Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this wind advisory at Mar 4, 2017, 9:46 PM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Mar 5, 2017, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2017, 9:46 PM MST (04:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2017, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2017, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 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 04:46 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 00:00Z, 4.8 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
- 3633 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
910 WWUS75 KTWC 050446 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 946 PM MST Sat Mar 4 2017 AZZ509>514-051300- /O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.170305T1900Z-170306T0200Z/ Upper Gila River Valley- 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 Hannagan Meadow, Mount Graham, Chiricahua NM, Mount Lemmon, and Summerhaven 946 PM MST Sat Mar 4 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from noon to 7 PM MST Sunday for Southeast Arizona mountains. * IMPACTS...Motorists of high profile vehicles should exercise caution while driving. Sudden gusts of wind may cause motorists to lose control of their vehicles. In addition...loose and unsecured outdoor objects may be blown around. * AFFECTED AREA...Mountain locations around Southeast Arizona. * TIMING...Winds will increase Sunday morning, with strongest winds during Sunday afternoon before diminishing Sunday evening. * WINDS...Sustained southwest winds of 35 to 40 mph, with gusts of 45 to 55 mph. * 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. && $$ Meyer Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
2 follow-up statements
764 WWUS75 KTWC 050913 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 213 AM MST Sun Mar 5 2017 AZZ509-051015- /O.CAN.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.170305T1900Z-170306T0200Z/ Upper Gila River Valley- 213 AM MST Sun Mar 5 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Tucson has cancelled the Wind Advisory for the upper Gila River Valley, including the Safford area. $$ AZZ510>514-052200- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.170305T1900Z-170306T0200Z/ 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 Hannagan Meadow, Mount Graham, Chiricahua NM, Mount Lemmon, and Summerhaven 213 AM MST Sun Mar 5 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS...Motorists of high profile vehicles should exercise caution while driving. Sudden gusts of wind may cause motorists to lose control of their vehicles. In addition... loose and unsecured outdoor objects may be blown around. * AFFECTED AREA...Mountain locations around Southeast Arizona. * TIMING...Winds will increase this morning, with strongest winds during afternoon hours before diminishing this evening. * WINDS...Sustained southwest winds of 35 to 40 mph, with gusts of 45 to 55 mph. * 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. && $$ Meyer Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
493 WWUS75 KTWC 052156 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 256 PM MST Sun Mar 5 2017 AZZ510>514-060200- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170306T0200Z/ White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties- Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains-Chiricahua Mountains- Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains- Catalina and Rincon Mountains- Including the cities of Hannagan Meadow, Mount Graham, Chiricahua NM, Mount Lemmon, and Summerhaven 256 PM MST Sun Mar 5 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS...Motorists of high profile vehicles should exercise caution while driving. Sudden gusts of wind may cause motorists to lose control of their vehicles. In addition... loose and unsecured outdoor objects may be blown around. * AFFECTED AREA...Mountain locations around Southeast Arizona. * TIMING...Winds will increase this morning, with strongest winds during afternoon hours before diminishing this evening. * WINDS...Sustained southwest winds of 35 to 40 mph, with gusts of 45 to 50 mph. * For a detailed view of the hazard area...visit weather.gov/Tucson and click on the DETAILED HAZARDS TAB PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or greater are expected in the valleys...or 35 mph or greater above 5000 feet. Higher gusts are also likely. This could make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
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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.