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Wind Advisory 27, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at Dec 6, 2007, 4:17 AM MST for 4 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Dec 6, 2007, 2:51 PM MST. It was in force for 31 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2007, 4:17 AM MST (11:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 6, 2007, 2:51 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 7, 2007, 9:39 PM MST
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Counties Apache County, AZ, Coconino County, AZ, Navajo County, AZ, Yavapai County, AZ
The radar
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:19 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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 3171 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 266 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 391 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 061117 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 417 AM MST THU DEC 6 2007 AZZ015-016-061930- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.071207T0100Z-071208T0100Z/ WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES 417 AM MST THU DEC 6 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE STATE. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS. HOWEVER...EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER AND NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN FEATURES...INCLUDING THE SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS...DONEY PARK...AND THE HIGHWAY 89 CORRIDOR NORTH OF FLAGSTAFF. IN THESE AREAS...SUSTAINED WIND OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 MPH OR HIGHER COULD OCCUR. 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. $$ JJ
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 061920 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1220 PM MST THU DEC 6 2007 AZZ015-016-070330- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.071207T0100Z-071208T0100Z/ WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES 1220 PM MST THU DEC 6 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. ALREADY...WIND GUSTS TO 37 MPH HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT DONEY PARK EAST OF FLAGSTAFF...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH HAVE BEEN NOTED ALONG THE EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM. LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...STRONGER WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE STATE. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS. HOWEVER...EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER AND NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN FEATURES... INCLUDING THE SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS...DONEY PARK...AND THE HIGHWAY 89 CORRIDOR NORTH OF FLAGSTAFF. IN THESE AREAS...LOCALLY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 MPH OR HIGHER COULD OCCUR. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 062151 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 251 PM MST THU DEC 6 2007 AZZ012>014-017-070600- /O.EXA.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.071207T0100Z-071208T0100Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-WHITE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW... GREER...PINETOP 251 PM MST THU DEC 6 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. ALREADY...SURFACE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH HAVE BEEN NOTED AT ST. JOHNS AND IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS STARTING THIS EVENING. WHILE SOME LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...NEARLY ALL LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE WIND ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. 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. $$ AZZ015-016-070600- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.071207T0100Z-071208T0100Z/ WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES 251 PM MST THU DEC 6 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. ALREADY...SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 37 MPH HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT DONEY PARK EAST OF FLAGSTAFF...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH HAVE ALSO BEEN NOTED ALONG THE EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS STARTING THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER AND NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN FEATURES...INCLUDING THE SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS...DONEY PARK...AND THE HIGHWAY 89 CORRIDOR NORTH OF FLAGSTAFF. IN THESE AREAS...LOCALLY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 MPH OR HIGHER COULD OCCUR. WHILE SOME LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...NEARLY ALL LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE WIND ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 070240 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 740 PM MST THU DEC 6 2007 AZZ012>014-017-071045- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071208T0100Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-WHITE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW... GREER...PINETOP 740 PM MST THU DEC 6 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. ALREADY...SURFACE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH HAVE BEEN NOTED AT ST. JOHNS...SHOW LOW AND IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS OVERNIGHT. SOME LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE LIGHTER WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. HOWEVER...FOLLOWING SUNRISE ON FRIDAY...WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE 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. $$ AZZ015-016-071045- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071208T0100Z/ WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES 740 PM MST THU DEC 6 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. ALREADY...SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT DONEY PARK EAST OF FLAGSTAFF...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH HAVE BEEN NOTED IN FLAGSTAFF. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER AND NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN FEATURES...INCLUDING THE SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS...DONEY PARK...AND THE HIGHWAY 89 CORRIDOR NORTH OF FLAGSTAFF. IN THESE AREAS...LOCALLY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 MPH OR HIGHER ARE ANTICIPATED. SOME LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE LIGHTER WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. HOWEVER...FOLLOWING SUNRISE ON FRIDAY...WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 071045 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 345 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA TODAY...BRINGING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE REGION. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET. SOME WIND GUSTS REPORTED THROUGH 3 AM MST INCLUDE: DONEY PARK.....60 MPH. FLAGSTAFF......43 MPH. GRAND CANYON...40 MPH. SHOW LOW.......48 MPH. AZZ009>011-039-040-071845- /O.EXA.