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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at Oct 9, 2008, 3:38 PM MST for 5 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Oct 10, 2008, 7:00 AM MST. It was in force for 31 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2008, 3:38 PM MST (22:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 10, 2008, 7:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Oct 11, 2008, 1:37 PM MST
- In force
- 31 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 22:42 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, 10.6 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
- 1834 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 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 092238 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 338 PM MST THU OCT 9 2008 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER ARIZONA THROUGH SATURDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND THEN LIFT NORTHEAST OUT OVER THE GREAT BASIN LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. AS A RESULT...THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA. AZZ004-006-007-100645- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.081010T1400Z-081011T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.HW.A.0001.081011T0600Z-081012T0400Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081010T0200Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA... GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE 338 PM MST THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING THE WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME EVENING STRONGER WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS FROM 50 TO 65 MPH OVERNIGHT AND DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER...MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ AZZ005-100645- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.081010T1400Z-081011T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.HW.A.0001.081011T0600Z-081012T0400Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAGE...LEES FERRY 338 PM MST THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING THE WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME EVENING STRONGER WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS FROM 50 TO 65 MPH OVERNIGHT AND DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER...MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ AZZ009>017-039-040-100645- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.081010T1400Z-081011T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.HW.A.0001.081011T0600Z-081012T0400Z/ 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- 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... WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE... ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP... NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 338 PM MST THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING THE WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME EVENING STRONGER WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS FROM 55 TO 70 MPH OVERNIGHT AND DURING THE DAY SATURDAY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM TUBA CITY TO WINSLOW TO ST. JOHNS TO EAGER AND SPRINGERVILLE. LOCAL GUSTS MAY APPROACH SPEEDS OF 80 MPH WITH THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING WIND DAMAGE. OVER THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLATEAUS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL CAUSE DRIVING PROBLEMS DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SAND AND DIRT. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER...MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ AZZ008-018-037-038-100645- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.081010T1400Z-081012T0400Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK... PAYSON...STRAWBERRY...YOUNG...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE... CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA 338 PM MST THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 9 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 9 PM MST SATURDAY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. OVERNIGHT FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THE WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR AWHILE AND THEN ARE FORECAST TO COME BACK UP BEFORE DAY BREAK AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS SATURDAY AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DECREASE SOMEWHAT LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 100214 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 714 PM MST THU OCT 9 2008 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER ARIZONA FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...AND THEN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO COLORADO BY SUNDAY. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL BE QUITE STRONG AND GUSTY AT TIMES FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. AZZ004-006-007-101015- /O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081010T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.081010T1400Z-081011T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.A.0001.081011T0600Z-081012T0400Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA... GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE 714 PM MST THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING...THESE SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SOME WIND GUSTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA THAT WERE REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF TODAY INCLUDE: FRAZIER WELLS (NORTH OF SELIGMAN).......55 MPH GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK..............43 MPH HOUSE ROCK (EAST OF THE NORTH RIM)......41 MPH WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY. BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING...WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME EVEN STRONGER. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT...AND DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER...MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ AZZ005-101015- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.081010T1400Z-081011T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.A.0001.081011T0600Z-081012T0400Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAGE...LEES FERRY 714 PM MST THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY. BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING...WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME EVEN STRONGER. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT...AND DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER...MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ AZZ009>017-039-040-101015- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.081010T1400Z-081011T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.A.0001.081011T0600Z-081012T0400Z/ 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- 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... WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE... ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP... NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 714 PM MST THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY. BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING...WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME EVEN STRONGER. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT...AND DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE JUST EAST OF FLAGSTAFF IN DONEY PARK. LOCALIZED PORTIONS OF THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF I-40 FROM TWO GUNS TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER...COULD SEE EVEN HIGHER WINDS. