Active Advisories: Winter Weather Advisory Severe Thunderstorm Watch Excessive Heat Warning Statement Air Quality Index Dense Smoke Advisory Flood Warning Frost Advisory Freeze Warning Flood Watch Red Flag Warning Severe Thunderstorm Warning Flood Advisory Tornado Watch
Currently
Reported at Oceanside, Oceanside Municipal Airport, CA
7:52 PM PDT WED MAY 30 2012- 61°F16°C
Clear- Feels Like:61°F16°CDew Point:54°F12°CHumidity:77%
Winds:SSW 6 mph 10 kph
Pressure:29.97 in1015 hPaVisibility:8.00 miles12872.00 meters
Winter Weather Advisory
AKZ201-310600- /X.COR.PAFG.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120531T0600Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 241 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING WEST OF ICY CAPE... * FREEZING RAIN...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. ACCUMULATION LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW...UP TO 1 INCH. * LOCATION...WEST OF ICY CAPE * TIMING...UNTIL 10 PM TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. &&
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 326 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARC007-015-033-047-087-131-143-310900- /O.CON.KWNS.SV.A.0326.000000T0000Z-120531T0900Z/ AR . ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BENTON CARROLL CRAWFORD FRANKLIN MADISON SEBASTIAN WASHINGTON
Excessive Heat Warning
AZZ020>023-025>028-CAZ031>033-311400- /O.UPG.KPSR.EH.A.0004.120531T1700Z-120601T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.EH.W.0006.120531T1700Z-120601T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KPSR.EH.A.0005.120601T1700Z-120602T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.EH.W.0007.120601T1700Z-120602T0300Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE... SALOME...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND... APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE...BLYTHE... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 157 PM MST WED MAY 30 2012 /157 PM PDT WED MAY 30 2012/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THURSDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THURSDAY. ANOTHER EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS AND LOWER DESERTS OF FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. CITIES INCLUDE...THE PHOENIX METRO AREA...YUMA...EL CENTRO...CASA GRANDE...WICKENBURG...PARKER AND BLYTHE. * TEMPERATURE...RECORD OR NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES. ON THURSDAY...FROM 109 DEGREES IN PHOENIX TO 113 DEGREES IN PARKER. ON FRIDAY...FROM 112 DEGREES IN PHOENIX TO 114 IN PARKER. * IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES THIS HOT WILL MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS CONSIDERABLY MORE DIFFICULT. HEAT STROKE WILL BE MORE LIKELY FOR THOSE ENGAGING IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. THE HEAT CAN CAUSE UNDUE HEALTH DIFFICULTIES TO THE ELDERLY AND THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. IF YOU WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT...YOUR HEAD AND BODY WILL BE MUCH COOLER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. &&
Statement
1130 AM PDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... BACTERIA LEVELS HAVE EXCEEDED HEALTH GUIDELINES AT STILLWATER COVER NEAR PEBBLE BEACH. THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ADVISES THE PUBLIC TO AVOID OCEAN WATER CONTACT AT THIS TIME WHEN VISITING STILLWATER COVE. STILLWATER COVE REMAINS OPEN AND ALL OTHER MONTEREY BEACHES REMAIN OPEN AT THIS TIME WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS. * LOCATION...STILLWATER COVE. * TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH CONTAMINATED OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE ILLNESS. * SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.MTYHD.ORG/BEACH (ALL LOWER CASE) OR CALL 1-800-347- 6363. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS TIME. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. &&
Air Quality Index
426 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 THE FORECAST THURSDAY FOR THE DC METRO AREA IS CODE LEVEL YELLOW...WHICH IS MODERATE...AND MEANS PEOPLE UNUSUALLY SENSITIVE TO AIR POLLUTION MAY BE MILDLY AFFECTED. PRIMARY POLLUTANT WILL BE OZONE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.CLEANAIRPARTNERS.NET.
