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Us_out_West
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Dec 23, 2016

Severe Weather Alerts - Eloy, AZ

Here is another one....

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE STRONG
GUSTY WINDS. LOOSE AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE
BLOWN AROUND.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO PICK UP ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST ARIZONA MID-MORNING SATURDAY AND
PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST
DURING THE EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING WILL INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
WEST WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG THE FRONT.

* 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.
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  • Us_out_West's avatar
    Us_out_West
    Explorer
    Dec 25, 2016
    The Alert panned out as real!!

    Strong winds subsided about 3pm MT and the heavy rain ended just before sunset and left us with...

  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Dec 24, 2016
    SCVJeff wrote:
    "Perfect Paul", their automated speech machine doesn't like punctuation of any kind;
    Sounds like Paul may be a senior citizen by now.
  • SCVJeff's avatar
    SCVJeff
    Explorer
    Dec 24, 2016
    2oldman wrote:
    afidel wrote:
    There's still equipment and software involved in the process that harkens back to teletype machines that lacked lower case.
    Must be one of those 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' things.
    I have asked the NWS LA Office about this when we have EAS meetings, and there were several good reasons for it. One being, they claim that "Perfect Paul", their automated speech machine doesn't like punctuation of any kind; It makes him talk funny.. I think it confuses the Lexicon
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Dec 24, 2016
    afidel wrote:
    There's still equipment and software involved in the process that harkens back to teletype machines that lacked lower case.
    Must be one of those 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' things.
  • afidel's avatar
    afidel
    Explorer II
    Dec 24, 2016
    2oldman wrote:
    IF THEY SHOUT IT'S MORE SCARY.

    I'm at the Q. Don't see it quite that bad here...at least I hope not. The ground is saturated and there's more rain tomorrow. Then back to desert.

    There's still equipment and software involved in the process that harkens back to teletype machines that lacked lower case. I read recently that they were getting close to retiring the last of that legacy stuff but that the still weren't sure they would do mixed case because of all the third party systems that might not be programmed to deal with it (think screen readers for the blind that might be programmed to only look for weather alerts in all caps).
  • Us_out_West's avatar
    Us_out_West
    Explorer
    Dec 24, 2016
    azdryheat wrote:
    Just another another storm band blowing through. No big deal.


    Ya we know.

    Posting info for those that may be traveling through the area.
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Dec 24, 2016
    azdryheat wrote:
    Just another another storm band blowing through. No big deal.
    Washes at the Q are running fast.
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Dec 24, 2016
    SCVJeff wrote:
    It's raining longer and harder (that's what she said)
    lol... a The Office fan?
  • SCVJeff's avatar
    SCVJeff
    Explorer
    Dec 24, 2016
    It's raining longer and harder (that's what she said) than I've seen it in many years. 2 storms in the last two days. This one had been going on continuously for hours... finally, and will probably make it out there tmw

    Maybe we're back in the pattern again

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