Alert archive / Arizona / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this high wind warning at Apr 14, 2009, 3:09 PM MST for Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona. It took effect at Apr 15, 2009, 2:00 AM MST. It was in force for 16 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2009, 3:09 PM MST (22:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2009, 2:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2009, 5:58 PM MST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Counties Apache County, AZ, Coconino County, AZ, Navajo County, AZ
The radar
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 10:46 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Winslow, AZ | |
| Apr 15, 1:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | Meteor Crater, AZ | |
| Apr 15, 3:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Window Rock, AZ | |
| Apr 15, 4:20 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | Show Low, AZ | |
| Apr 15, 5:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Petrifed Forest N.P. He, AZ |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 121 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2187 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 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 142209 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 309 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009 AZZ015-016-150715- /O.NEW.KFGZ.HW.W.0005.090415T0900Z-090415T1900Z/ /O.EXT.KFGZ.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090415T0900Z/ WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES 309 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AS A POWERFUL COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. AFTER MIDNIGHT...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF THE SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS...INCLUDING DONEY PARK AND THE HIGHWAY 89 CORRIDOR...COULD SEE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH. LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY LIMIT VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND MID DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ012>014-017-040-150715- /O.UPG.KFGZ.HW.A.0004.090415T0900Z-090416T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.HW.W.0005.090415T0900Z-090416T0100Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-WHITE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW... GREER...PINETOP...DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 309 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ARE PART OF A POWERFUL COLD FRONT THAT WILL APPROACH ARIZONA TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST ARIZONA BY MID DAY WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WHERE TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ037-150715- /O.EXB.KFGZ.WI.Y.0011.090414T2209Z-090415T1900Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE... CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD 309 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A POWERFUL COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN ARIZONA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY LIMIT VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. SECURE LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ009>011-039-150715- /O.EXB.KFGZ.WI.Y.0011.090415T0900Z-090416T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO... NAVAJO N.M. 309 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A POWERFUL COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN ARIZONA WEDNESDAY MORNING. BLOWING DUST MAY LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ004>008-038-150715- /O.EXT.KFGZ.WI.Y.0011.090414T2100Z-090415T1900Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 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...SEDONA 309 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH AROUND MID DAY WEDNESDAY. THESE WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A POWERFUL COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN ARIZONA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. SECURE LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 150127 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 627 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009 ...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN ARIZONA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WINDS WERE ALREADY INCREASING ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PEAK WIND GUSTS AS OF 600 PM MST INCLUDE: FLAGSTAFF .............. 46 MPH. GRAND CANYON ........... 44 MPH. SHOW LOW ............... 43 MPH. WINSLOW ................ 41 MPH. PRESCOTT ............... 39 MPH. WINDOW ROCK ............ 37 MPH. SEDONA ................. 37 MPH. TUBA CITY .............. 37 MPH. GREER .................. 35 MPH. SUNSET POINT ........... 33 MPH. PAGE ................... 32 MPH. SAINT JOHNS ............ 33 MPH. PAYSON ................. 29 MPH. AZZ015-016-151130- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0005.090415T0900Z-090415T1900Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090415T0900Z/ WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES 627 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AS A POWERFUL COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. AFTER MIDNIGHT...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF THE SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS...INCLUDING DONEY PARK AND THE HIGHWAY 89 CORRIDOR...COULD SEE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH. LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY LIMIT VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND MID DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ012>014-017-040-151130- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0005.090415T0900Z-090416T0100Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-WHITE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW... GREER...PINETOP...DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 627 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ARE PART OF A POWERFUL COLD FRONT THAT WILL APPROACH ARIZONA TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST ARIZONA BY MID DAY WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WHERE TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ004>008-037-038-151130- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090415T1900Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE... PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE... CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA 627 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH AROUND MID DAY WEDNESDAY. THESE WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A POWERFUL COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN ARIZONA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ009>011-039-151130- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0011.090415T0900Z-090416T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO... NAVAJO N.M. 627 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A POWERFUL COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN ARIZONA WEDNESDAY MORNING. BLOWING DUST MAY LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. SECURE LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 150915 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 215 AM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. WINDS WERE ALREADY INCREASING ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. PEAK WIND GUSTS AS OF 200 AM MST INCLUDE: PARIA POINT.... 58 MPH. FRAZIERS WELL.. 54 MPH. SEDONA......... 43 MPH. PRESCOTT........45 MPH. AZZ015-016-151715- /O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090415T0900Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090415T1900Z/ WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES 215 AM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 65 MPH WERE DEVELOPING EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA. AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF THE SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS...INCLUDING DONEY PARK AND THE HIGHWAY 89 CORRIDOR...COULD SEE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH. LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY LIMIT VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND MID DAY. THESE WINDS ARE PART OF A POWERFUL COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ009>011-039-151715- /O.UPG.KFGZ.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090416T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KFGZ.HW.W.0005.090415T0900Z-090416T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO... NAVAJO N.M. 215 AM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 65 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF ARIZONA TODAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE STATE. WIND GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH WERE BEING OBSERVED EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS ARE PART OF A POWERFUL COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ012>014-017-040-151715- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090416T0100Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-WHITE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW... GREER...PINETOP...DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 215 AM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 65 MPH WERE DEVELOPING EARLY THIS MORNING IN THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...AND ARE FORECAST TO EXPAND ACROSS SOUTHERN NAVAJO AND APACHE COUNTIES BY SUNRISE. STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE IN EASTERN ARIZONA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WHERE TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY. THESE WINDS ARE PART OF A POWERFUL COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST ARIZONA TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ004>008-037-038-151715- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090415T1900Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 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...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE... CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA 215 AM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 55 MPH WILL ARE BEING OBSERVED EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL NOON TODAY. LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THESE WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A POWERFUL COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN ARIZONA EARLY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. SECURE LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 151607 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 907 AM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. STRONG WINDS WERE BEING REPORTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION THIS MORNING... WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS DEVELOPING LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN ARIZONA. BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 89. PEAK WIND GUSTS AS OF 800 AM MST INCLUDE: WINSLOW ....... 59 MPH. PARIA POINT.... 58 MPH. HOUSEROCK ..... 57 MPH. FRAZIERS WELL.. 54 MPH. WUPATKI ....... 54 MPH. SHOW LOW ...... 53 MPH. PRESCOTT........47 MPH. AZZ012>014-017-040-160000- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090416T0100Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-WHITE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW... GREER...PINETOP...DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 907 AM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 65 MPH CONTINUED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING IN THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL APACHE AND NAVAJO COUNTIES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE LARGE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST... REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...WITH LOCALIZED AREAS EXPERIENCING NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY. THIS WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE AREA OF BLOWING DUST INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM TWIN ARROWS TO PETRIFIED FOREST... LEUPP...SEBA DALKAI...KYKOTSMOVI AND DILKON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ015-016-151900- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090415T1900Z/ WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES 907 AM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF THE SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS...INCLUDING DONEY PARK AND THE HIGHWAY 89 CORRIDOR...SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM THROUGH AROUND MID DAY. LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY LIMIT VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ009>011-039-160000- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090416T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO... NAVAJO N.M. 907 AM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 65 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF ARIZONA TODAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE STATE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CHINLE VALLEY INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 191 AND 160 THROUGH MANY FARMS...KAYENTA AND CHILCHINBITO. VISIBILITY WILL GENERALLY BE LIMITED TO UNDER ONE MILE...WITH LOCAL AREAS OF NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ004>008-037-038-151900- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090415T1900Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 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...