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071208T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO... NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 345 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...BECOMING SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE 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. $$ AZZ006>008-071845- /O.EXA.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071208T0100Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI... NORTH RIM...VALLE...PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK 345 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...BECOMING SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$ AZZ012>014-017-071845- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071208T0100Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-WHITE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW... GREER...PINETOP 345 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...BECOMING SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE 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. $$ AZZ015-016-071845- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071208T0100Z/ WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES 345 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN MANY AREAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER AND NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN FEATURES...INCLUDING THE SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS...DONEY PARK...AND THE HIGHWAY 89 CORRIDOR NORTH OF FLAGSTAFF. IN THESE AREAS...LOCALLY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 MPH OR HIGHER ARE ANTICIPATED. SOME LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE LIGHTER WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH SUNRISE. HOWEVER WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$ JJ
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 071843 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1143 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA TODAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA TODAY BRINGING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE REGION. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET. SOME WIND GUSTS REPORTED THROUGH 11 AM MST INCLUDE: DONEY PARK.....60 MPH. FLAGSTAFF......56 MPH. GRAND CANYON...48 MPH. SHOW LOW.......48 MPH. WINSLOW........48 MPH. PRESCOTT.......45 MPH. ST JOHNS.......41 MPH. AZZ012>014-017-080100- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071208T0100Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-WHITE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW... GREER...PINETOP 1143 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. 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. $$ AZZ015-016-080100- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071208T0100Z/ WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES 1143 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$ AZZ009>011-039-040-080100- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071208T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO... NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 1143 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WINDS SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. 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. $$ AZZ006>008-080100- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071208T0100Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI... NORTH RIM...VALLE...PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK 1143 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 072123 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 223 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA TODAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 8 PM MST FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA AND UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR MOST OF NAVAJO AND APACHE COUNTY. SOME WIND GUSTS REPORTED THROUGH 2 PM MST INCLUDE: DONEY PARK.....60 MPH. FLAGSTAFF......56 MPH. GRAND CANYON...48 MPH. SHOW LOW.......48 MPH. WINSLOW........48 MPH. PRESCOTT.......45 MPH. ST JOHNS.......41 MPH. GREER..........51 MPH. WINDOW ROCK....41 MPH. ST JOHNS.......47 MPH. AZZ006>010-012-015-039-040-080300- /O.EXT.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071208T0300Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI... NORTH RIM...VALLE...PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK... KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA... WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 223 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 8 PM MST. WINDS SPEEDS WILL THEN DECREASE. 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. $$ AZZ011-013-014-016-017-080530- /O.EXT.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071208T0700Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...HEBER... HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP 223 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING TONIGHT. WINDS SPEEDS WILL THEN DECREASE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$ 41
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 072126 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 226 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA TODAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 8 PM MST FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA AND UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR MOST OF NAVAJO AND APACHE COUNTY. SOME WIND GUSTS REPORTED THROUGH 2 PM MST INCLUDE: DONEY PARK.....60 MPH. FLAGSTAFF......56 MPH. GRAND CANYON...48 MPH. SHOW LOW.......48 MPH. WINSLOW........54 MPH. PRESCOTT.......45 MPH. ST JOHNS.......47 MPH. GREER..........51 MPH. WINDOW ROCK....41 MPH. AZZ006>010-012-015-039-040-080300- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071208T0300Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI... NORTH RIM...VALLE...PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK... KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA... WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 226 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 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. $$ AZZ011-013-014-016-017-080530- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071208T0700Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...HEBER... HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP 226 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING TONIGHT. WINDS SPEEDS WILL THEN DECREASE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 080254 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 754 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA TONIGHT. WINDS REMAINED STRONG ENOUGH FOR ADVISORY LEVEL WIND GUSTS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA. SOME WIND GUSTS REPORTED THROUGH 7 PM MST INCLUDE: DONEY PARK.....60 MPH. FLAGSTAFF......56 MPH. GRAND CANYON...48 MPH. SHOW LOW.......48 MPH. WINSLOW........54 MPH. PRESCOTT.......45 MPH. ST JOHNS.......47 MPH. GREER..........51 MPH. WINDOW ROCK....41 MPH. AZZ006>010-012-015-039-040-080400- /O.CAN.