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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at May 21, 2016, 1:24 PM PDT. It took effect at May 21, 2016, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 21, 2016, 1:24 PM PDT (20:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 21, 2016, 5:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 21, 2016, 10:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
The text
As transmitted.
746 WWUS75 KPSR 212024 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 124 PM MST SAT MAY 21 2016 ...STRONG WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER IMPERIAL COUNTY... CAZ033-220500- /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0013.160522T0000Z-160522T0500Z/ IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO... GLAMIS...IMPERIAL...THE SALTON SEA 124 PM PDT SAT MAY 21 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IMPERIAL COUNTY - PRIMARILY WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS INCLUDING EL CENTRO...SEELEY...INTERSTATE 8...AND SALTON CITY. * TIMING...BREEZY CONDITIONS BECOME VERY WINDY BY 5 PM THEN DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY 10 PM. * WINDS...FROM THE WEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST AND SAND REDUCING VISIBILITY AS LOW AS 1 MILE. OPEN HIGHWAYS SUCH AS I-8 WEST OF EL CENTRO AND HIGHWAY 86 WILL BE MORE VULNERABLE. THERE WILL ALSO BE STRONG CROSS-WINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
748 WWUS75 KPSR 220447 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 947 PM MST SAT MAY 21 2016 CAZ033-220600- /O.EXP.KPSR.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160522T0500Z/ IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO... GLAMIS...IMPERIAL...THE SALTON SEA 947 PM PDT SAT MAY 21 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND VELOCITIES IN IMPERIAL COUNTY CA HAVE STEADILY DECLINED TO WELL BELOW WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLDS AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 9:56 PM PDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | PSR | 2 hr | |
| May 21, 12:04 AM PDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | PSR | 5 hr | |
| May 21, 12:04 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PSR | 5 hr |
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Sources
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