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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

September 19, 2006Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at Sep 19, 2006, 10:03 PM MST for Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona. It took effect at Sep 20, 2006, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 19, 2006, 10:03 PM MST (05:03 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 20, 2006, 9:00 AM MST
Expired
Sep 20, 2006, 7:00 PM MST
In force
10 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 05:09 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 00:00Z, 5.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 00:00Z on 2006-09-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 00:00Z on 2006-09-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2693 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS75 KFGZ 200503
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1003 PM MST TUE SEP 19 2006


AZZ004-005-009>014-039-040-201315-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.060920T1600Z-060921T0200Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-
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-BLACK MESA AREA-
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE...
LEES FERRY...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...
KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...
WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...
NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI
1003 PM MST TUE SEP 19 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND COLD FRONT WILL BE PASSING
ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TOMORROW. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND
25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS.

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.

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KFGZ 201012
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
312 AM MST WED SEP 20 2006

AZZ004-005-009>014-039-040-201815-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.060920T1600Z-060921T0200Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-
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-BLACK MESA AREA-
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE...
LEES FERRY...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...
KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...
WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...
NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI
312 AM MST WED SEP 20 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
MST THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND COLD FRONT WILL BE PASSING
ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND
25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS.

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 201812
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1112 AM MST WED SEP 20 2006

AZZ015-016-210200-
/O.EXA.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060921T0200Z/
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...
HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES
1112 AM MST WED SEP 20 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND COLD FRONT WILL BE PASSING
ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 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.

$$

AZZ004-005-009>014-039-040-210200-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060921T0200Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-
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-BLACK MESA AREA-
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE...
LEES FERRY...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...
KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...
WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...
NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI
1112 AM MST WED SEP 20 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 STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND COLD FRONT WILL BE PASSING
ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR
LESS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER AND CHINLE
VALLEYS.

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 210156
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
656 PM MST WED SEP 20 2006

AZZ004-005-009>016-039-040-210300-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060921T0200Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-
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-
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-BLACK MESA AREA-
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE...
LEES FERRY...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...
KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...
WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...
FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...HEBER...HAPPY JACK...
FOREST LAKES...NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI
656 PM MST WED SEP 20 2006

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA HAVE GONE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA OR
WILL BE GOING BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.
THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

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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.