Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 21, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at May 26, 2017, 11:13 AM PDT for Imperial County, California. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 2017, 11:13 AM PDT (18:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2017, 1:57 AM PDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
County Imperial County, CA
The radar
The Yuma radar (KYUX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 878 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
518 WWUS75 KPSR 261813 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 1113 AM MST Fri May 26 2017 CAZ562-271000- /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0021.170526T1813Z-170527T1000Z/ Imperial County Southwest- Including the city of Mountain Spring 1113 AM PDT Fri May 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 3 AM PDT Saturday. * AFFECTED AREA...Far southwest Imperial County. * TIMING...Now through early Saturday morning * WINDS...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 55 mph. * IMPACTS...Elevated winds and strong gusts may create dangerous driving conditions for high profile vehicles along Interstate 8 west of El Centro. Locally reduced visibilities due to blowing dust are also possible. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
203 WWUS75 KPSR 270506 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 1006 PM MST Fri May 26 2017 CAZ562-271000- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-170527T1000Z/ Imperial County Southwest- Including the city of Mountain Spring 1006 PM PDT Fri May 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...Far southwest Imperial County, especially Interstate 8 near the town of Ocotillo west to the mountain grade. * TIMING...Now through early Saturday morning. * WINDS...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 55 mph. At 10 pm Friday evening southwest winds in the area were still gusting to 46 mph. * IMPACTS...Elevated winds and strong gusts may create dangerous driving conditions for high profile vehicles along Interstate 8 west of El Centro. Locally reduced visibilities due to blowing dust are also possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of between 30 and 40 mph are expected, or wind gusts of between 40 and 58 mph. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, strong winds over desert areas could result in briefly lowered visibilities to well under a mile at times in blowing dust or blowing sand. Use extra caution. && $$
033 WWUS75 KPSR 270857 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 157 AM MST Sat May 27 2017 CAZ562-271000- /O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-170527T1000Z/ Imperial County Southwest- Including the city of Mountain Spring 157 AM PDT Sat May 27 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Phoenix has cancelled the Wind Advisory. There may still be some gusts along Interstate 8. $$
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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.