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH WILL POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND...AS WELL AS POTENTIAL FOR SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER...MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ AZZ008-018-037-038-101015- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.081010T1400Z-081012T0400Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK... PAYSON...STRAWBERRY...YOUNG...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE... CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA 714 PM MST THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 9 PM MST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 9 PM MST SATURDAY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. WINDS MAY DECREASE SLIGHTLY AT TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT GUSTS WILL REMAIN IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 101038 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 338 AM MST FRI OCT 10 2008 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER ARIZONA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA TODAY AND SATURDAY...AND THEN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO COLORADO BY SUNDAY. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL BE QUITE STRONG AND GUSTY AT TIMES TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. AZZ004>007-101845- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.081010T1400Z-081011T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.A.0001.081011T0600Z-081012T0400Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE 338 AM MST FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY. BY LATE THIS EVENING...WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME EVEN STRONGER. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...AND DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER...MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ AZZ009>017-039-040-101845- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.081010T1400Z-081011T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.A.0001.081011T0600Z-081012T0400Z/ 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- 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... WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE... ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP... NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 338 AM MST FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY EARLY THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY. BY LATE THIS EVENING...WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME EVEN STRONGER. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...AND DURING SATURDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE JUST EAST OF FLAGSTAFF IN DONEY PARK. LOCALIZED PORTIONS OF THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF I-40 FROM TWO GUNS TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER... COULD SEE EVEN HIGHER WINDS. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND...AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER...MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ AZZ008-018-037-038-101845- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.081010T1400Z-081012T0400Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK... PAYSON...STRAWBERRY...YOUNG...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE... CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA 338 AM MST FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST SATURDAY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. WINDS MAY DECREASE SLIGHTLY AT TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT GUSTS WILL REMAIN IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE. 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. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 101550 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 850 AM MST FRI OCT 10 2008 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER ARIZONA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND THEN EAST ACROSS ARIZONA SATURDAY. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL BE QUITE STRONG AND GUSTY TODAY...WITH DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. AZZ004>007-110000- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081011T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.A.0001.081011T0600Z-081012T0400Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE 850 AM MST FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...BECOMING SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. BY LATE THIS EVENING...WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME EVEN STRONGER. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS AND DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER...MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ AZZ009>017-039-040-110000- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081011T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.A.0001.081011T0600Z-081012T0400Z/ 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- 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... WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE... ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP... NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 850 AM MST FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...BECOMING SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. BY LATE THIS EVENING...WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME EVEN STRONGER. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...AND DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE JUST EAST OF FLAGSTAFF...FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS TO DONEY PARK. LOCALIZED PORTIONS OF THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF I-40 FROM TWO GUNS TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER... COULD SEE EVEN HIGHER WINDS. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND...AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS AND DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER...MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ AZZ008-018-037-038-110000- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081012T0400Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK... PAYSON...STRAWBERRY...YOUNG...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE... CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA 850 AM MST FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST SATURDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH TODAY. WINDS MAY DECREASE SLIGHTLY AT TIMES TONIGHT...BUT GUSTS WILL REMAIN IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE...WITH LOCAL GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 102238 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 338 PM MST FRI OCT 10 2008 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER ARIZONA THROUGH SATURDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA TONIGHT...AND THEN EAST ACROSS ARIZONA SATURDAY. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL BE QUITE STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. AZZ009>017-039-040-110700- /O.UPG.KFGZ.HW.A.0001.081011T0600Z-081012T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.HW.W.0003.081011T0800Z-081012T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081011T0800Z/ 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- 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... WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE... ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP... NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 338 PM MST FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME EVEN STRONGER. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED...CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE JUST EAST OF FLAGSTAFF...FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS TO DONEY PARK. LOCALIZED PORTIONS OF THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF I-40 FROM TWO GUNS TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER... COULD SEE EVEN HIGHER WINDS. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND...AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. 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. $$ AZZ004>007-110700- /O.UPG.KFGZ.HW.A.0001.081011T0600Z-081012T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081011T2300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE 338 PM MST FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SATURDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH AROUND MIDDAY SATURDAY...A PERIOD OF STRONGER WINDS IS LIKELY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY DURING THIS PERIOD. A FEW LOCATIONS JUST NORTHEAST OF THE KAIBAB PLATEAU COULD SEE LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$ AZZ008-018-037-038-110700- /O.EXT.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081011T2300Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK... PAYSON...STRAWBERRY...YOUNG...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE... CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA 338 PM MST FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SATURDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SATURDAY. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS TO PORTIONS OF YAVAPAI AND GILA COUNTIES THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY AT TIMES FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE BY SATURDAY 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. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 110649 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1149 PM MST FRI OCT 10 2008 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF ARIZONA THROUGH SATURDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA TONIGHT...AND THEN EAST ACROSS ARIZONA SATURDAY. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL BE QUITE STRONG AND GUSTY AT TIMES TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. AZZ009>017-039-040-111500- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0003.081011T0800Z-081012T0100Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081011T0800Z/ 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- 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... WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE... ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP... NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 1149 PM MST FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS FROM 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE PAST MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME EVEN STRONGER. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED...CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE JUST EAST OF FLAGSTAFF...FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS TO DONEY PARK. LOCALIZED PORTIONS OF THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF I-40 FROM TWO GUNS TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER... COULD SEE EVEN HIGHER WINDS. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND...AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. 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>007-111500- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081011T2300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE 1149 PM MST FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE PAST MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...A PERIOD OF STRONGER WINDS IS LIKELY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY DURING THIS PERIOD. A FEW LOCATIONS JUST NORTHEAST OF THE KAIBAB PLATEAU COULD SEE LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS. 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. $$ AZZ008-018-037-038-111500- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081011T2300Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK... PAYSON...STRAWBERRY...YOUNG...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE... CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA 1149 PM MST FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SATURDAY. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS TO PORTIONS OF YAVAPAI AND GILA COUNTIES THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH THROUGH 3 AM MST. TOWARD SUNRISE SATURDAY...WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP AND WILL LAST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE BY SATURDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 111406 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 706 AM MST SAT OCT 11 2008 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN ARIZONA THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TODAY. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL BE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY...WITH LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. AZZ009>017-039-040-112315- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081012T0100Z/ 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- 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... WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE... ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP... NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 706 AM MST SAT OCT 11 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. FOR TODAY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 65 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE JUST EAST OF FLAGSTAFF...FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS TO DONEY PARK. LOCALIZED PORTIONS OF THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF I-40 FROM TWO GUNS TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER... COULD SEE EVEN HIGHER WINDS. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND...AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. 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. $$ AZZ004>007-112300- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081011T2300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE 706 AM MST SAT OCT 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. FOR TODAY...A PERIOD OF STRONGER WINDS WILL BE EXPECTED AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE MORNING HOURS. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY DURING THIS PERIOD. A FEW LOCATIONS JUST NORTHEAST OF THE KAIBAB PLATEAU COULD SEE LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$ AZZ008-018-037-038-112300- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081011T2300Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK... PAYSON...STRAWBERRY...YOUNG...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE... CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA 706 AM MST SAT OCT 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS TO PORTIONS OF YAVAPAI AND NORTHERN GILA COUNTIES BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH AND IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE BY 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. $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 112037 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 137 PM MST SAT OCT 11 2008 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON... A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG WINDS TO APACHE AND NAVAJO COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS YAVAPAI...NORTHERN GILA ...AND MOST OF COCONINO COUNTIES. SOME PEAK WIND GUSTS SO FAR TODAY INCLUDE WINSLOW AIRPORT...75 MPH LEUPP...75 MPH FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT...55 MPH GRAND CANYON AIRPORT... CHERRY PARIA POINT...61 MPH RED MESA...55 MPH WINDOW ROCK...54 MPH CAMP VERDE...50 MPH AZZ004>008-018-037-038-112145- /O.CAN.