PSTWind AdvisoryPSR37 hr

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