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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at Feb 14, 2006, 10:16 AM MST for 5 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Feb 15, 2006, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2006, 10:16 AM MST (17:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 15, 2006, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2006, 9:00 PM MST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Counties Apache County, AZ, Coconino County, AZ, Gila County, AZ, Navajo County, AZ, Yavapai County, AZ
The radar
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:18 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, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 3499 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 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 141716 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1016 AM MST TUE FEB 14 2006 AZZ004>009-011-015>018-037>040-150130- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.060215T1500Z-060216T0400Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- BLACK MESA AREA-NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE... PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...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....DILKON... KYKOTSMOVI 1016 AM MST TUE FEB 14 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA. THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$ AZZ010-012>014-150130- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.060215T1500Z-060216T0400Z/ CHINLE VALLEY-LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA... WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE... ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE 1016 AM MST TUE FEB 14 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA. THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE ALSO EXPECTED...REDUCING VISIBILITY IN SOME LOCATIONS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$ JJ
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 142246 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 346 PM MST TUE FEB 14 2006 AZZ004>009-011-015>018-037>040-150700- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.060215T1500Z-060216T0400Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- BLACK MESA AREA-NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE... PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...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....DILKON... KYKOTSMOVI 346 PM MST TUE FEB 14 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA. THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$ AZZ010-012>014-150700- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.060215T1500Z-060216T0400Z/ CHINLE VALLEY-LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA... WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE... ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE 346 PM MST TUE FEB 14 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA. THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE ALSO EXPECTED...REDUCING VISIBILITY IN SOME LOCATIONS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 150600 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1100 PM MST TUE FEB 14 2006 AZZ004>009-011-015>018-037>040-151400- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.060215T1500Z-060216T0400Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- BLACK MESA AREA-NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE... PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...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....DILKON... KYKOTSMOVI 1100 PM MST TUE FEB 14 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA. THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$ AZZ010-012>014-151400- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.060215T1500Z-060216T0400Z/ CHINLE VALLEY-LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA... WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE... ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE 1100 PM MST TUE FEB 14 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA. THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE ALSO EXPECTED...REDUCING VISIBILITY IN SOME LOCATIONS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 151035 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 335 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006 AZZ012>014-151845- /O.UPG.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.060215T1500Z-060216T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.HW.W.0001.060215T1500Z-060216T0400Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE 335 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WIND SPEEDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE IN THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH TODAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE ALSO EXPECTED...REDUCING VISIBILITY IN SOME LOCATIONS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM TWO GUNS TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. 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. $$ AZZ004>011-015>018-037>040-151845- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.060215T1500Z-060216T0400Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- BLACK MESA AREA-NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE... PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO... FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...HEBER...HAPPY JACK... FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP...PAYSON...STRAWBERRY... YOUNG...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE...CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD... SEDONA...NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 335 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY OVER MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RIGHT AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-EVENING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 151757 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1057 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006 AZZ012-013-160000- /O.NEW.KFGZ.DS.W.0001.060215T1757Z-060216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE 1057 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH TODAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. BEFORE 1 PM EXPECT BLOWING DUST TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 87 AND 99 NORTH OF WINSLOW. WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE ALSO EXPECTED...REDUCING VISIBILITY IN SOME LOCATIONS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM TWO GUNS TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. 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. A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. $$ AZZ040-160000- /O.NEW.KFGZ.DS.W.0001.060215T1757Z-060216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 1057 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH TODAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. BEFORE 1 PM EXPECT BLOWING DUST TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 87 NORTH OF WINSLOW. WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. $$ AZZ014-160200- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE 1057 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE IN THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH TODAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE ALSO EXPECTED...REDUCING VISIBILITY IN SOME LOCATIONS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM TWO GUNS TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. 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. $$ AZZ004>011-015>018-037>039-160200- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- BLACK MESA AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE... PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO... FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...HEBER...HAPPY JACK... FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP...PAYSON...STRAWBERRY... YOUNG...