Alert archive / Arizona / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this high wind warning at Mar 9, 2006, 4:00 PM MST for Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona. It took effect at Mar 10, 2006, 4:00 AM MST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2006, 4:00 PM MST (23:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 10, 2006, 4:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2006, 6:34 PM MST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Counties Apache County, AZ, Coconino County, AZ, Navajo County, AZ
The radar
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 121 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1584 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 092302 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 400 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006 AZZ011>014-040-100530- /O.NEW.KFGZ.HW.W.0002.060310T1500Z-060311T0200Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WUPATKI N.M.... TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS... SPRINGERVILLE...DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 400 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY. A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA ON FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUST TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND CHUSKA MOUNTAINS. THESE WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM TWO GUNS TO THE NEW MEXICO LINE AND OTHER AREA ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY DEVELOP. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED AND CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AZZ004>010-015>018-037>039-100530- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0005.060310T1500Z-060311T0200Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-BLACK MESA AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE... PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS... MUNDS PARK...HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW... GREER...PINETOP...PAYSON...STRAWBERRY...YOUNG...COTTONWOOD... CAMP VERDE...CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA...NAVAJO N.M. 400 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY. A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA ON FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM TWO GUNS WESTWARD TO THE MOHAVE COUNTY LINE AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 64 FROM WILLIAMS TO THE GRAND CANYON...AND HIGHWAY 89 FROM FLAGSTAFF TO PAGE. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY DEVELOP. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 100509 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1009 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006 AZZ011-101315- /O.CAN.KFGZ.HW.W.0002.060310T1500Z-060311T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KFGZ.WI.Y.0005.060310T1500Z-060311T0200Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO 1009 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A POTENT SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA ON FRIDAY. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM SANDERS EAST TO THE NEW MEXICO STATE LINE...ALONG HIGHWAY 264 FROM GANADO TO WINDOW ROCK AND OTHER ROADWAYS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO DEVELOP IN THESE AREAS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$ AZZ004-005-008-037-038-100615- /O.CAN.KFGZ.WI.Y.0005.060310T1500Z-060311T0200Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY...PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK...COTTONWOOD... CAMP VERDE...CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA 1009 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ISOLATED POCKETS OF MODERATELY STRONG WINDS...15 MPH TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OVER YAVAPAI COUNTY AND OVER THE KAIBAB PLATEAU AND MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS...BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA LEVELS. $$ AZZ012>014-040-101315- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0002.060310T1500Z-060311T0200Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...DILKON... KYKOTSMOVI 1009 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY. A POTENT SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA ON FRIDAY. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM TWO GUNS TO CHAMBERS AND OTHER AREA ROADWAYS IN THE WARNING AREA. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY DEVELOP OVER THESE AREAS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED AND CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AZZ006-007-015-016-018-101315- /O.EXT.KFGZ.WI.Y.0005.060310T1500Z-060311T0000Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI... NORTH RIM...VALLE...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...HEBER... HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...PAYSON...STRAWBERRY...YOUNG 1009 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. A POTENT SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA ON FRIDAY. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM TWO GUNS WESTWARD TO THE YAVAPAI/COCONINO COUNTY LINE...FROM HIGHWAY 64 FROM WILLIAMS TO THE GRAND CANYON AND ALONG OTHER ROADWAYS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY DEVELOP AS WELL. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$ AZZ009-010-017-039-101315- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0005.060310T1500Z-060311T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS-BLACK MESA AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...SHOW LOW...GREER... PINETOP...NAVAJO N.M. 1009 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY. A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA ON FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG US 191 FROM ROUND ROCK TO CHILE...FROM STATE ROUTE 61 FROM SHOW LOW TO ST. JOHNS AND FROM OTHER ROADWAYS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY DEVELOP AS WELL. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 101059 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 359 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 AZZ012>014-040-101900- /O.EXT.KFGZ.HW.W.0002.060310T1100Z-060311T0200Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...DILKON... KYKOTSMOVI 359 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A POTENT SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. AS A RESULT...