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WWUS75 KTWC 051647
NPWTWC
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
947 AM MST FRI APR 5 2024
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UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-
UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY-
EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NOGALES, SIERRA VISTA, BENSON, WILLCOX,
DOUGLAS, CLIFTON, AND SAFFORD
947 AM MST FRI APR 5 2024
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXPECTED. FOR THE HARD FREEZE WATCH,
SUB- FREEZING TEMPERATURES 27-31 DEGREES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY, UPPER SAN
PEDRO RIVER VALLEY, EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET AND
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY.
* WHEN...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. FOR
THE HARD FREEZE WATCH, FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS COULD BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY
RESULT. FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS, OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR
PLUMBING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IF OPERATING A HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLE. SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD. TO PREVENT
FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES THEY SHOULD
BE WRAPPED, DRAINED, OR ALLOWED TO DRIP SLOWLY. THOSE THAT HAVE
IN-GROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD DRAIN THEM AND COVER ABOVE-
GROUND PIPES TO PROTECT THEM FROM FREEZING.
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TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION-TUCSON METRO AREA-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES-
GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS-
DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS-
CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS-BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TUCSON, GREEN VALLEY, MARANA, VAIL,
MAMMOTH, ORACLE, HANNAGAN MEADOW, MOUNT GRAHAM, CHIRICAHUA NM,
BISBEE, CANELO HILLS, MADERA CANYON, MOUNT LEMMON,
AND SUMMERHAVEN
947 AM MST FRI APR 5 2024
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
EXPECTED. WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IN THE SKY
ISLANDS AND WHITE MOUNTAINS.
* WHERE...TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION, TUCSON METRO AREA, SOUTHEAST
PINAL COUNTY, SKY ISLANDS AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS COULD BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY
RESULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IF OPERATING A HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLE. SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
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