Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this wind advisory at Apr 14, 2016, 2:50 PM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Apr 15, 2016, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2016, 2:50 PM MST (21:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2016, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2016, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
Counties Cochise County, AZ, Graham County, AZ, Greenlee County, AZ, Pima County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ
The radar
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KDMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 49 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2546 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
041 WWUS75 KTWC 142150 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 250 PM MST THU APR 14 2016 AZZ503-507-508-510>514-151200- /O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0004.160415T1800Z-160416T0300Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY- UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOGALES...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON... WILLCOX...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM... BISBEE...CANELO HILLS...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 250 PM MST THU APR 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...ALL MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS...COCHISE COUNTY...SANTA CRUZ COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF EXTREME EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PIMA COUNTY. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES WILL BE AFFECTED BY STRONG CROSS WINDS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY QUICKLY AND DANGEROUSLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. SPEEDS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...IN VALLEY LOCATIONS EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. IN THE MOUNTAINS EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED LOCATIONS PRONE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY EXPERIENCE HIGHER VALUES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 35 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
3 follow-up statements
182 WWUS75 KTWC 151008 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 308 AM MST FRI APR 15 2016 AZZ503-507-508-510>514-152300- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0004.160415T1800Z-160416T0300Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY- UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOGALES...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON... WILLCOX...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM... BISBEE...CANELO HILLS...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 308 AM MST FRI APR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...ALL MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS...COCHISE COUNTY... SANTA CRUZ COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF EXTREME EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PIMA COUNTY. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES WILL BE AFFECTED BY STRONG CROSS WINDS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY QUICKLY AND DANGEROUSLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. SPEEDS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...IN VALLEY LOCATIONS EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. IN THE MOUNTAINS EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED LOCATIONS PRONE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY EXPERIENCE HIGHER VALUES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 35 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
139 WWUS75 KTWC 152120 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 220 PM MST FRI APR 15 2016 AZZ503-507-508-510>514-160300- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160416T0300Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY- UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOGALES...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON... WILLCOX...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM... BISBEE...CANELO HILLS...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 220 PM MST FRI APR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...ALL MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS...COCHISE COUNTY... SANTA CRUZ COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF EXTREME EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PIMA COUNTY. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES WILL BE AFFECTED BY STRONG CROSS WINDS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY QUICKLY AND DANGEROUSLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SPEEDS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...IN VALLEY LOCATIONS EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. IN THE MOUNTAINS EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED LOCATIONS PRONE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY EXPERIENCE HIGHER VALUES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 35 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
458 WWUS75 KTWC 160305 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 805 PM MST FRI APR 15 2016 AZZ503-507-508-510>514-160415- /O.EXP.KTWC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160416T0300Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY- UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOGALES...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON... WILLCOX...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM... BISBEE...CANELO HILLS...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 805 PM MST FRI APR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE BEEN STEADILY DECREASING DURING THE PAST HOUR OR SO. THAT SAID...SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2:51 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz | 29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.