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WWUS75 KPSR 272027
NPWPSR
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
127 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2021
CAZ560-564-565-568-281100-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.210228T0800Z-210228T2300Z/
JOSHUA TREE NP WEST-CHUCKWALLA MOUNTAINS-
IMPERIAL COUNTY SOUTHEAST-CHIRIACO SUMMIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COTTONWOOD VISITOR,
LOST HORSE-KEYS VILLAGE, IMPERIAL HOT MINERAL SPRINGS,
WINTERHAVEN, AND CHIRIACO SUMMIT
1227 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2021
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM PST
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WESTERN PORTION OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK,
CHUCKWALLA MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEASTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY AND
CHIRIACO SUMMIT.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM PST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY FOR LARGER
VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS LIKE I-10. LIGHT,
UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY
MAY LEAD TO BRIEF DROPS IN VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED, OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND
58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION, STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT
AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER
A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.
AZZ530>533-535-536-CAZ569-570-281100-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.210228T1200Z-210228T2300Z/
PARKER VALLEY-KOFA-YUMA-CENTRAL LA PAZ-SOUTHEAST YUMA COUNTY-
GILA RIVER VALLEY-PALO VERDE VALLEY-CHUCKWALLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PARKER, EHRENBERG, PALM CANYON, YUMA,
FORTUNA FOOTHILLS, BRENDA, HARCUVAR, QUARTZSITE, VICKSBURG,
VICKSBURG JUNCTION, SALOME, LIGURTA, MARTINEZ LAKE, BLYTHE,
PALO VERDE, RIPLEY, AND MIDLAND
127 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2021 /1227 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2021/
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST/4 AM PST TO 4 PM MST/3
PM PST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN ARIZONA, PARKER VALLEY, KOFA, YUMA, CENTRAL LA PAZ
COUNTY, SOUTHEAST YUMA COUNTY AND GILA RIVER VALLEY. IN
CALIFORNIA, PALO VERDE VALLEY AND CHUCKWALLA VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM MST/4 AM PST TO 4 PM MST/3 PM PST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY FOR LARGER
VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. GREATEST IMPACTS
WILL BE TO I-10 AND I-8 LIGHT, UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME
AIRBORNE. PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY MAY LEAD TO BRIEF DROPS IN
VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED, OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND
58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION, STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT
AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER
A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.
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