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE...CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD... SEDONA...NAVAJO N.M. 1057 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY OVER MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RIGHT AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-EVENING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 151839 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1139 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006 AZZ005-009-010-160000- /O.EXA.KFGZ.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAGE...LEES FERRY...KEAMS CANYON... KAIBITO...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA 1139 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. EXPECT STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 50 MPH. WIND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT SOME LOCATIONS. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$ AZZ012-013-160000- /O.CON.KFGZ.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE 1139 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH TODAY. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT NUMEROUS LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AREA. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE ALSO EXPECTED...REDUCING VISIBILITY IN SOME LOCATIONS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM TWO GUNS TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED AND CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. $$ AZZ040-160000- /O.CON.KFGZ.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 1139 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH TODAY. EXPECT AREAS WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO DURING THE AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. $$ AZZ014-160245- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE 1139 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH TODAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT SOME LOCATIONS. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE ALSO EXPECTED...REDUCING VISIBILITY IN SOME LOCATIONS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM TWO GUNS TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED AND CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AZZ004-006>008-011-015>018-037>039-160245- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- 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... GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE...PRESCOTT... SELIGMAN...ASH FORK...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...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. 1139 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY OVER MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RIGHT AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-EVENING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 152107 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 207 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006 AZZ012-013-160000- /O.CON.KFGZ.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE 207 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THROUGH MID-EVENING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AREA. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED AND CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. $$ AZZ005-009-010-040-160000- /O.CON.KFGZ.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAGE...LEES FERRY...KEAMS CANYON... KAIBITO...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...DILKON... KYKOTSMOVI 207 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THROUGH MID-EVENING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AREA. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. $$ AZZ014-160400- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE 207 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THROUGH MID-EVENING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED AND CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AZZ004-006>008-011-015>018-037>039-160400- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- 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... GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE...PRESCOTT... SELIGMAN...ASH FORK...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...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. 207 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. EXPECT STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 50 MPH THROUGH MID-EVENING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 152359 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 459 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...WINDY WEATHER CONTINUES ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO APPROACH NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST TO THE REGION. SOME WIND GUSTS REPORTED THROUGH 4 PM MST INCLUDE: FLAGSTAFF 52 MPH GRAND CANYON 60 MPH PAGE 45 MPH PRESCOTT 49 MPH SAINT JOHNS 53 MPH SHOW LOW 74 MPH WINDOW ROCK 56 MPH WINSLOW 68 MPH WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH MID EVENING BEFORE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE. AZZ005-009-160400- /O.CAN.KFGZ.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAGE...LEES FERRY...KEAMS CANYON... KAIBITO 459 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...DUST STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE DUST STORM WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THROUGH MID-EVENING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AREA. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$ AZZ014-160400- /O.EXB.KFGZ.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE 459 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THROUGH MID-EVENING. N ADDITION...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AREA. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. 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. $$ AZZ011-160400- /O.EXB.KFGZ.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO 459 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. EXPECT STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 50 MPH THROUGH MID-EVENING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AREA. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$ AZZ012-013-160400- /O.EXT.KFGZ.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE 459 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...DUST STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE DUST STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THROUGH MID-EVENING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AREA. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. 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. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. $$ AZZ010-040-160400- /O.EXT.KFGZ.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ CHINLE VALLEY-NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA... DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 459 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...DUST STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE DUST STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THROUGH MID-EVENING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AREA. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. $$ AZZ004-006>008-015>018-037>039-160400- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-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... GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE...PRESCOTT... SELIGMAN...ASH FORK...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. 459 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. EXPECT STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 50 MPH THROUGH MID-EVENING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$ DB/KD