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...AND CONTINUE UNTIL THIS EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND OTHER AREA ROADWAYS IN THE WARNING AREA. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY DEVELOP DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND FURTHER IMPACTING TRAVEL IN THE AREA. SOME WIND GUSTS REPORTED AS OF 400 AM MST THIS MORNING INCLUDE: WINSLOW 41 MPH SAINT JOHNS 41 MPH LEUPP 39 MPH A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED AND CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AZZ006-007-015-016-018-101900- /O.EXT.KFGZ.WI.Y.0005.060310T1100Z-060311T0000Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI... NORTH RIM...VALLE...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...HEBER... HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...PAYSON...STRAWBERRY...YOUNG 359 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A POTENT SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 40...HIGHWAY 64 FROM WILLIAMS TO THE GRAND CANYON AND ALONG OTHER ROADWAYS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SOME WIND GUSTS REPORTED AS OF 400 AM MST THIS MORNING INCLUDE: FLAGSTAFF 41 MPH GRAND CANYON 41 MPH DONEY PARK 45 MPH A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$ AZZ009>011-017-039-101900- /O.EXT.KFGZ.WI.Y.0005.060310T1100Z-060311T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-WHITE MOUNTAINS- BLACK MESA AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO... SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP...NAVAJO N.M. 359 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE UNTIL THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG US 191...STATE ROUTE 61...AND OTHER ROADWAYS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 101351 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 651 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 AZZ012>014-040-102200- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060311T0200Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...DILKON... KYKOTSMOVI 651 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A POTENT SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. AS A RESULT...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...AND CONTINUE UNTIL THIS EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND OTHER AREA ROADWAYS IN THE WARNING AREA. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY DEVELOP DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND FURTHER IMPACTING TRAVEL IN THE AREA. SOME WIND GUSTS REPORTED AS OF 600 AM MST THIS MORNING INCLUDE: WINSLOW 41 MPH ST. JOHNS 49 MPH A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED AND CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AZZ006-007-015-016-018-102200- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060311T0000Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI... NORTH RIM...VALLE...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...HEBER... HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...PAYSON...STRAWBERRY...YOUNG 651 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A POTENT SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 40...HIGHWAY 64 FROM WILLIAMS TO THE GRAND CANYON AND ALONG OTHER ROADWAYS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THESE WINDS...COUPLED WITH PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS...WILL ALSO RESULT IN VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR OR BELOW 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. SOME WIND GUSTS REPORTED AS OF 600 AM MST THIS MORNING INCLUDE: FLAGSTAFF 41 MPH GRAND CANYON 41 MPH DONEY PARK 45 MPH A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$ AZZ009>011-017-039-102200- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060311T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-WHITE MOUNTAINS- BLACK MESA AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO... SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP...NAVAJO N.M. 651 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE UNTIL THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG US ROUTE 191...STATE ROUTE 61...AND OTHER ROADWAYS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THESE WINDS...COUPLED WITH PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS...WILL ALSO RESULT IN VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR OR BELOW 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. SOME WIND GUSTS REPORTED AS OF 600 AM MST THIS MORNING INCLUDE: SHOW LOW 44 MPH WINDOW ROCK 32 MPH A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 101911 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1211 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 AZZ006-007-015-016-102015- /O.CAN.KFGZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060311T0000Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI... NORTH RIM...VALLE...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...HEBER... HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES 1211 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. SNOWFALL HAS BEEN HEAVIER THAN EXPECTED. THIS SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH IS PRODUCING AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THIS IS A NEW HAZARD WHICH PROMPTS THE ISSUANCE OF A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. SEE PHXWSWFGZ. $$ AZZ017-102015- /O.CAN.KFGZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060311T0200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP 1211 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. SNOWFALL HAS BEEN HEAVIER THAN EXPECTED. THIS SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH IS PRODUCING AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THIS IS A NEW HAZARD WHICH PROMPTS THE ISSUANCE OF A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. SEE PHXWSWFGZ. $$ AZZ012>014-040-110200- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060311T0200Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...DILKON... KYKOTSMOVI 1211 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A POTENT SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. AS A RESULT...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY UNTIL THIS EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND OTHER AREA ROADWAYS IN THE WARNING AREA. