Wind Advisory 9, NWS Phoenix, AZ

Issued

Apr 28, 2016, 9:05 AM PDT (16:05 UTC)

Expired

Apr 28, 2016, 12:00 PM PDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Phoenix, AZ

239 
WWUS75 KPSR 281605
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
905 AM MST THU APR 28 2016

...GUSTY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN DESERTS ESPECIALLY IMPERIAL COUNTY THIS
MORNING...

AZZ020-025-026-CAZ031-033-281900-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.160428T1605Z-160428T1900Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...
FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...SAN LUIS...SOMERTON...YUMA...DATELAND...
TACNA...WELLTON...BLYTHE...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...
GLAMIS...IMPERIAL...THE SALTON SEA
905 AM MST THU APR 28 2016 /905 AM PDT THU APR 28 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST /NOON PDT/ TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST /NOON PDT/ TODAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...IMPERIAL COUNTY...LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND
  THE SOUTHWEST ARIZONA DESERTS.

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS UNTIL NOON...THEN TAPERING OFF INTO
  THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

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

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL GENERATED AREAS OF BLOWING
  DUST...SHARPLY LOWERING VISIBILITIES BELOW 2 MILES AND CREATING
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS ON THE
  INTERSTATE 8 CORRIDOR. GUSTY AND SHIFTING CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY
  ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WHICH WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY
  DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR 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.

&&

$$

CB

485 
WWUS75 KPSR 281842
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1142 AM MST THU APR 28 2016

...THE WIND ADVISORY FOR IMPERIAL AND YUMA COUNTIES AND THE LOWER
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON MST /NOON
PDT/ TODAY AS THE ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS STEADILY DIMINISH...





AZZ020-025-026-CAZ031-033-281945-
/O.EXP.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160428T1900Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...
FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...SAN LUIS...SOMERTON...YUMA...DATELAND...
TACNA...WELLTON...BLYTHE...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...
GLAMIS...IMPERIAL...THE SALTON SEA
1142 AM MST THU APR 28 2016 /1142 AM PDT THU APR 28 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST /NOON PDT/ TODAY...



$$

466 
WWUS75 KPSR 281858
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1158 AM MST THU APR 28 2016



AZZ020-025-026-CAZ031-033-282000-
/O.EXP.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160428T1900Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...
FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...SAN LUIS...SOMERTON...YUMA...DATELAND...
TACNA...WELLTON...BLYTHE...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...
GLAMIS...IMPERIAL...THE SALTON SEA
1158 AM MST THU APR 28 2016 /1158 AM PDT THU APR 28 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST /NOON PDT/ TODAY...

THE WINDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA HAVE STEADILY DIMINISHED IN STRENGTH TO
BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS BUT WILL REMAIN BREEZY AND WEST TO
SOUTHWESTERLY AT 15 GUSTING TO 25 TO 30 MPH THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON.

$$

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