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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Phoenix, AZ

March 4, 2016

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at Mar 4, 2016, 11:51 AM MST. It took effect at Mar 6, 2016, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 4, 2016, 11:51 AM MST (18:51 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 6, 2016, 12:00 PM MST
Expired
Mar 6, 2016, 7:21 PM MST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ

The text

As transmitted.

452 
WWUS75 KPSR 041851
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1151 AM MST FRI MAR 4 2016

AZZ020>022-025>027-CAZ030>033-051100-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.160306T1900Z-160307T0400Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE...
QUARTZSITE...SALOME...BUCKEYE...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN...
NEW RIVER...TONOPAH...WICKENBURG...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...SAN LUIS...
SOMERTON...YUMA...DATELAND...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND...
COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...KEYS VIEW...LOST HORSE...BLYTHE...
CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...EAGLE MOUNTAIN...BRAWLEY...
CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS...IMPERIAL...THE SALTON SEA
1151 AM MST FRI MAR 4 2016 /1051 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MST /11 AM PST/ TO 9 PM MST
/8 PM PST/ SUNDAY...

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

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST
  ARIZONA...INCLUDING YUMA...THE IMPERIAL VALLEY...INTERSTATE 8 FROM
  WEST OF GILA BEND IN ARIZONA WESTWARD TO THE COASTAL
  MOUNTAINS...AND INTERSTATE 10 FROM NEAR TONOPAH WESTWARD TOWARD THE
  COACHELLA VALLEY.

* TIMING...LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS FROM THE WEST OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OVER 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS
  ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 IN
  SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND HIGHWAYS 78 AND 86 IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.
  BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES TO BELOW ONE
  MILE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS IMPERIAL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
  AND YUMA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARIZONA IMPACTING TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE
  8.

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.

&&

$$

INIGUEZ
7 follow-up statements
345 
WWUS75 KPSR 050229
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
729 PM MST FRI MAR 4 2016

...GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...


AZZ020>022-025>027-CAZ030>033-051145-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.160306T1900Z-160307T0400Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE...
QUARTZSITE...SALOME...BUCKEYE...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN...
NEW RIVER...TONOPAH...WICKENBURG...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...SAN LUIS...
SOMERTON...YUMA...DATELAND...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND...
COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...KEYS VIEW...LOST HORSE...BLYTHE...
CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...EAGLE MOUNTAIN...BRAWLEY...
CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS...IMPERIAL...THE SALTON SEA
729 PM MST FRI MAR 4 2016 /629 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MST /11 AM PST/ TO
9 PM MST /8 PM PST/ SUNDAY...

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...
  INCLUDING YUMA...THE IMPERIAL VALLEY...INTERSTATE 8 WEST OF GILA
  BEND IN ARIZONA TO THE COASTAL CALIFORNIA MOUNTAINS... AND
  INTERSTATE 10 FROM NEAR TONOPAH WESTWARD TOWARD THE COACHELLA
  VALLEY.

* TIMING...LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS 
  ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 IN 
  SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND HIGHWAYS 78 AND 86 IN SOUTHEAST 
  CALIFORNIA. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES 
  TO BELOW ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS IMPERIAL COUNTY IN 
  SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND YUMA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARIZONA 
  IMPACTING TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 8. 

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.

&&

$$
133 
WWUS75 KPSR 051140
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
440 AM MST SAT MAR 5 2016

...GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...

AZZ020>022-025>027-CAZ030>033-052300-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.160306T1900Z-160307T0400Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE...
QUARTZSITE...SALOME...BUCKEYE...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN...
NEW RIVER...TONOPAH...WICKENBURG...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...SAN LUIS...
SOMERTON...YUMA...DATELAND...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND...
COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...KEYS VIEW...LOST HORSE...BLYTHE...
CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...EAGLE MOUNTAIN...BRAWLEY...
CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS...IMPERIAL...THE SALTON SEA
440 AM MST SAT MAR 5 2016 /340 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MST /11 AM PST/ TO
9 PM MST /8 PM PST/ SUNDAY...