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY DEVELOP DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND FURTHER IMPACTING TRAVEL IN THE AREA. SOME WIND GUSTS REPORTED AS OF 1100 AM MST THIS MORNING INCLUDE: WINSLOW 41 MPH ST. JOHNS 49 MPH A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED AND CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AZZ009>011-039-110200- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060311T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO... NAVAJO N.M. 1211 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG US ROUTE 191...STATE ROUTE 61... AND OTHER ROADWAYS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THESE WINDS...COUPLED WITH PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS...WILL ALSO RESULT IN VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR OR BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. SOME WIND GUSTS REPORTED AS OF 1100 AM MST THIS MORNING INCLUDE: SHOW LOW 44 MPH WINDOW ROCK 32 MPH A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$ AZZ018-110000- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060311T0000Z/ NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAYSON...STRAWBERRY...YOUNG 1211 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A POTENT SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 110012 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 512 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 AZZ018-110115- /O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060311T0000Z/ NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAYSON...STRAWBERRY...YOUNG 512 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN GILA COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS WINDS SPEEDS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE GONE BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN MODERATELY STRONG THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. $$ AZZ012>014-040-110200- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060311T0200Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...DILKON... KYKOTSMOVI 512 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA HAS ALLOWED FOR A CONTINUATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE WARNING AREA. AS A RESULT...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY UNTIL THIS EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND OTHER AREA ROADWAYS IN THE WARNING AREA. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY DEVELOP DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS... REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND FURTHER IMPACTING TRAVEL IN THE AREA. SOME WIND GUSTS REPORTED AS OF 500 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON INCLUDE: WINSLOW 59 MPH ST. JOHNS 58 MPH A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED AND CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AZZ009>011-039-110200- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060311T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO... NAVAJO N.M. 512 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA HAS ALLOWED FOR A CONTINUATION OF STRONG WINDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG US ROUTE 191...STATE ROUTE 61... AND OTHER ROADWAYS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THESE WINDS...COUPLED WITH PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS...WILL ALSO RESULT IN VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR OR BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. SOME WIND GUSTS REPORTED AS OF 500 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON INCLUDE: SHOW LOW 49 MPH WINDOW ROCK 56 MPH A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 110134 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 634 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 AZZ014-110300- /O.CAN.KFGZ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060311T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060311T0300Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE 634 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA HAS ALLOWED FOR A CONTINUATION OF STRONG WINDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL IN THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$ AZZ012-013-040-110245- /O.CAN.KFGZ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060311T0200Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 634 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE VERY STRONG WINDS OVER THIS AREA HAVE DECREASED BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING THRESHOLDS THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN MODERATELY STRONG DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. $$ AZZ009-010-039-110245- /O.CAN.KFGZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060311T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- BLACK MESA AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...NAVAJO N.M. 634 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE STRONG WINDS THAT HAVE AFFECTED THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON HAVE GONE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA LEVELS. WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPHS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. $$ AZZ011-110300- /O.EXT.KFGZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060311T0300Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO 634 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA HAS ALLOWED FOR A CONTINUATION OF STRONG WINDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL IN THE WINDOW ROCK AREA AND SURROUNDING ROADWAYS AND COMMUNITIES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Mar 9, 3:20 PM MST, 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 3:20 PM MST, 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
320 PM MST THU MAR 09 2006
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN
UNITED STATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
BRING STRONG WINDS WITH PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW TO ARIZONA
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR
ELEVATIONS DOWN TO BELOW 4000 FEET OVER THE WEEKEND. AREAS ABOVE
6000 FEET WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
&&
.DISCUSSION...A STRONG LONG WAVE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SEVERAL SHORTWAVES WILL
ROTATE AROUND THE CENTER OF THE LOW. THE FIRST S/W WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTHERN ARIZONA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. SHOWERS
WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO NEAR 5000 FEET BY
FRIDAY MORNING.
