[PHX-Skywarn] "NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION" PHXNPWPSR.20031226

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THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX MAIL SERVER

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1132 PM MST THU DEC 25 2003

.A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPING THROUGH THE AREA WILL CREATE VERY
GUSTY WINDS THE REST OF TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...
SPREADING INTO SOUTHWEST ARIZONA.

AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-261132-
IMPERIAL COUNTY-JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK/JTNP/-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLYTHE...BOUSE...QUARTZSITE...SALOME......
BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS...IMPERIAL...SALTON SEA...
DATELAND...TACNA...WELLTON...DESERT CENTER...EHRENBERG...PARKER...
SAN LUIS...SOMERTON...YUMA
1132 PM MST (1032 PM PST) THU DEC 25 2003

...WIND ADVISORY ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST
ARIZONA THE REST OF TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...

SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT WILL
GIVE WAY TO STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AFTER THE COLD FRONT
PASSES TONIGHT. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE QUITE POSSIBLE BEHIND
THE FRONT...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. AS A RESULT...A WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST
ARIZONA UNTIL 9 AM MST (8 AM PST).

MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL
WHILE DRIVING THE REST OF TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH
HIGHWAYS SUCH AS ARIZONA STATE ROUTE 95 AND CALIFORNIA STATE ROUTES
78...86...111 AND 115. THERE COULD ALSO BE SOME VISIBILITY
REDUCTION DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AFTER
SUNRISE...ALTHOUGH IT WILL STILL BE A WINDY DAY ON FRIDAY.

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