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE... CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA 907 AM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WILL ARE BEING OBSERVED THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL NOON TODAY. LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. SECURE LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 151850 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1150 AM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. STRONG WINDS CONTINUED TO BE REPORTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS DEVELOPING DURING THE AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN ARIZONA. BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 89. PEAK WIND GUSTS AS OF 1100 AM MST INCLUDE: WINSLOW ....... 59 MPH. PARIA POINT.... 58 MPH. HOUSEROCK ..... 57 MPH. FRAZIERS WELL.. 54 MPH. WUPATKI ....... 54 MPH. SHOW LOW....... 56 MPH. PRESCOTT....... 47 MPH. AZZ015-016-160100- /O.EXP.KFGZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090415T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0012.090415T1900Z-090416T0100Z/ WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES 1150 AM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS T0 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA FROM FLAGSTAFF EASTWARD TO HEBER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL BLOWING DUST COULD LIMIT VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ004>008-037-038-160100- /O.CAN.KFGZ.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090415T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0012.090415T1900Z-090416T0100Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 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...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE... CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA 1150 AM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS EXTENDED A WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. SECURE LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ012>014-017-040-160100- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090416T0100Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-WHITE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW... GREER...PINETOP...DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 1150 AM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 65 MPH CONTINUED IN THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL APACHE AND NAVAJO COUNTIES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE LARGE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST... REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...WITH LOCALIZED AREAS EXPERIENCING NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY. THIS WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE AREA OF BLOWING DUST INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM TWIN ARROWS TO THE PETRIFIED FOREST... LEUPP...SEBA DALKAI...KYKOTSMOVI AND DILKON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ009>011-039-160100- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090416T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO... NAVAJO N.M. 1150 AM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF ARIZONA TODAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE STATE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CHINLE VALLEY INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 191 AND 160 THROUGH MANY FARMS...KAYENTA AND CHILCHINBITO. VISIBILITY WILL GENERALLY BE LIMITED TO UNDER ONE MILE...WITH LOCAL AREAS OF NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 152024 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 124 PM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. STRONG WINDS CONTINUED TO BE REPORTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS DEVELOPING DURING THE AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN ARIZONA. BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL AT TIMES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 89. PEAK WIND GUSTS AS OF NOON MST INCLUDE: FLAGSTAFF ..... 58 MPH. DONEY PARK .... 54 MPH. WINSLOW ....... 63 MPH. PARIA POINT.... 58 MPH. FRAZIERS WELL.. 54 MPH. WUPATKI ....... 54 MPH. SHOW LOW....... 56 MPH. PRESCOTT....... 45 MPH. SELIGMAN....... 53 MPH. ST JOHNS....... 54 MPH. WINDOW ROCK.... 47 MPH. AZZ012>014-017-040-160100- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090416T0100Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-WHITE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW... GREER...PINETOP...DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 124 PM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IN THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL APACHE AND NAVAJO COUNTIES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE LARGE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST... REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...WITH LOCALIZED AREAS EXPERIENCING NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY. THIS WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE AREA OF BLOWING DUST INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM TWIN ARROWS TO THE PETRIFIED FOREST AND THE AREAS OF TUBA CITY...LEUPP...SEBA DALKAI...KYKOTSMOVI AND DILKON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ009>011-039-160100- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090416T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO... NAVAJO N.M. 124 PM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF ARIZONA TODAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE STATE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CHINLE