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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Tucson, AZ

May 22, 20216 counties in Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this wind advisory at May 22, 2021, 2:05 AM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at May 22, 2021, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 22, 2021, 2:05 AM MST (09:05 UTC)
In effect from
May 22, 2021, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
May 22, 2021, 7:00 PM MST
In force
8 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 nearest sounding before it

Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tuscon, AZ at 00:00Z on 2021-05-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tuscon, AZ at 00:00Z on 2021-05-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3593 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

751 
WWUS75 KTWC 220905
NPWTWC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
205 AM MST Sat May 22 2021


AZZ506>514-222300-
/O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0006.210522T1800Z-210523T0200Z/
Southeast Pinal County-Upper San Pedro River Valley-
Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet-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 Mammoth, Oracle, Sierra Vista, Benson, 
Willcox, Clifton, Safford, Hannagan Meadow, Mount Graham, 
Chiricahua NM, Bisbee, Canelo Hills, Mount Lemmon, 
and Summerhaven
205 AM MST Sat May 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Southeast Pinal County, Upper San Pedro River Valley, 
  Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet, 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 and Catalina 
  and Rincon Mountains.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 7 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...These winds may impact drivers of high-profile
  vehicles traveling along Interstate 10, mainly east of Tucson to
  the New Mexico state line. These winds will likely produce areas
  of blowing dust which may rapidly reduce visibilities along
  roadways, especially along Interstate 10 to the northeast of 
  the Willcox Playa in Cochise county. Gusty winds will also blow 
  around unsecured objects. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

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2 follow-up statements
452 
WWUS75 KTWC 222111
NPWTWC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
211 PM MST Sat May 22 2021


AZZ506>514-230200-
/O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210523T0200Z/
Southeast Pinal County-Upper San Pedro River Valley-
Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet-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 Mammoth, Oracle, Sierra Vista, Benson, 
Willcox, Clifton, Safford, Hannagan Meadow, Mount Graham, 
Chiricahua NM, Bisbee, Canelo Hills, Mount Lemmon, 
and Summerhaven
211 PM MST Sat May 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Southeast Pinal County, Upper San Pedro River Valley, 
  Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet, 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 and Catalina 
  and Rincon Mountains.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 7 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...These winds may impact drivers of high-profile
  vehicles traveling along Interstate 10, mainly east of Tucson to
  the New Mexico state line. These winds will likely produce areas
  of blowing dust which may rapidly reduce visibilities along
  roadways, especially along Interstate 10 to the northeast of the
  Willcox Playa in Cochise county. Gusty winds will also blow
  around unsecured objects.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

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792 
WWUS75 KTWC 230149
NPWTWC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
649 PM MST Sat May 22 2021

AZZ506>514-230300-
/O.EXP.KTWC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210523T0200Z/
Southeast Pinal County-Upper San Pedro River Valley-
Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet-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 Mammoth, Oracle, Sierra Vista, Benson, 
Willcox, Clifton, Safford, Hannagan Meadow, Mount Graham, 
Chiricahua NM, Bisbee, Canelo Hills, Mount Lemmon, 
and Summerhaven
649 PM MST Sat May 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

Winds will diminish through the evening hours.

$$

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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.