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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at Apr 13, 2016, 5:22 PM MST. It took effect at Apr 15, 2016, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 17 hr.
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- Issued
- Apr 13, 2016, 5:22 PM MST (00:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2016, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2016, 10:00 PM MST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
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866 WWUS75 KPSR 140022 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 522 PM MST WED APR 13 2016 CAZ030-032-033-141200- /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.160415T1200Z-160416T0500Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...KEYS VIEW... LOST HORSE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...EAGLE MOUNTAIN... BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS...IMPERIAL... THE SALTON SEA 522 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 THROUGH THE CITIES OF EL CENTRO AND BLYTHE. * TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30-40MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING 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. && $$ AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ031-141200- /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.160415T1800Z-160416T0500Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE... QUARTZSITE...SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...SAN LUIS...SOMERTON... YUMA...DATELAND...TACNA...WELLTON...BLYTHE 522 PM MST WED APR 13 2016 /522 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 10 PM MST /10 PM PDT/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 10 PM MST /10 PM PDT/ FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...INCLUDING AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 AND HIGHWAY 95 AFFECTING THE CITIES OF YUMA...QUARTZSITE...AND PARKER. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25-35MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
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320 WWUS75 KPSR 141011 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 311 AM MST THU APR 14 2016 CAZ030-032-033-151200- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.160415T1200Z-160416T0500Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...KEYS VIEW... LOST HORSE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...EAGLE MOUNTAIN... BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS...IMPERIAL... THE SALTON SEA 311 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 THROUGH THE CITIES OF EL CENTRO AND BLYTHE. * TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING 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. && $$ AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ031-151200- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.160415T1800Z-160416T0500Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE... QUARTZSITE...SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...SAN LUIS...SOMERTON... YUMA...DATELAND...TACNA...WELLTON...BLYTHE 311 AM MST THU APR 14 2016 /311 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 10 PM MST /10 PM PDT/ FRIDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...INCLUDING AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 AND HIGHWAY 95 AFFECTING THE CITIES OF YUMA...QUARTZSITE...AND PARKER. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
675 WWUS75 KPSR 142233 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 333 PM MST THU APR 14 2016 AZZ022-151400- /O.EXA.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.160415T1800Z-160416T0500Z/ NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN... NEW RIVER...TONOPAH...WICKENBURG 333 PM MST THU APR 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SPECIFICALLY NORTHWEST AND WESTERN MARICOPA COUNTY INCLUDING AREAS ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 60...LAKE PLEASANT...WICKENBURG...AGUILA...TONOPAH AND BUCKEYE. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING 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. && $$ CAZ030-032-033-151400- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.160415T1200Z-160416T0500Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...KEYS VIEW... LOST HORSE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...EAGLE MOUNTAIN... BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS...IMPERIAL... THE SALTON SEA 333 PM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 THROUGH THE CITIES OF EL CENTRO AND BLYTHE. * TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ031-151400- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.160415T1800Z-160416T0500Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE... QUARTZSITE...SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...SAN LUIS...SOMERTON... YUMA...DATELAND...TACNA...WELLTON...BLYTHE 333 PM MST THU APR 14 2016 /333 PM PDT THU APR 14 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 10 PM MST /10 PM PDT/ FRIDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...INCLUDING AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 AND HIGHWAY 95 AFFECTING THE CITIES OF YUMA...QUARTZSITE...AND PARKER. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING 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. && $$
