FROM WED 11:00 AM TO WED 7:00 PM Wind Advisory AZZ503-507>513-262200- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.140326T1800Z-140327T0200Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY- UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...HANNAGAN MEADOW... MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS 229 AM MST WED MAR 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND POTENTIALLY VERY LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS... WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH IN THE EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. HIGHER WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PEAKS. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES MAY FALL TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY IN THE DUST PRONE AREAS ADJACENT TO THE WILLCOX PLAYA IN COCHISE COUNTY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 35 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:11:37 +0000
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