Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2010
Wind Advisory 21, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at Aug 28, 2010, 3:24 PM MST for 4 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Aug 29, 2010, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2010, 3:24 PM MST (22:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 29, 2010, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2010, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Counties Apache County, AZ, Coconino County, AZ, Navajo County, AZ, Yavapai County, AZ
The radar
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 70 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 773 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
900 WWUS75 KFGZ 282224 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 324 PM MST SAT AUG 28 2010 AZZ004-006>009-012-013-015-039-040-290630- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.100829T1800Z-100830T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE... SUPAI...PRESCOTT...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...FLAGSTAFF... DILKON 324 PM MST SAT AUG 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY. AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL INCREASE WIND SPEEDS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA ON SUNDAY. * TIMING: LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA HIGHWAYS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
128 WWUS75 KFGZ 290626 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1126 PM MST SAT AUG 28 2010 AZZ004-006>009-012-013-015-039-040-291430- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.100829T1800Z-100830T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE... SUPAI...PRESCOTT...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...FLAGSTAFF... DILKON 1126 PM MST SAT AUG 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY. AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INCREASE WIND SPEEDS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA ON SUNDAY. * TIMING: LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA HIGHWAYS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
935 WWUS75 KFGZ 291035 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 335 AM MST SUN AUG 29 2010 AZZ004-006>009-012-013-015-039-040-292000- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.100829T1800Z-100830T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE... SUPAI...PRESCOTT...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...FLAGSTAFF... DILKON 335 AM MST SUN AUG 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INCREASE WIND SPEEDS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. * TIMING: LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA HIGHWAYS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
725 WWUS75 KFGZ 291656 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 956 AM MST SUN AUG 29 2010 AZZ004-006>009-012-013-015-039-040-300100- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.100829T1800Z-100830T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE... SUPAI...PRESCOTT...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...FLAGSTAFF... DILKON 956 AM MST SUN AUG 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INCREASE WIND SPEEDS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. * TIMING: NOW THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. /WINDS ARE ALREADY GUSTING TO NEARLY 40 MPH IN WESTERN COCONINO COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY./ * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA HIGHWAYS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ HOWARD
414 WWUS75 KFGZ 292045 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 145 PM MST SUN AUG 29 2010 AZZ004-006>009-012-013-015-039-040-300300- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-100830T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE... SUPAI...PRESCOTT...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...FLAGSTAFF... DILKON 145 PM MST SUN AUG 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INCREASE WIND SPEEDS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. * TIMING: NOW THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. /AT THIS POINT...OBSERVED WIND SPEEDS HAVE VERIFIED THE ADVISORY IN 6 OF 10 CLIMATIC ZONES./ * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA HIGHWAYS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ HOWARD
548 WWUS75 KFGZ 300303 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 803 PM MST SUN AUG 29 2010 AZZ004-006>009-012-013-015-039-040-300415- /O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-100830T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE... SUPAI...PRESCOTT...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...FLAGSTAFF... DILKON 803 PM MST SUN AUG 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AND THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. STRONG PEAK WIND GUST REPORTS FROM SELECTED LOCATIONS... FLAGSTAFF .................. 49 MPH. GRAND CANYON ............... 46 MPH. TWO GUNS ................... 46 MPH. WINSLOW .................... 43 MPH. PRESCOTT ................... 41 MPH. HAPPY JACK ................. 41 MPH. HOPI RAWS .................. 39 MPH. $$ RB
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.