Dense Smoke Advisory
...A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL OKALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 5 AM CDT THURSDAY... .PATCHES OF SMOKE ACROSS COASTAL OKALOOSA COUNTY ASSOCIATED WITH A WILDFIRE LOCATED NORTHWEST OF HURLBURT FIELD WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND DENSE OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES IN THE SMOKE ARE EXPECTED TO DROP AS LOW AS A QUARTER TO HALF MILE AND LIKELY IMPACT MUCH OF COASTAL OKALOOSA COUNTY INTO THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THIS AREA AND BE PREPARED TO SLOW DOWN UPON ENCOUNTERING DENSE SMOKE. FLZ006-310945- /O.EXT.KMOB.SM.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120531T1300Z/ COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB 837 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...PATCHY SMOKE WILL BECOME DENSE OVERNIGHT ACROSS COASTAL OKALOOSA COUNTY. * VISIBILITY...AS LOW AS A QUARTER TO HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY MEANS WIDESPREAD FIRES WILL CREATE SMOKE... LIMITING VISIBILITIES. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS... AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU IN CASE A SUDDEN STOP IS NEEDED. &&
Flood Warning
...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER... AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...EMMET RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS EXPECTED PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN. MORE INFORMATION IS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES . && IAC063-010022- /O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ /ESVI4.1.ER.120530T0452Z.120601T0000Z.120604T0600Z.NO/ 722 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER AT ESTHERVILLE...OR FROM THE IOWA-MINNESOTA BORDER...TO NEAR WALLINGFORD. * UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * AT 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FORECAST...RISE TO 8.5 FEET THURSDAY EVENING. GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...MIKE MICKELSON PARK SOUTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. NORTH RIVERSIDE PARK NORTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. BACKWATER FROM THE RIVER CAUSES SCHOOL CREEK TO AFFECT THE LOW AREAS OF VALLEY DRIVE. && LAT...LON 4350 9491 4350 9485 4326 9471 4326 9483
Frost Advisory
MIZ037>040-043>046-311000- /O.CON.KGRR.FR.Y.0010.120531T0600Z-120531T1200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT 950 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 30S AWAY FROM LAKE MICHIGAN AFTER 2 AM. * AREAS OF FROST WILL DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING LOCATIONS. IMPACTS... * DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED VEGETATION POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE ADVISED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. &&
Freeze Warning
...COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT... .A CANADIAN AIRMASS OVERHEAD...COMIBINED WITH LIGHT WINDS AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO QUICKLY DROP OVERNIGHT...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 30S BY DAYBREAK. MIZ016-017-019-021>023-026>029-031>035-310945- /O.CON.KAPX.FZ.W.0009.120531T0400Z-120531T1400Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY- GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA... GRAYLING...MIO...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY... HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH 938 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 30S OVER MOST LOCATIONS...WITH A FEW OF THE COLDER SPOTS FALLING TO AROUND 30. IMPACTS... * THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO SOME CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. &&
Flood Watch
...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST PAUL AFFECTING DAKOTA...RAMSEY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES .OVERVIEW....THESE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS OF RAIN. A DRY STRETCH IS EXPECTED FOR THE FIRST PART OF THIS WEEK. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON TIMING AND HEIGHTS OF CRESTS. HENCE...THE REASON RIVER FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THESE LOCATIONS. AS CERTAINTY INCREASES IN THE FORECASTS...WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED. MNC037-053-139-010300- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.A.0011.120602T1200Z-000000T0000Z/ /SAVM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 1000 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE * FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 699.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * BANKFULL STAGE IS 698.0 FEET. * FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY SATURDAY MORNING.
Red Flag Warning
242 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 /142 PM MDT WED MAY 30 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN... * WIND...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 PERCENT * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. &&
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA PAWNEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA * UNTIL 1130 PM CDT * AT 1020 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORAKER TO 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF FAIRFAX TO 19 MILES WEST OF RALSTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE... QUARTER SIZE HAIL... DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH... * SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... FAIRFAX...PEARSONIA...RALSTON...BIGHEART...PAWHUSKA...SKEDEE... HULAH...PAWNEE...WYNONA...BLACKBURN...HOMINY...OSAGE HILLS STATE PARK...OKESA...COPAN...CLEVELAND...BARNSDALL...MARAMEC...DEWEY... OSAGE...BARTLESVILLE...HALLETT...WALNUT CREEK STATE PARK...AVANT... OCHELATA...JENNINGS...TERLTON...WESTPORT AND RAMONA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. DAMAGING WINDS MAY OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR HAIL. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3699 9581 3651 9581 3641 9601 3619 9602 3618 9683 3624 9683 3625 9693 3633 9694 3633 9704 3651 9704 3656 9691 3658 9690 3659 9705 3668 9707 3670 9704 3669 9695 3675 9689 3675 9683 3679 9676 3701 9675 TIME...MOT...LOC 0324Z 313DEG 33KT 3699 9639 3659 9665 3651 9704
Flood Advisory
1014 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN BEAVER COUNTY... * AT 1012 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE STORMS HAD LEFT THE REGION. HOWEVER...RUNOFF WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE. THUS...THE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. TO REPORT FLOODING...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO TEXAS AT 8 0 6 3 3 5 1 1 2 1. && LAT...LON 3677 10001 3676 10041 3701 10043 3701 10000
Tornado Watch
TORNADO WATCH 324 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS TXC049-053-059-083-093-099-133-143-171-193-265-281-299-307-319- 333-363-411-417-429-447-503-310500- /O.CON.KWNS.TO.A.0324.000000T0000Z-120531T0500Z/ TX . TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BROWN BURNET CALLAHAN COLEMAN COMANCHE CORYELL EASTLAND ERATH GILLESPIE HAMILTON KERR LAMPASAS LLANO MCCULLOCH MASON MILLS PALO PINTO SAN SABA SHACKELFORD STEPHENS THROCKMORTON YOUNG
