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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at Feb 24, 2021, 3:01 AM PST for Imperial County, Riverside County, California; La Paz County, Yuma County, Arizona. It took effect at Feb 24, 2021, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2021, 3:01 AM PST (11:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2021, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2021, 1:00 PM PST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
Counties La Paz County, AZ, Yuma County, AZ, Imperial County, CA, Riverside County, CA
The radar
The Yuma radar (KYUX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:03 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
Yuma Prvg Ground, AZ (K1Y7), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 4059 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
486 WWUS75 KPSR 241101 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 401 AM MST Wed Feb 24 2021 AZZ530-531-533-CAZ564-565-569-570-242315- /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0004.210225T0600Z-210225T1800Z/ Parker Valley-Kofa-Central La Paz-Chuckwalla Mountains- Imperial County Southeast-Palo Verde Valley-Chuckwalla Valley- Including the cities of Parker, Ehrenberg, Palm Canyon, Brenda, Harcuvar, Quartzsite, Vicksburg, Vicksburg Junction, Salome, Imperial Hot Mineral Springs, Blythe, Palo Verde, Ripley, and Midland 401 AM MST Wed Feb 24 2021 /301 AM PST Wed Feb 24 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ THURSDAY... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In Arizona, Parker Valley, Kofa and Central La Paz County. In California, Chuckwalla Mountains, Southeastern Imperial County, Palo Verde Valley and Chuckwalla Valley. * WHEN...From 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ this evening to 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ Thursday. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light, unsecured objects may become airborne. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
315 WWUS75 KPSR 241952 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 1252 PM MST Wed Feb 24 2021 AZZ530-531-533-CAZ564-565-569-570-251200- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0004.210225T0600Z-210225T1800Z/ Parker Valley-Kofa-Central La Paz-Chuckwalla Mountains- Imperial County Southeast-Palo Verde Valley-Chuckwalla Valley- Including the cities of Parker, Ehrenberg, Palm Canyon, Brenda, Harcuvar, Quartzsite, Vicksburg, Vicksburg Junction, Salome, Imperial Hot Mineral Springs, Blythe, Palo Verde, Ripley, and Midland 1252 PM MST Wed Feb 24 2021 /1152 AM PST Wed Feb 24 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ THURSDAY... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In Arizona, Parker Valley, Kofa and Central La Paz County. In California, Chuckwalla Mountains, Southeastern Imperial County, Palo Verde Valley and Chuckwalla Valley. * WHEN...From 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ this evening to 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ Thursday. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light, unsecured objects may become airborne. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of between 30 and 40 mph are expected, or wind gusts of between 40 and 58 mph. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, strong winds over desert areas could result in briefly lowered visibilities to well under a mile at times in blowing dust or blowing sand. Use extra caution. && $$
426 WWUS75 KPSR 250826 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 126 AM MST Thu Feb 25 2021 AZZ530-531-533-CAZ564-565-569-570-252100- /O.EXT.KPSR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210225T2100Z/ Parker Valley-Kofa-Central La Paz-Chuckwalla Mountains- Imperial County Southeast-Palo Verde Valley-Chuckwalla Valley- Including the cities of Parker, Ehrenberg, Palm Canyon, Brenda, Harcuvar, Quartzsite, Vicksburg, Vicksburg Junction, Salome, Imperial Hot Mineral Springs, Blythe, Palo Verde, Ripley, and Midland 126 AM MST Thu Feb 25 2021 /1226 AM PST Thu Feb 25 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST /1 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...In Arizona, Kofa, Parker Valley and Central La Paz County. In California, Palo Verde Valley, Chuckwalla Valley, Southeastern Imperial County and Chuckwalla Mountains. * WHEN...Until 2 PM MST /1 PM PST/ this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light, unsecured objects may become airborne. 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. && $$
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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.