[PHX-Skywarn] PHXNPWPSR.20030318 - "NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION"

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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
511 AM MST TUE MAR 18 2003

.A STRONG UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE
REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AS IT DOES SO...WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON TUESDAY...AND
DIMINISH SLOWLY AFTER SUNSET.

AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-181900-
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
511 AM MST (411 AM PST) TUE MAR 18 2003

...WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND EXTREME WEST-
CENTRAL ARIZONA TODAY...

WINDS DIMINISHED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST
ARIZONA DURING THE NIGHT...BUT WERE ALREADY BEGINNING TO PICK UP
AGAIN BEFORE SUNRISE. AUTOMATED WIND RECORDERS ACROSS SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA AT 4 AM PST WERE REGISTERING GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH...WITH
SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH QUITE COMMON.

CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR STRONGER WINDS TO DEVELOP BEFORE
NOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH A FEW GUSTS
TO OVER 40 MPH. THEREFORE...A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT TODAY
ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. IN
ADDITION TO THE WINDS...PATCHY AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR SAND ARE
POSSIBLE WHICH COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITIES.

MOTORISTS DRIVING THROUGHOUT FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST
ARIZONA TODAY SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR STRONG AND GUSTY CROSS-
WINDS...ALONG WITH LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND.

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