281 WWUS75 KPSR 150405 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 905 PM MST THU APR 14 2016 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WITH BLOWING DUST FRIDAY... CAZ030-032-033-151300- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.160415T1200Z-160416T0500Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...KEYS VIEW... LOST HORSE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...EAGLE MOUNTAIN... BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS...IMPERIAL... THE SALTON SEA 905 PM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 THROUGH THE CITIES OF EL CENTRO AND BLYTHE. * TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ020>022-025-026-CAZ031-151300- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.160415T1800Z-160416T0500Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- SOUTHWEST DESERTS-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- 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...BLYTHE 905 PM MST THU APR 14 2016 /905 PM PDT THU APR 14 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 10 PM MST /10 PM PDT/ FRIDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...INCLUDING AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 AND HIGHWAY 95 AFFECTING THE CITIES OF YUMA...QUARTZSITE...AND PARKER. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING 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. && $$
025 WWUS75 KPSR 151027 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 327 AM MST FRI APR 15 2016 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WITH BLOWING DUST FRIDAY... CAZ030-032-033-160100- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.160415T1200Z-160416T0500Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...KEYS VIEW... LOST HORSE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...EAGLE MOUNTAIN... BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS...IMPERIAL... THE SALTON SEA 327 AM PDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 THROUGH THE CITIES OF EL CENTRO AND BLYTHE. * TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ020>022-025-026-CAZ031-160100- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.160415T1800Z-160416T0500Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- SOUTHWEST DESERTS-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- 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...BLYTHE 327 AM MST FRI APR 15 2016 /327 AM PDT FRI APR 15 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MST /10 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...INCLUDING AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 AND HIGHWAY 95 AFFECTING THE CITIES OF YUMA...QUARTZSITE...AND PARKER. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING 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. && $$
958 WWUS75 KPSR 151631 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 931 AM MST FRI APR 15 2016 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WITH BLOWING DUST FRIDAY... CAZ030-032-033-152300- /O.NEW.KPSR.DU.Y.0005.160415T1631Z-160416T0500Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160416T0500Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...KEYS VIEW... LOST HORSE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...EAGLE MOUNTAIN... BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS...IMPERIAL... THE SALTON SEA 931 AM PDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 THROUGH THE CITIES OF EL CENTRO AND BLYTHE. * TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...AS LOW AS 1 MILE AT TIMES...WITH BROADER REGIONAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS 4 TO 6 MILES LASTING INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING 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. 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. && $$ AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ031-152300- /O.NEW.KPSR.DU.Y.0005.160415T1631Z-160416T0500Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.160415T1800Z-160416T0500Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE... QUARTZSITE...SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...SAN LUIS...SOMERTON... YUMA...DATELAND...TACNA...WELLTON...BLYTHE 931 AM MST FRI APR 15 2016 /931 AM PDT FRI APR 15 2016/ ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST /10 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST /10 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST /10 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...INCLUDING AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 AND HIGHWAY 95 AFFECTING THE CITIES OF YUMA...QUARTZSITE...AND PARKER. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...AS LOW AS 1 MILE AT TIMES...WITH BROADER REGIONAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS 4 TO 6 MILES LASTING INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING 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. 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. && $$ AZZ022-152300- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.160415T1800Z-160416T0500Z/ NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN... NEW RIVER...TONOPAH...WICKENBURG 931 AM MST FRI APR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...INCLUDING AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 AND HIGHWAY 95 AFFECTING THE CITIES OF YUMA...QUARTZSITE...AND PARKER. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