VALLEY INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 191 AND 160 THROUGH MANY FARMS...KAYENTA AND CHILCHINBITO. VISIBILITY WILL GENERALLY BE LIMITED TO UNDER ONE MILE...WITH LOCAL AREAS OF NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ004>008-037-038-160100- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-090416T0100Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE... PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE... CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA 124 PM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ015-016-160100- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-090416T0100Z/ WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES 124 PM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS T0 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA FROM FLAGSTAFF EASTWARD TO HEBER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL BLOWING DUST COULD LIMIT VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 152112 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 212 PM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. STRONG WINDS CONTINUED TO BE REPORTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS DEVELOPING DURING THE AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN ARIZONA. BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL AT TIMES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 89. PEAK WIND GUSTS AS OF NOON MST INCLUDE: FLAGSTAFF ...... 58 MPH. DONEY PARK ..... 54 MPH. WINSLOW ........ 63 MPH. PARIA POINT..... 58 MPH. FRAZIERS WELL... 54 MPH. WUPATKI......... 54 MPH. SHOW LOW........ 56 MPH. PRESCOTT........ 45 MPH. SELIGMAN........ 53 MPH. ST JOHNS........ 54 MPH. WINDOW ROCK..... 47 MPH. AZZ012>014-017-040-160100- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090416T0100Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-WHITE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW... GREER...PINETOP...DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 212 PM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IN THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL APACHE AND NAVAJO COUNTIES. THE STRONG WINDS HAVE CREATED LARGE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST... REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. SEVERAL OBSERVERS HAVE REPORTED NEAR NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY ACROSS THE AREA EXTENDING FROM LEUPP...WINSLOW AND HOLBROOK WITH VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE PORTION OF INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN METEOR CRATER AND WINSLOW REMAINED CLOSED AT 200 PM MST. BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM TWIN ARROWS TO THE PETRIFIED FOREST AND THE AREAS OF TUBA CITY...LEUPP...SEBA DALKAI...KYKOTSMOVI AND DILKON THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ009>011-039-160100- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090416T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO... NAVAJO N.M. 212 PM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF ARIZONA TODAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE STATE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CHINLE VALLEY WHERE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS OBSERVERS THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY INCLUDE...HIGHWAYS 191 AND 160 THROUGH MANY FARMS...KAYENTA AND CHILCHINBITO. VISIBILITY WILL GENERALLY BE LIMITED TO UNDER ONE MILE...WITH LOCAL AREAS OF NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ004>008-037-038-160100- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-090416T0100Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE... PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE... CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA 212 PM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ015-016-160100- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-090416T0100Z/ WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES 212 PM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS T0 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA FROM FLAGSTAFF EASTWARD TO HEBER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL BLOWING DUST COULD LIMIT VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
000 WWUS75 KFGZ 160058 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 558 PM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA THIS EVENING. BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL AT TIMES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 89. PEAK WIND GUSTS AS OF 5 PM MST MST INCLUDE: FLAGSTAFF ...... 58 MPH. DONEY PARK ..... 54 MPH. WINSLOW ........ 63 MPH. PARIA POINT..... 58 MPH. FRAZIERS WELL... 54 MPH. WUPATKI......... 54 MPH. SHOW LOW........ 72 MPH. PRESCOTT........ 45 MPH. SELIGMAN........ 53 MPH. ST JOHNS........ 59 MPH. WINDOW ROCK..... 59 MPH. AZZ012>014-017-040-160400- /O.CAN.KFGZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090416T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0013.090416T0100Z-090416T0400Z/ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-WHITE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW... GREER...PINETOP...DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 558 PM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING IN THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL APACHE AND NAVAJO COUNTIES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ASLO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST... REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ009>011-039-160400- /O.CAN.KFGZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090416T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0013.090416T0100Z-090416T0400Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO... NAVAJO N.M. 558 PM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 29 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF ARIZONA THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE STATE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CHINLE VALLEY AND HIGHWAYS 191 AND 160 THROUGH MANY FARMS...KAYENTA AND CHILCHINBITO. VISIBILITY WILL GENERALLY BE LIMITED IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ004>008-015-016-037-038-160200- /O.CAN.KFGZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-090416T0100Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE... PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS... MUNDS PARK...HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...COTTONWOOD... CAMP VERDE...CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA 558 PM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVE INTO EASTERN ARIZONA AND THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED WEST OF A LINE FROM HEBER TO FLAGSTAFF TO THE GRAND CANYON TO PAGE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Apr 14, 9:24 AM MST, 5 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 9:24 AM MST, 5 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 924 AM MST TUE APR 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN TO WESTERN ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHLAND. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING...WHEN GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. THIS STORM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS...MAINLY TO HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS...AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. EXPECT DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND. && .DISCUSSION...AT 9 AM...AFTER A MILD NIGHT...TEMPERATURES HAD ALREADY WARMED INTO THE 50S AND 60S ACROSS THE REGION UNDER PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG STORM SYSTEM CONTINUED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW STEADILY INCREASING OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM. LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THE FIRST OF TWO STRONG DISTURBANCES WILL ROTATE THROUGH THE BASE OF THE TROUGH INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA. IN RESPONSE...SFC LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY JUST TO OUR NORTH WITH STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING MAINLY WEST OF A PAGE-WINSLOW-PRESCOTT LINE...WHERE A WIND ADVISORY BEGINS AT 2 PM TODAY. AFTER MIDNIGHT... THE SECOND DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA PUSHING A POWERFUL COLD FRONT TO AROUND FLAGSTAFF BY SUNRISE AND INTO EASTERN ARIZONA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS OVERNIGHT IN THE GRAND CANYON... FLAGSTAFF AND PRESCOTT AREAS COULD GUST IN THE 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE...WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS EAST OF THE SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS. WEDNESDAY MORNING...STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM...WHITE MOUNTAINS...AND THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THAT AREA. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE A MAJOR CONCERN FOR EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA...INCLUDING I-40...AS TRAVEL MAY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. THE AIRMASS BEHIND THE FRONT IS VERY COLD...AND WEDNESDAY HIGHS WILL BE FROM 15 TO 25 DEGREES COLDER THAN TODAYS. WHILE MOISTURE IS LIMITED THE DYNAMICS ARE STRONG WITH THIS SYSTEM SUCH THAT SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT. THE FRONT SHOULD BE CROSSING INTO NEW MEXICO LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE UPPER LOW IS FORECAST TO LINGER OVER ARIZONA THROUGH THIS PERIOD...WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUING. FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...AS THE UPPER LOW PULLS AWAY...WE LEFT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE FOUR CORNERS. OTHERWISE DRY WEATHER WITH A WARMING TREND IS FORECAST. BREEZY NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 12Z PACKAGE...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS UNDER SUBSTANTIAL MID-TO-UPPER LEVEL CLOUDINESS THROUGH 16Z. AFTER 16Z...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT. MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SHOWERS OR AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FIRE WEATHER...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND WEDNESDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA. INCREASING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...THE STORM WILL SLOWLY PUSH EASTWARD WITH SLIGHT CHANCES OF SHOWERS LINGERING...BUT DECREASING...AND AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY BECOMING WARMER EACH DAY. && && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WIND ADVISORY 2 PM MST TODAY UNTIL 2 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR ZONES AZZ004>008-015-016-038. HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR ZONES AZZ012>014-017-040. && PUBLIC.....................JJ AVIATION/FIRE WEATHER......BOHLIN VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION.
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 4:00 AM MST, 11 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 400 AM MST TUE APR 14 2009 AZZ004>018-037>040-151200- 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- 400 AM MST TUE APR 14 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA...NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...NORTHEAST ARIZONA AND WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA VALID FROM 2 PM MST TODAY THROUGH 2 PM WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE FASTEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A POWERFUL COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN ARIZONA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ON WEDNESDAY...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN ARIZONA. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 65 MPH WILL BE BLOWING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE FASTEST SUSTAINED SPEEDS AND GUSTS WEDNESDAY ARE FORECAST FOR THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...WHERE A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT. HIGH TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY WILL BE FROM 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS...WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO AROUND 4500 FEET BY AFTERNOON. LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA ON WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST IN THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...AND THE CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS TO CREATE SLICK ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. COLD AND UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS IS FORECAST FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE MUCH SLOWER. IMPROVING WEATHER RETURNS FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 41
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.