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081011T2300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE... PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK...PAYSON...STRAWBERRY...YOUNG... COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE...CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA 137 PM MST SAT OCT 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. THESE SPEEDS ARE BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY IS BEING CANCELLED. $$ AZZ009>017-039-040-120100- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081012T0100Z/ 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- 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... WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE... ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP... NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 137 PM MST SAT OCT 11 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. FOR THE REST TODAY...EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 75 MPH AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH NORTHEAST ARIZONA. THESE CONDITIONS ARE BEING OBSERVED THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WARNING AREA THESE WIND CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF I-40 FROM TWO GUNS TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE READY FOR AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT REDUCES VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 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. $$
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 Oct 9, 3:07 PM MST, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 9, 3:07 PM MST, 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 307 PM MST THU OCT 9 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN STATES THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING STRONG TO POSSIBLE HIGH WINDS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA. STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING OVER NORTHWEST SECTIONS OF THE STATE AND ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN ARIZONA ON FRIDAY. BY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY..THE WINDS COULD POTENTIALLY BE THE HIGHEST WINDS EXPERIENCED ACROSS THE AREA FOR SOME TIME. ASIDE FROM THE WINDS THIS WEEKEND NORTHERN ARIZONA WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE MARKEDLY COLDER TEMPERATURES...AND A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. A RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. && .DISCUSSION...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TAKE SHAPE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN STATES AND AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. FOR THE EVENING HOURS THERE WILL BE A WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 700 PM FOR SUSTAIN WINDS FROM 30 TO 39 MPH AND OR GUST 40 MPH AND MORE...FOR LOCATIONS NORTHWEST OF FLAGSTAFF. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN EVEN MORE ON FRIDAY SO THAT ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MST FRIDAY MORNING TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY EVENING...EXCEPT FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY AND NORTHERN GILA COUNTY THE WIND ADVISORY WILL RUN FROM 7 AM MST FRIDAY MORNING TO 900 PM MST SATURDAY EVENING. THIS STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO PICK UP SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS REGION AND NORTHERN GILA COUNTY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING THE WINDS ALOFT AROUND 10000 FEET...JUST NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO AROUND 70 TO 90 MPH. GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THESE WINDS ALOFT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR THESE WINDS TO MIX TO THE SURFACE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BELLEMONT HAS DECIDED TO ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF THE KAIBAB PLATEAU...COCONINO PLATEAU...MOGOLLON RIM...WHITE MOUNTAINS...LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...AND NORTHEAST PLATEAUS FROM 1100 PM MST FRIDAY EVENING TO 900 PM MST SATURDAY EVENING. POTENTIALLY THE WINDS GUSTS COULD REACH UP TO 55 TO 65 MPH FOR AREAS NORTHWEST OF FLAGSTAFF FROM LATE FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY AND FOR PLACES ALONG THE MOGOLLON RIM AND WHITE MOUNTAINS NORTHWARD BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WIND GUSTS MAY REACH AS HIGH AS 60 TO 70 MPH WITH ISOLATED LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS AND MT. ELDEN SUNDAY THE WINDS WILL COME DOWN WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND SOME SHOWERS ALONG THE AZ/UTAH BORDER. A RETURN TO MORE NORMAL WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 00Z PACKAGE...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KTS WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 40 KTS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 KTS AT THE TAF SITES AFTER 02Z...THEN INCREASE AGAIN AFTER 15Z ON FRIDAY. THE WINDS ON FRIDAY WILL INCREASE ANOTHER 10 TO 15 KTS WITH SPEEDS 25 TO 35 KTS COMMON. HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 9000 FEET MAY SEE GUSTS ABOVE 50 KTS. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY FOR AZZ004>007- 009>017-039-040. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR AZZ004>007-009>017-039-040. WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 9 PM MST SATURDAY FOR AZZ008- 018-037-038. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR AZZ004-006-007. && PUBLIC.........TC AVIATION.......MS VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION. 99/99/99
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 9, 10:30 AM MST, 5 hours 8 minutes before
1030 AM MST THU OCT 9 2008 AZZ004>018-037>040-100700- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-KAIBAB PLATEAU-COCONINO PLATEAU- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- BLACK MESA AREA-LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- 1030 AM MST THU OCT 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE AREA TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA. AS A RESULT...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COCONINO AND KAIBAB PLATEAUS AS WELL AS GRAND CANYON COUNTRY FROM 1200 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 700 PM MST THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. AS A RESULT...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME PREVALENT ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN ARIZONA ON FRIDAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WINDS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED ON FRIDAY...AND ON SATURDAY WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...AND LOCALIZED GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 80 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ON SUNDAY.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 10:26 PM MST | Wind Advisory | FGZ | Coconino | 21 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:38 PM MST | High Wind Watch | FGZ | Apache, Coconino, Navajo | 24 hr |
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