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071208T0300Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI... NORTH RIM...VALLE...PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK... KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA... WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 754 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WERE WEAKENING ACROSS THE AREA AND HAVE LOWERED TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. $$ AZZ011-013-014-016-017-080700- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071208T0700Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...HEBER... HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP 754 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS SPEEDS WILL THEN DECREASE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 080439 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 939 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA TONIGHT BUT WINDS HAVE GENERALLY WEAKENED TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. SOME WIND GUSTS REPORTED THROUGH 9 PM MST INCLUDE: DONEY PARK.....60 MPH. FLAGSTAFF......56 MPH. GRAND CANYON...48 MPH. SHOW LOW.......48 MPH. WINSLOW........54 MPH. PRESCOTT.......45 MPH. ST JOHNS.......47 MPH. GREER..........51 MPH. WINDOW ROCK....41 MPH. AZZ011-013-014-016-017-080545- /O.CAN.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071208T0700Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...HEBER... HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP 939 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA TONIGHT BUT WINDS HAVE GENERALLY WEAKENED TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. $$
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 Dec 6, 3:30 AM MST, 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 3:30 AM MST, 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 330 AM MST THU DEC 06 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH ARIZONA TODAY BRINGING INCREASING WINDS AND CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY AND TONIGHT. ON FRIDAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND...THIS STORM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS...AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. THE MOGOLLON RIM WILL LIKELY SEE AREAS OF STRONG WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AND KAIBAB PLATEAU COULD SEE HEAVY SNOW ON FRIDAY. && .DISCUSSION...A VIGOROUS MID TO UPPER TROUGH WILL RAPIDLY APPROACH ARIZONA TODAY. BY THIS AFTERNOON EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. TONIGHT...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE MOGOLLON RIM DOWN WIND FROM HIGHER TERRAIN. WILL ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR THESE TWO ZONES FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. MAY HAVE TO EXPAND THIS ADVISORY DEPENDING ON HOW THE SITUATION PLAYS OUT ON FRIDAY. THE CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE THOUGH THE DAY AND TONIGHT. ON FRIDAY...THE TROUGH AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA. THERE IS AMPLE MOISTURE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARIZONA WHICH WILL BE DRAWN NORTHWARD INTO THE STORM. THERE SHOULD BE NO TROUBLE SEEING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE KAIBAB PLATEAU. WILL ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. FIRST IMPULSE WILL BE POTENT...BUT IT WILL MOVE QUICKLY WHICH WILL LIMIT SNOWFALL AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM. IN ANY CASE...EXPECT THE SNOW LEVEL TO LOWER TO 6000-7000 FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A GOOD SHOT AT 2 TO 4 INCH SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER THE MOGOLLON RIM. MORE SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 8000 FEET. SOUTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM...RAINFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 1.0 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY MORNING. FOR SATURDAY INTO MONDAY...A LONG-WAVE TROUGH LOOKS TO BECOME ENTRENCHED OVER THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES WITH A SERIES OF SHORT-WAVE DISTURBANCES MOVING INTO ARIZONA. TOUGH TO TIME INDIVIDUAL IMPULSES BUT IN GENERAL A GOOD CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET AND RAIN SHOWERS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...RIGHT NOW MODELS LEANING TOWARD FAIR AND COOL WEATHER UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. HOWEVER...PLENTY OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES WITH UNSETTLED CONDITIONS A POSSIBILITY. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 12Z PACKAGE...EXPECT STRENGTHENING WIND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING LEADING TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT GUSTING TO NEAR 30 KT AT TIMES. EXPECT STRONG WINDS ON THE LEE (NORTHEAST) SIDES OF LARGE TERRAIN FEATURES (SAN FRANSISCO PEAKS) TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGH 06Z...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. EXPECT MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS IN THE SHOWERS. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH 5 AM FRIDAY TO 5 AM SATURDAY FOR ZONE 4. WIND ADVISORY 6 PM TODAY TO 6 PM FRIDAY FOR ZONE 15 AND 16. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 5, 8:13 PM MST, 8 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 813 PM MST WED DEC 5 2007 AZZ004>018-037>040-061200- KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS 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-WHITE MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- 813 PM MST WED DEC 5 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA...NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...NORTHEAST ARIZONA AND WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM IS POISED TO STRIKE NORTHERN ARIZONA BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY BRING SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND SNOW TO MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. IT WILL ALSO BE WINDY IN MANY AREAS FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS STILL EVOLVING...AND DETAILS COULD CERTAINLY CHANGE. AT THIS TIME...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL SOUTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM. THE KAIBAB PLATEAU APPEARS TO BE THE FOCUS FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE MOGOLLON RIM COULD ALSO SEE HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING SOUTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM...INCLUDING YAVAPAI COUNTY...AS THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED FROM THE LAST STORM. SNOWFALL ABOVE THE 6500-7000 FOOT LEVEL FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND OVER THE WEEKEND COULD CAUSE POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. STAYED TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES CONCERNING THIS APPROACHING STORM. MCCOLLUM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 4:49 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | FGZ | Coconino | 10 hr |
| Dec 6, 3:05 PM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | FGZ | Coconino | 23 hr |
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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.