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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at Feb 10, 2018, 2:40 AM PST for Imperial County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, California; La Paz County, Arizona. It took effect at Feb 10, 2018, 7:00 PM PST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2018, 2:40 AM PST (10:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 10, 2018, 7:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2018, 7:00 AM PST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
Counties La Paz County, AZ, Imperial County, CA, Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA
The radar
The Yuma radar (KYUX), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:40 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
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 2670 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
691 WWUS75 KPSR 101040 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 340 AM MST Sat Feb 10 2018 AZZ530-CAZ561-564-565-567>570-102300- /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0003.180211T0300Z-180211T1500Z/ Parker Valley-Joshua Tree NP East-Chuckwalla Mountains- Imperial County Southeast-Imperial Valley-Chiriaco Summit- Palo Verde Valley-Chuckwalla Valley- Including the cities of Parker, Ehrenberg, Imperial Hot Mineral Springs, Winterhaven, El Centro, Calexico, Alamorio, Brawley, Chiriaco Summit, Martinez Lake, Blythe, Palo Verde, Ripley, and Midland 340 AM MST Sat Feb 10 2018 /240 AM PST Sat Feb 10 2018/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST /7 PM PST/ THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST /7 AM PST/ SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 8 PM MST /7 PM PST/ this evening to 8 AM MST /7 AM PST/ Sunday. * AFFECTED AREA...Lower Colorado River Valley including much of eastern Riverside and Imperial Counties. * TIMING...Saturday evening through mid Sunday morning. * WINDS...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Travel for high profile vehicles along west/east area roadways may be hazardous. Locally dense blowing dust with visibilities less than 1 mile will be 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
081 WWUS75 KPSR 102023 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 123 PM MST Sat Feb 10 2018 AZZ530-CAZ561-564-565-567>570-110830- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0003.180211T0300Z-180211T1500Z/ Parker Valley-Joshua Tree NP East-Chuckwalla Mountains- Imperial County Southeast-Imperial Valley-Chiriaco Summit- Palo Verde Valley-Chuckwalla Valley- Including the cities of Parker, Ehrenberg, Imperial Hot Mineral Springs, Winterhaven, El Centro, Calexico, Alamorio, Brawley, Chiriaco Summit, Martinez Lake, Blythe, Palo Verde, Ripley, and Midland 123 PM MST Sat Feb 10 2018 /1223 PM PST Sat Feb 10 2018/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST /7 PM PST/ THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST /7 AM PST/ SUNDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...Lower Colorado River Valley including much of eastern Riverside and Imperial Counties. * TIMING...Saturday evening through mid Sunday morning. * WINDS...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Travel for high profile vehicles along west/east area roadways may be hazardous. Locally dense blowing dust with visibilities less than 1 mile will be possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of between 30 and 40 mph are expected, or wind gusts of between 40 and 58 mph. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, strong winds over desert areas could result in briefly lowered visibilities to well under a mile at times in blowing dust or blowing sand. Use extra caution. && $$
509 WWUS75 KPSR 110858 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 158 AM MST Sun Feb 11 2018 AZZ530-CAZ561-564-565-567>570-111500- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-180211T1500Z/ Parker Valley-Joshua Tree NP East-Chuckwalla Mountains- Imperial County Southeast-Imperial Valley-Chiriaco Summit- Palo Verde Valley-Chuckwalla Valley- Including the cities of Parker, Ehrenberg, Imperial Hot Mineral Springs, Winterhaven, El Centro, Calexico, Alamorio, Brawley, Chiriaco Summit, Martinez Lake, Blythe, Palo Verde, Ripley, and Midland 158 AM MST Sun Feb 11 2018 /1258 AM PST Sun Feb 11 2018/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST /7 AM PST/ THIS MORNING... * AFFECTED AREA...Lower Colorado River Valley including much of eastern Riverside and Imperial Counties. * TIMING...Through 7 AM PST this morning. * WINDS...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Travel for high profile vehicles along west/east area roadways may be hazardous. Locally dense blowing dust with visibilities less than 1 mile will be 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. && $$
736 WWUS75 KPSR 111500 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 800 AM MST Sun Feb 11 2018 AZZ530-CAZ561-564-565-567>570-111600- /O.EXP.KPSR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-180211T1500Z/ Parker Valley-Joshua Tree NP East-Chuckwalla Mountains- Imperial County Southeast-Imperial Valley-Chiriaco Summit- Palo Verde Valley-Chuckwalla Valley- Including the cities of Parker, Ehrenberg, Imperial Hot Mineral Springs, Winterhaven, El Centro, Calexico, Alamorio, Brawley, Chiriaco Summit, Martinez Lake, Blythe, Palo Verde, Ripley, and Midland 800 AM MST Sun Feb 11 2018 /700 AM PST Sun Feb 11 2018/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST /7 AM PST/ THIS MORNING... Winds continue to weaken and thus the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire. $$
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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.