[PHX-Skywarn] "NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION" PHXNPWPSR.20031030

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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
441 PM MST THU OCT 30 2003

AZZ024-CAZ030-032-033-310300-
IMPERIAL COUNTY-JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK/JTNP/-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS...
IMPERIAL...SALTON SEA...DESERT CENTER...GLOBE...MIAMI...
SAN CARLOS AND SUPERIOR...ALSO INCLUDING APACHE...BARTLETT...
CANYON...HORSESHOE...ROOSEVELT...AND SAGUARO LAKES
441 PM MST (341 PM PST) THU OCT 30 2003

...WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY CANCELLED...

...WIND ADVISORY FOR JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...IMPERIAL COUNTY...
AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA THROUGH 7 PM PST
TONIGHT...

ALTHOUGH IT BECAME BREEZY TO WINDY IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA THIS
AFTERNOON...WINDS DID NOT BECOME AS STRONG AS EARLIER EXPECTED IN
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY AND THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS.
WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY LEVELS THERE THROUGH
TONIGHT. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH-
CENTRAL ARIZONA HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...THE WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA THROUGH 7 PM PST THIS EVENING.

STRONG WINDS FROM THE WEST OF 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO OVER 40 MPH ARE
FORECAST TO CONTINUE IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA THROUGH 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. THESE WINDS ARE AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
ORIGINALLY FROM ALASKA MOVING SOUTH NEAR THE WEST COAST. THUS...A
WIND ADVISORY IS BEING CONTINUED FOR JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...
EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY...AND IMPERIAL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA THROUGH 7 PM PST TONIGHT.

WINDS FROM THE WEST WERE GUSTING UP TO 44 MPH AT IMPERIAL THIS
AFTERNOON...AND WINDS WERE GUSTING UP TO 56 MPH AT THE COVINGTON
WEATHER STATION IN THE WEST PORTION OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK.

IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SAND
AND SMOKE FROM FIRES TO THE WEST IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AT LEAST THROUGH THIS EVENING.

DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS EVENING. IF YOU DO DRIVE IN THESE AREAS...
PLEASE BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OF STRONG CROSS WIND IN ORDER TO
STAY IN CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. ALSO...BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SAND AND SMOKE.

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ELLIS



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