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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Phoenix, AZ

March 21, 2016

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at Mar 21, 2016, 2:16 PM MST. It took effect at Mar 22, 2016, 1:00 PM MST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 21, 2016, 2:16 PM MST (21:16 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 22, 2016, 1:00 PM MST
Expired
Mar 22, 2016, 8:00 PM MST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ

The text

As transmitted.

688 
WWUS75 KPSR 212116
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
216 PM MST MON MAR 21 2016

AZZ024-220830-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0004.160322T2000Z-160323T0300Z/
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
216 PM MST MON MAR 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TUESDAY FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MST.

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF
  GLOBE AND MIAMI...LAKE ROOSEVELT...AND THE SERIES OF STATE HIGHWAYS
  TO AND FROM THE CITY OF GLOBE. 

* TIMING...TUESDAY FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MST.

* WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN GUSTS AND CROSSWINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
  PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. FIRE WEATHER DANGER IS ALSO
  HIGH.

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
50 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
776 
WWUS75 KPSR 220315
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
815 PM MST MON MAR 21 2016

AZZ024-221200-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0004.160322T2000Z-160323T0300Z/
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
815 PM MST MON MAR 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MST
TUESDAY...

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF 
  GLOBE AND MIAMI...LAKE ROOSEVELT...AND THE SERIES OF STATE 
  HIGHWAYS TO AND FROM THE CITY OF GLOBE. 

* TIMING...TUESDAY FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MST.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN GUSTS AND CROSSWINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO 
  PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. FIRE WEATHER DANGER IS 
  ALSO HIGH. 

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
50 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.

&&

$$
756 
WWUS75 KPSR 220959
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
259 AM MST TUE MAR 22 2016

AZZ024-230300-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0004.160322T2000Z-160323T0300Z/
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
259 AM MST TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* AFFECTED AREA...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN GILA
  COUNTY...INCLUDING US-60 NEAR TOP-OF-THE-WORLD.

* TIMING...TUESDAY FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MST.

* WINDS...25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN GUSTS AND CROSSWINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO 
  PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. FIRE WEATHER DANGER IS 
  ALSO HIGH. 

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
50 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.

&&

$$
820 
WWUS75 KPSR 230255
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
755 PM MST TUE MAR 22 2016

AZZ024-230400-
/O.EXP.KPSR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160323T0300Z/
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
755 PM MST TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS AND WILL CONTINUE TO
DECREASE THROUGH THE REST OF THE OVERNIGHT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 21, 2:08 AM MSTFire Weather WatchPSRGila, Maricopa, Pinal12 hr
Mar 21, 2:06 PM MSTRed Flag WarningPSRGila, Maricopa, Pinal30 hr

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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.