465 WWUS75 KPSR 151749 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 1049 AM MST FRI APR 15 2016 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WITH BLOWING DUST TODAY... AZZ023-024-027-028-160000- /O.EXB.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.160415T2000Z-160416T0500Z/ GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...CAREFREE...CAVE CREEK... CHANDLER...FOUNTAIN HILLS...GILBERT...GLENDALE...MESA...PEORIA... PHOENIX...SCOTTSDALE...SUN CITY...TEMPE...GLOBE...MIAMI... SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD... ALSO INCLUDING APACHE...BARTLETT...CANYON...HORSESHOE... ROOSEVELT...AND SAGUARO LAKES...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION... CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE...FLORENCE 1049 AM MST FRI APR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE LOWER DESERTS AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTH- CENTRAL AZ. THIS INCLUDES THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA...GILA BEND...CASA GRANDE...MARICOPA...COOLIDGE...GLOBE...THE SALT RIVER RECREATIONAL LAKES AS WELL AS INTERSTATES 10 AND 8 THROUGHOUT THE AREA. * TIMING...THIS EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITY...DOWN AS LOW AS 3 MILES IN THE THICKEST DUST...LIKELY IN VERY LOCALIZED AREAS...DUST CHANNELS/STREAMS AND FOR BRIEF PERIODS. BROADER REGIONAL VISIBILITY DEGRADATION TO PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING 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. 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. && $$ AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ031-160000- /O.CON.KPSR.DU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160416T0500Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.160415T1800Z-160416T0500Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE... QUARTZSITE...SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...SAN LUIS...SOMERTON... YUMA...DATELAND...TACNA...WELLTON...BLYTHE 1049 AM MST FRI APR 15 2016 /1049 AM PDT FRI APR 15 2016/ ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST /10 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST /10 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...INCLUDING AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 AND HIGHWAY 95 AFFECTING THE CITIES OF YUMA...QUARTZSITE...AND PARKER. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...AS LOW AS 1 MILE AT TIMES...WITH BROADER REGIONAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS 4 TO 6 MILES LASTING INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING 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. 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. && $$ CAZ030-032-033-160000- /O.CON.KPSR.DU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160416T0500Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160416T0500Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...KEYS VIEW... LOST HORSE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...EAGLE MOUNTAIN... BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS...IMPERIAL... THE SALTON SEA 1049 AM PDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 THROUGH THE CITIES OF EL CENTRO AND BLYTHE. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...AS LOW AS 1 MILE AT TIMES...WITH BROADER REGIONAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS 4 TO 6 MILES LASTING INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING 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. 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. && $$ AZZ022-160000- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.160415T1800Z-160416T0500Z/ NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN... NEW RIVER...TONOPAH...WICKENBURG 1049 AM MST FRI APR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...INCLUDING AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 AND HIGHWAY 95 AFFECTING THE CITIES OF YUMA...QUARTZSITE...AND PARKER. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...DOWN AS LOW AS 2 MILES IN THE THICKEST DUST...LIKELY IN VERY LOCALIZED AREAS...DUST CHANNELS/STREAMS AND FOR BRIEF PERIODS. BROADER REGIONAL VISIBILITY DEGRADATION TO PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
642 WWUS75 KPSR 152220 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 320 PM MST FRI APR 15 2016 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WITH BLOWING DUST TODAY... AZZ028-160500- /O.EXB.KPSR.DU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160416T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160416T0500Z/ NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE... COOLIDGE...FLORENCE 320 PM MST FRI APR 15 2016 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE LOWER DESERTS AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTH- CENTRAL AZ. THIS INCLUDES THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA...GILA BEND...CASA GRANDE...MARICOPA...COOLIDGE...GLOBE... THE SALT RIVER RECREATIONAL LAKES AS WELL AS INTERSTATES 10 AND 8 THROUGHOUT THE AREA. * TIMING...THIS EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITY...DOWN BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES WITH LOCALIZED DUST CHANNELS/STREAMS AND FOR BRIEF PERIODS. BROADER REGIONAL VISIBILITY DEGRADATION BELOW 5 MILES TO PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO VERY LOW VISIBILITIES IN SPOTS. ALSO...STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. INTERSTATE 10 AND HIGHWAY 347 WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO DANGEROUS LOW VISIBILITY SITUATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS WILL RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. 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. 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. && $$ AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-160500- /O.CON.KPSR.DU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160416T0500Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160416T0500Z/ 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 320 PM MST FRI APR 15 2016 /320 PM PDT FRI APR 15 2016/ ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST /10 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST /10 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...INCLUDING AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 AND HIGHWAY 95 AFFECTING THE CITIES OF YUMA...QUARTZSITE...AND PARKER. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...AS LOW AS 1 MILE AT TIMES...WITH BROADER REGIONAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS 4 TO 6 MILES LASTING INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING 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. 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. && $$ AZZ022-160500- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160416T0500Z/ NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN... NEW RIVER...TONOPAH...WICKENBURG 320 PM MST FRI APR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...INCLUDING AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 AND HIGHWAY 95 AFFECTING THE CITIES OF YUMA...QUARTZSITE...AND PARKER. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...DOWN AS LOW AS 2 MILES IN THE THICKEST DUST... LIKELY IN VERY LOCALIZED AREAS...DUST CHANNELS/STREAMS AND FOR BRIEF PERIODS. BROADER REGIONAL VISIBILITY DEGRADATION TO PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING 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. && $$ AZZ023-024-027-160500- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160416T0500Z/ GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...CAREFREE...CAVE CREEK... CHANDLER...FOUNTAIN HILLS...GILBERT...GLENDALE...MESA...PEORIA... PHOENIX...SCOTTSDALE...SUN CITY...TEMPE...GLOBE...MIAMI... SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD... ALSO INCLUDING APACHE...BARTLETT...CANYON...HORSESHOE... ROOSEVELT...AND SAGUARO LAKES...GILA BEND 320 PM MST FRI APR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...THE LOWER DESERTS AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTH- CENTRAL AZ. THIS INCLUDES THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA...GILA BEND...CASA GRANDE...MARICOPA...COOLIDGE...GLOBE... THE SALT RIVER RECREATIONAL LAKES AS WELL AS INTERSTATES 10 AND 8 THROUGHOUT THE AREA. * TIMING...THIS EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITY...DOWN AS LOW AS 3 MILES IN THE THICKEST DUST... LIKELY IN VERY LOCALIZED AREAS...DUST CHANNELS/STREAMS AND FOR BRIEF PERIODS. BROADER REGIONAL VISIBILITY DEGRADATION TO PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES FURTHER EXACERBATING 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. 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. && $$
128 WWUS75 KPSR 160503 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 1003 PM MST FRI APR 15 2016 AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-160615- /O.EXP.KPSR.DU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160416T0500Z/ /O.EXP.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160416T0500Z/ 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 1003 PM MST FRI APR 15 2016 /1003 PM PDT FRI APR 15 2016/ ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY AND WILL NO LONGER MEET ADVISORY CRITERIA THE REST OF THE NIGHT. ACCORDINGLY...VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED WITH MUCH LESS BLOWING DUST. $$ AZZ022>024-027-028-160615- /O.EXP.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160416T0500Z/ NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN... NEW RIVER...TONOPAH...WICKENBURG...CAREFREE...CAVE CREEK... CHANDLER...FOUNTAIN HILLS...GILBERT...GLENDALE...MESA...PEORIA... PHOENIX...SCOTTSDALE...SUN CITY...TEMPE...GLOBE...MIAMI... SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD... ALSO INCLUDING APACHE...BARTLETT...CANYON...HORSESHOE... ROOSEVELT...AND SAGUARO LAKES...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION... CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE...FLORENCE 1003 PM MST FRI APR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE WEAKENED AND WILL NOT REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA THE REST OF THE NIGHT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Apr 13, 2:30 PM MST, 2 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 2:30 PM MST, 2 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
230 PM MST WED APR 13 2016
.UPDATE...AVIATION AND FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSIONS.
&&
.SYNOPSIS...
UNDER HIGH PRESSURE...WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST OVER THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST THROUGH THURSDAY. ANOTHER PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN UNITED STATES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
BRINGING INCREASED WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES BACK TO THE REGION.
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL MAKE A RETURN TO THE REGION EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
THE SHORTWAVE WHICH PLAGUED THE LOCAL REGION THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS
HAS TRANSLATED INTO THE SRN PLAINS WITH A LARGER NEGATIVE HEIGHT
ANOMALY DESCENDING TOWARDS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FROM THE GULF OF
ALASKA. THIS EXPANSIVE EAST PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY AMPLIFY INTO
THE GREAT BASIN WITH SEASONALLY INTENSE MIDLEVEL HEIGHT FALLS AND A
TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BECOMING MANIFESTED OVER THE FORECAST
AREA DURING THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE BULK OF REGIONAL WEATHER IMPACTS INCLUDING STRONG
WINDS...BLOWING DUST...AND ELEVATED FIRE DANGER...BEFORE A MORE
TRANQUIL WEATHER REGIME RETURNS EARLY NEXT WEEK.
IN THE VERY SHORT TERM...DAMPENED SHORTWAVE RIDGING PREVAILS OVER
THE SWRN CONUS THIS AFTERNOON WHILE 12Z KTWC SOUNDING DATA SAMPLED
SUBSTANTIAL MIDTROPOSPHERIC WARMING OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS (H5
TEMPERATURES 8C WARMER). H5 HEIGHTS WILL LARGELY BE MAINTAINED IN A
570-579DM RANGE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE FIRST HINTS OF
HEIGHT FALLS IMPINGING INTO THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING.