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA... 
  INCLUDING YUMA...THE IMPERIAL VALLEY...INTERSTATE 8 WEST OF 
  GILA BEND IN ARIZONA TO THE COASTAL CALIFORNIA MOUNTAINS... 
  AND INTERSTATE 10 FROM NEAR TONOPAH WESTWARD TOWARD THE 
  COACHELLA VALLEY. 

* TIMING...LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 
  40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS 
  ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 IN 
  SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND HIGHWAYS 78 AND 86 IN SOUTHEAST 
  CALIFORNIA. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES 
  TO BELOW ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS IMPERIAL COUNTY IN 
  SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND YUMA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARIZONA 
  IMPACTING TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 8. 

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.

&&

$$
555 
WWUS75 KPSR 052006
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
106 PM MST SAT MAR 5 2016

...GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...

AZZ022-027-052115-
/O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.160306T1900Z-160307T0400Z/
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN...
NEW RIVER...TONOPAH...WICKENBURG...GILA BEND
106 PM MST SAT MAR 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS MARICOPA COUNTY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...THOUGH SPEEDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY
THRESHOLDS. PEAK WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED.

$$

AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-061100-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.160306T1900Z-160307T0400Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE...
QUARTZSITE...SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...SAN LUIS...SOMERTON...
YUMA...DATELAND...TACNA...WELLTON...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...
KEYS VIEW...LOST HORSE...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...
DESERT CENTER...EAGLE MOUNTAIN...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...
GLAMIS...IMPERIAL...THE SALTON SEA
106 PM MST SAT MAR 5 2016 /1206 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MST /11 AM PST/ TO
9 PM MST /8 PM PST/ SUNDAY...

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...
  INCLUDING YUMA...THE IMPERIAL VALLEY...INTERSTATE 8 EAST OF THE
  COASTAL CALIFORNIA MOUNTAINS... AND INTERSTATE 10 FROM NEAR
  QUARTZSITE WESTWARD TOWARD THE COACHELLA VALLEY.

* TIMING...LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 
  40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS 
  ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 IN 
  SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND HIGHWAYS 78 AND 86 IN SOUTHEAST 
  CALIFORNIA. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES 
  TO BELOW ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS IMPERIAL COUNTY IN 
  SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND YUMA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARIZONA 
  IMPACTING TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 8. 

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.

&&

$$
365 
WWUS75 KPSR 060351
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
851 PM MST SAT MAR 5 2016

...GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...

AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-061200-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.160306T1900Z-160307T0400Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE...
QUARTZSITE...SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...SAN LUIS...SOMERTON...
YUMA...DATELAND...TACNA...WELLTON...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...
KEYS VIEW...LOST HORSE...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...
DESERT CENTER...EAGLE MOUNTAIN...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...
GLAMIS...IMPERIAL...THE SALTON SEA
851 PM MST SAT MAR 5 2016 /751 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MST /11 AM PST/ TO
9 PM MST /8 PM PST/ SUNDAY...

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA... 
  INCLUDING YUMA...THE IMPERIAL VALLEY...INTERSTATE 8 EAST OF 
  THE COASTAL CALIFORNIA MOUNTAINS... AND INTERSTATE 10 FROM 
  NEAR QUARTZSITE WESTWARD TOWARD THE COACHELLA VALLEY. 

* TIMING...LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 
  40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS 
  ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 IN 
  SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND HIGHWAYS 78 AND 86 IN SOUTHEAST 
  CALIFORNIA. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES 
  TO BELOW ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS IMPERIAL COUNTY IN 
  SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND YUMA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARIZONA 
  IMPACTING TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 8. 

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.

&&

$$
210 
WWUS75 KPSR 061051
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
351 AM MST SUN MAR 6 2016

...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...

AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-062300-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.160306T1900Z-160307T0400Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE...
QUARTZSITE...SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...SAN LUIS...SOMERTON...
YUMA...DATELAND...TACNA...WELLTON...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...
KEYS VIEW...LOST HORSE...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...
DESERT CENTER...EAGLE MOUNTAIN...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...
GLAMIS...IMPERIAL...THE SALTON SEA
351 AM MST SUN MAR 6 2016 /251 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016/

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

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...
  INCLUDING YUMA...THE IMPERIAL VALLEY...INTERSTATE 8 EAST OF THE
  COASTAL CALIFORNIA MOUNTAINS...AND INTERSTATE 10 FROM NEAR
  QUARTZSITE WESTWARD TOWARD THE COACHELLA VALLEY.

* TIMING...LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS
  ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 IN
  SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...AND HIGHWAYS
  111...78...AND 86 IN IMPERIAL COUNTY. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO
  REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES TO BELOW ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
  IMPERIAL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND YUMA COUNTY IN
  SOUTHWEST ARIZONA IMPACTING TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 8.

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.

&&

$$

AJ
938 
WWUS75 KPSR 062004
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
104 PM MST SUN MAR 6 2016

...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...

AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ031>033-070400-
/O.NEW.KPSR.DU.Y.0003.160306T2004Z-160307T0400Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160307T0400Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE...
QUARTZSITE...SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...SAN LUIS...SOMERTON...
YUMA...DATELAND...TACNA...WELLTON...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...
DESERT CENTER...EAGLE MOUNTAIN...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...
GLAMIS...IMPERIAL...THE SALTON SEA
104 PM MST SUN MAR 6 2016 /1204 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST /8 PM PST/ THIS
EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA... 
  INCLUDING YUMA...THE IMPERIAL VALLEY...INTERSTATE 8 EAST OF 
  THE COASTAL CALIFORNIA MOUNTAINS...AND INTERSTATE 10 FROM NEAR 
  QUARTZSITE WESTWARD TOWARD THE COACHELLA VALLEY. 

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE...AREAS DOWN TO
  ONE QUARTER MILE.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY FROM
  BLOWING DUST AREA WIDE...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 8 AND 10. STRONG
  CROSSWINDS ALONG NORTH- SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY
  95 IN SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...AND HIGHWAYS
  111... 78...AND 86 IN IMPERIAL COUNTY.

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.

BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN VISIBILITY. IF YOU ENCOUNTER
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT
APPROACHING...PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR
VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND KEEP YOUR
FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL.

REMEMBER...PULL ASIDE...STAY ALIVE.

&&

$$

CAZ030-070400-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160307T0400Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...KEYS VIEW...
LOST HORSE
1204 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

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

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA... 
  INCLUDING YUMA...THE IMPERIAL VALLEY...INTERSTATE 8 EAST OF 
  THE COASTAL CALIFORNIA MOUNTAINS...AND INTERSTATE 10 FROM NEAR 
  QUARTZSITE WESTWARD TOWARD THE COACHELLA VALLEY. 

* TIMING...LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS
  ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS.

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.

&&

$$

INIGUEZ
895 
WWUS75 KPSR 070221
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
721 PM MST SUN MAR 6 2016


AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ031>033-070330-
/O.CAN.KPSR.DU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160307T0400Z/
/O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160307T0400Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE...
QUARTZSITE...SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...SAN LUIS...SOMERTON...
YUMA...DATELAND...TACNA...WELLTON...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...
DESERT CENTER...EAGLE MOUNTAIN...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...
GLAMIS...IMPERIAL...THE SALTON SEA
721 PM MST SUN MAR 6 2016 /621 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016/

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE BLOWING
DUST ADVISORY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WIND SPEEDS WERE RAPIDLY DECREASING THIS EVENING...AND BLOWING DUST
NO LONGER A PROBLEM FOR AREA MOTORISTS.

$$

CAZ030-070330-
/O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160307T0400Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...KEYS VIEW...
LOST HORSE
621 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 


$$

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.