Wind Advisory issued October 17 at 12:58AM MST until October 17 at 11:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
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* WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, Globe/Miami, Mazatzal Mountains, Pinal/Superstition Mountains, Rio Verde/Salt River, San Carlos, and Superior. * WHEN...Until 11 AM MST this morning. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light, unsecured objects may become airborne. Localized channels of blowing dust may briefly lower visibility under one mile. 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.
- Event time
- Source last updated
- Current version retrieved
- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- AZ, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- Rio Verde/Salt River; Superior; Northwest Pinal County; Apache Junction/Gold Canyon; Mazatzal Mountains; Pinal/Superstition Mountains; San Carlos; Dripping Springs; Globe/Miami
- event
- Wind Advisory
- onset
- 2026-10-17T00:58:00-07:00
- states
- ["AZ"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Likely
- effective
- 2026-10-17T00:58:00-07:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.02fea9af52c5ee671f322c2cebc021847a2a8509.001.1
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ed412fef54edc5bd62f8a3381d3c34922f70a3b7.004.1","urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dd25ab1e7afe41beb37643004cacbe934a041b9c.002.1"]
- instruction
- 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.
- message type
- Update
- location basis
- Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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