REGARDLESS...LOWER TROPOSPHERIC THERMAL PARAMETERS WILL CONTINUE TO
WARM SOMEWHAT PRIOR TO MORE ROBUST HEIGHT FALLS...AND THE
PREPONDERANCE OF BEST PERFORMING GUIDANCE INDICATES HIGHS THURSDAY
AROUND 5F ABOVE NORMAL.
MODELS ARE TRENDING TOWARDS MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT DURING THE END OF
THE WEEK TAKING THE CENTRAL COLD CORE LOW AND DEEPEST HEIGHT FALLS
INTO NWRN ARIZONA FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TEMPORARILY STALLING THE
CIRCULATION CENTER OVER THE FOUR CORNERS SATURDAY. THE LARGEST
IMPACT FROM THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN ARIZONA (EVENTUALLY TRANSLATING
INTO CENTRAL ARIZONA). THE 12Z OPERATIONAL GFS LOWER TROPOSPHERE
WIND ANOMALIES ARE STILL TOWARDS THE STRONGER END OF THE MODEL
SPREAD ENVELOPE (40+KT AT H8)...BUT EVEN ECMWF AND NAM FORECASTS ARE
NOT FAR BEHIND. FURTHER EVIDENCE LIES WITH THE NAEFS AVERAGE V-WIND
850-700MB ANOMALIES WHICH FALL TOWARDS THE SEASONALLY EXTREME
THRESHOLD IN BOTH NORMALIZED STANDARD DEVIATIONS AND PERCENTILE
(CLOSE TO 4 STANDARD DEVIATIONS BELOW NORMAL AND GREATER THAN THE
95TH PERCENTILE HISTORICALLY). THUS...HAVE HEIGHTENED THE BLOWING
DUST POTENTIAL FRIDAY AFTERNOON FEELING MORE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES
BELOW ONE MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND FUTURE WIND ADVISORIES ARE
ALMOST CERTAIN. IN ADDITION...AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST
NECESSITATING A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA.
MOISTURE STILL CONTINUES TO LOOK VERY LIMITED GIVEN THE CONTINENTAL
TRAJECTORY OF THE SYSTEM...AND ONLY REALISTIC PRECIPITATION CHANCES
ARE SITUATED MAINLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF THE
PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...RATHER SUBSTANTIAL ENSEMBLE SPREAD STILL
EXISTS DURING THIS PERIOD WITH SOME MEMBERS MORE RAPIDLY EJECTING
NEGATIVE HEIGHT ANOMALIES INTO THE PLAINS...WHILE OTHERS LINGER A
CLOSED LOW NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THUS...FORECAST CONFIDENCE DECREASES SOMEWHAT DURING THIS TIME
FRAME. OVERALL...DETERMINISTIC MODELS ARE SHOWING A TREND FOR
GRADUALLY INCREASING HEIGHTS WHICH TRANSLATES TO WARMER TEMPERATURES
AND DRIER CONDITIONS.
&&
.AVIATION...
SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING KPHX...KIWA...AND KSDL...
A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION. MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WIND UNDER 8 KNOTS ARE FORECAST THROUGH 20Z
THU.
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA/SOUTHWEST ARIZONA INCLUDING KIPL AND KBLH...
THROUGH 19Z THU...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
.FIRE WEATHER...
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...A LARGE COOL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SETTLE
OVER THE REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 20
TO 30 MPH RANGE WILL CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY SATURDAY...DIMINISHING SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY INTO THE 5 TO 15 MPH RANGE. OTHERWISE LIGHTER WINDS ARE
FORECAST ELSEWHERE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL BE NEAR 15 PERCENT...HOWEVER IN THE 20 TO
30 PERCENT RANGE IN SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
WILL BE NEAR NORMAL.
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER
THE REGION THIS PERIOD...RESULTING IN MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND MUCH
WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...I.E. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID
90S ON THE LOWER DESERTS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE
FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT...SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY.
MOSTLY LIGHT DIURNAL WINDS.
&&
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.
&&
.PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AZ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FOR AZZ131-132.
CA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FOR CAZ230>232.
&&
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DISCUSSION...MEYERS/MO
AVIATION...VASQUEZ
FIRE WEATHER...VASQUEZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 3:28 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PSR | La Paz, Maricopa, Pinal, Yuma | 29 hr |
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Sources
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