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 160030 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 530 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...WINDY WEATHER CONTINUES ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO APPROACH NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST TO THE REGION. SOME WIND GUSTS REPORTED THROUGH 4 PM MST INCLUDE: FLAGSTAFF 52 MPH GRAND CANYON 60 MPH PAGE 45 MPH PRESCOTT 49 MPH SAINT JOHNS 53 MPH SHOW LOW 74 MPH WINDOW ROCK 56 MPH WINSLOW 68 MPH WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH MID EVENING BEFORE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE. AZZ012>014-160400- /O.CON.KFGZ.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE 530 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THROUGH MID-EVENING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AREA. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. 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. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. $$ AZZ010-011-040-160400- /O.CON.KFGZ.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA... WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 530 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THROUGH MID-EVENING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AREA. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. $$ AZZ004>009-015>018-037>039-160400- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-BLACK MESA AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE... PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...HEBER...HAPPY JACK... FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP...PAYSON...STRAWBERRY... YOUNG...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE...CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD... SEDONA...NAVAJO N.M. 530 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. EXPECT STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 50 MPH THROUGH MID-EVENING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 160354 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 854 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...WINDY WEATHER SUBSIDES ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS EVENING... .WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS EVENING AND THE WIND ADVISORY...HIGH WIND WARNING...AND DUST STORM WARNING HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 900 PM MST. SOME WIND GUSTS REPORTED THROUGH 900 PM MST INCLUDE: FLAGSTAFF 52 MPH GRAND CANYON 60 MPH PAGE 45 MPH PRESCOTT 49 MPH SAINT JOHNS 53 MPH SHOW LOW 74 MPH WINDOW ROCK 56 MPH WINSLOW 68 MPH WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. AZZ012>014-160500- /O.EXP.KFGZ.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ /O.EXP.KFGZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE 854 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...DUST STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE DUST STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING AND DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. $$ AZZ010-011-040-160500- /O.EXP.KFGZ.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ /O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA... WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 854 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...DUST STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE DUST STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING AND DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. $$ AZZ004>009-015>018-037>039-160500- /O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- 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... 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. 854 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING AND DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. $$ DB/KD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Feb 14, 9:40 AM MST, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 9:40 AM MST, 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 940 AM MST TUE FEB 14 2006 .SYNOPSIS...EXPECT ANOTHER WARM DAY ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN. IT WILL BECOME VERY WINDY ON WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. EXPECT MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS BEHIND THIS FRONT THURSDAY...AND INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. ANOTHER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND. && .DISCUSSION...BIG STORY THIS MORNING IS THE IMPENDING PATTERN SHIFT DUE FOR MUCH OF THE WEST THIS WEEK...AND INTO NEXT WEEK. THE FIRST PART OF THE SHIFT WILL TAKE THE FORM OF A STRONG AND COLD TROUGH SETTING UP OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL INCREASE SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER ARIZONA TODAY. THEN ON WEDNESDAY...A STRONG SHORTWAVE WITH A 150KT+ JET WILL APPROACH NRN ARIZONA. A SURFACE LOW IS ALSO FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN SOUTHERN UTAH WITH TIGHT GRADIENTS OVER ARIZONA. WIND SPEEDS ON WEDNESDAY WILL VERY LIKELY EXCEED ADVISORY CRITERIA IN MOST PLACES. WE WILL UPDATE THE FORECAST THIS MORNING TO ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL ZONES ON WEDNESDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE CWA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE NEAR ADVISORY CRITERIA. LATEST MODEL RUNS ARE ALSO MUCH COLDER AND MORE MOIST ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. A BAND OF RAIN/SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT AND WE WILL BE INCREASING POPS AND SPREADING THEM FARTHER SOUTH THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY SHOW. AFTER THE FIRST SYSTEM...A MORE STABLE WEST COAST TROUGH/EAST COAST RIDGE PATTERN WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY...AND WILL LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS PATTERN MAY TAP INTO THE LARGE AREA OF TROPICAL MOISTURE NEAR HAWAII AND COULD LEAD TO A WET PATTERN OVER ARIZONA. FOR NOW...THE MID-SHIFT INTRODUCED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR SEVERAL DAYS OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...ALONG WITH CONTINUED WINDY CONDITIONS...AND COLDER TEMPERATURES. WE WILL MONITOR LATEST MODEL DATA...AND MAY INCREASE THESE POPS FOR THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. IN ADDITION TO THESE CONCERNS...DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY HAVE PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR OUR SOUTHEASTERN ZONES...SEE PHXRFWFGZ FOR DETAILS. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 18Z PACKAGE...VFR CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KTS WITH GUSTS IN THE MID 20S CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND LOWER SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY IN THE MORNING WEDNESDAY...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KTS SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS NEAR 45KTS IN WINDIER LOCATIONS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY ZONES 004>018-037>040 FROM 8 AM UNTIL 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY FWX WATCH ZONES FROM 12 PM MST UNTIL 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR FWX ZONES 118...AS WELL AS 116/117 BELOW 6000 FEET. && JJ/DJO
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 14, 3:20 AM MST, 6 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 320 AM MST TUE FEB 14 2006 AZZ004>018-037>040-150700- 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- 320 AM MST TUE FEB 14 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE PROBABLE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. THESE WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER THE STATE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL IMPACT FIRE WEATHER AND MAY HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA.
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