STRONG TO VERY STRONG WIND AT THE 7H LEVEL WILL BEGIN MOVE OVER
NORTHERN ARIZONA BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND DAYLIGHT ON FRIDAY.
NUMERICAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS ADVISORY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE CWA WITH
HIGH WIND WARNING WINDS OVER THE LCR AND CHUSKAS (ZONES 11 12 13 14
40) DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. SEE PHXNPWFGZ FOR DETAILS.
A SECOND AND WETTER SHORTWAVE WILL BEGIN MOVE ACROSS THE STATE LATE
FRIDAY DAY NIGHT WITH THE LIKELIHOOD FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING
SNOWS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
RIDGING BEGINS TO TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING AN END TO
THE PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE MUCH BELOW AVERAGE ON
MONDAY...THEN WARM TO NEAR AVERAGE BY WEDNESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR THE 00Z PACKAGE...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
NORTHERN ARIZONA ON FRIDAY. FOR TONIGHT EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS
WITH CIGS LOWERING TO AROUND 10K FT MSL. AFT 06Z...CIGS ARE FCST TO
LOWER TO AROUND 3K TO 4K FEET AGL OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH SCT
-SHSN MOVING AND CIGS 2500 FEET AGL MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST CORNER
OF THE STATE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND AREAL
COVERAGE BY 12Z FRIDAY WITH THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 5500-6000
FEET MSL. WDSPRD SFC WINDS OF 22025G35KT ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY.
AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS.
&&
.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WIND ADVISORY FOR ZONES
004>010-015>018-037>039 8 AM TO 7 PM FRIDAY.
HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ZONES 011>014-040 8 AM TO 7 PM FRIDAY.
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MAS/DLHazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 7:00 AM MST, 9 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 700 AM MST THU MAR 9 2006 AZZ004>018-037>040-100700- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-KAIBAB PLATEAU-COCONINO PLATEAU- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- BLACK MESA AREA-LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- 700 AM MST THU MAR 9 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS TAKING SHAPE FOR FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY ALONG WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN SHOWERS AND ACCUMULATING SNOWS. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR LOCATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM LATE FRIDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (PHXSPSFGZ) FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THIS SYSTEM. KD
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Special weather statement, Mar 9, 3:00 PM MST, 1 hour before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 300 PM MST THU MAR 09 2006 AZZ004>018-037>040-101200- BLACK MESA AREA-CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- COCONINO PLATEAU-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- KAIBAB PLATEAU-LITTLE COLORADO RVR VLY IN APACHE CO- LITTLE COLORADO RVR VLY IN COCONINO CO- LITTLE COLORADO RVR VLY IN NAVAJO CO-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF 264- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS 264 NORTH-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS- 300 PM MST THU MAR 09 2006 ...NORTHERN ARIZONA TO RETURN TO WINTER WEATHER FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN ARIZONA STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ON FRIDAY...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ON FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 3500 ALONG THE UTAH ARIZONA BORDER AND AROUND 6000 FEET IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. AT THIS TIME...FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING APPEARS TO BE THE PERIOD OF GREATEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 3000 FEET TO 4000 FEET. WHILE STILL TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...SOME AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET ARE LIKELY TO SEE IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH CERTAIN LOCATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET RECEIVING A FOOT OR MORE BY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS IS A COLD AND DANGEROUS STORM. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOWFALL POTENTIAL...THIS STORM WILL BE PACKING STRONG WINDS AND THE SEASONS COLDEST DAYTIME TEMPERATURES. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH EXTENDED PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY. THOSE IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA THIS WEEKEND SHOULD STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCES FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. UPDATES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF 41
The office that day
Everything else NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM MST | Wind Advisory | FGZ | Apache, Coconino, Gila, Navajo, Yavapai | 28 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Arizona, 2006Every high wind warning in 2006
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.