[PHX-Skywarn] PHXNPWPSR.20030317 - "NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION"

[ldad administrator]

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

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
410 PM MST MON MAR 17 2003

.A STRONG UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION  
TONIGHT AND BE EAST OF THE AREA BY TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP 
GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEASTERN 
CALIFORNIA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.

AZZ020-CAZ030>033-181200-
IMPERIAL COUNTY-JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK/JTNP/-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLYTHE...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...
GLAMIS...IMPERIAL...SALTON SEA...DESERT CENTER...EHRENBERG...PARKER
410 PM MST (310 PM PST) MON MAR 17 2003

...WIND ADVISORY CONTINUED FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND EXTREME WEST-
CENTRAL ARIZONA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA 
AND EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH 
SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. THESE 
WINDS WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND 
WHICH COULD DRASTICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO WELL UNDER A 
HALF MILE.

MOTORISTS DRIVING THROUGHOUT THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY SHOULD 
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR STRONG AND GUSTY CROSS-WINDS...ALONG WITH 
LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND.
$$

AZZ021-025-026-181200-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOUSE...QUARTZSITE...SALOME......
DATELAND...TACNA...WELLTON...SAN LUIS...SOMERTON...YUMA
410 PM MST MON MAR 17 2003

...WIND ADVISORY FOR WEST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY...

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL AND 
SOUTHWEST ARIZONA TONIGHT...WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH 
SOME GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH WILL BE SUFFICIENT 
TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WHICH COULD DRASTICALLY 
REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO WELL UNDER A HALF MILE.

MOTORISTS DRIVING THROUGHOUT THE AREA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY SHOULD BE
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR STRONG AND GUSTY CROSS-WINDS...ALONG WITH LOWERED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND.
$$

DKS





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