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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

March 29, 2010Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at Mar 29, 2010, 4:09 PM MST for Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona. It took effect at Mar 30, 2010, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 29, 2010, 4:09 PM MST (23:09 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 30, 2010, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Mar 30, 2010, 7:00 PM MST
In force
8 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 23:07 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 12:00Z on 2010-03-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 12:00Z on 2010-03-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3815 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

300 
WWUS75 KFGZ 292309
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
409 PM MST MON MAR 29 2010


AZZ012>014-016-017-040-300715-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.100330T1800Z-100331T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.HW.A.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0300Z/
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-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...
HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...HEBER...
HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP...DILKON...
KYKOTSMOVI
409 PM MST MON MAR 29 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY. A
HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY AND VICINITY...EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM...AND WHITE MOUNTAINS.
THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED START IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AND WILL LAST INTO THE LATE EVENING...WITH A
PEAK IN WINDS SPEEDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

ON WEDNESDAY AS THE STORMS MOVES CLOSER TO ARIZONA STRONGER WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH.

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...OR
GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ005>007-009>011-015-039-300715-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.100330T1800Z-100331T0200Z/
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
BLACK MESA AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAGE...LEES FERRY...
GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE...KEAMS CANYON...
KAIBITO...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...
GANADO...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...NAVAJO N.M.
409 PM MST MON MAR 29 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY. 

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TOMORROW AFTERNOON ACROSS GRAND CANYON
COUNTRY...COCONINO PLATEAU...MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS...CHINLE
VALLEY...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM. THESE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS
AND WILL DIMINISH TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER AFTER SUNSET.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ004-300715-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.HW.A.0001.100330T1800Z-100331T0200Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA
409 PM MST MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING. 

A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE KAIBAB PLATEAU ON TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM
TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...OR
GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
801 
WWUS75 KFGZ 300118 CCA
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
555 PM MST MON MAR 29 2010

AZZ012>014-016-017-040-300915-
/O.COR.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.100330T1800Z-100331T0200Z/
/O.COR.KFGZ.HW.A.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0300Z/
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-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...
HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...HEBER...
HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP...DILKON...
KYKOTSMOVI
555 PM MST MON MAR 29 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY. A
HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY AND VICINITY...EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM...AND WHITE MOUNTAINS.
THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED START IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AND WILL LAST INTO THE LATE EVENING...WITH A
PEAK IN WIND SPEEDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

ON WEDNESDAY AS THE STORM MOVES CLOSER TO ARIZONA STRONGER WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH.

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...OR
GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ005>007-009>011-015-039-300915-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.100330T1800Z-100331T0200Z/
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
BLACK MESA AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAGE...LEES FERRY...
GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE...KEAMS CANYON...
KAIBITO...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...
GANADO...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...NAVAJO N.M.
555 PM MST MON MAR 29 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TOMORROW AFTERNOON ACROSS GRAND CANYON
COUNTRY...COCONINO PLATEAU...MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS...CHINLE
VALLEY...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM. THESE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS
AND WILL DIMINISH TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER AFTER SUNSET.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ004-300915-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.HW.A.0001.100330T1800Z-100331T0200Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA
555 PM MST MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING.

A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE KAIBAB PLATEAU ON TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM
TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...OR
GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$
362 
WWUS75 KFGZ 300504
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1004 PM MST MON MAR 29 2010

AZZ004-301315-
/O.UPG.KFGZ.HW.A.0001.100330T1800Z-100331T0200Z/
/O.EXA.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.100330T1800Z-100331T0200Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA
1004 PM MST MON MAR 29 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS
TO THE KAIBAB PLATEAU ON TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE
NORTHEAST SLOPES OF THE KAIBAB PLATEAU TOWARD THE HOUSEROCK VALLEY.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ012>014-016-017-040-301315-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.100330T1800Z-100331T0200Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.HW.A.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0300Z/
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-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...
HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...HEBER...
HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP...DILKON...
KYKOTSMOVI
1004 PM MST MON MAR 29 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST
TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY.
A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY AND VICINITY...EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM...AND WHITE MOUNTAINS.
THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED START IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AND WILL LAST INTO THE LATE EVENING...WITH A
PEAK IN WIND SPEEDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

ON WEDNESDAY AS THE STORM MOVES CLOSER TO ARIZONA STRONGER WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH.

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...OR
GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ005>007-009>011-015-039-301315-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.100330T1800Z-100331T0200Z/
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
BLACK MESA AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAGE...LEES FERRY...
GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE...KEAMS CANYON...
KAIBITO...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...
GANADO...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...NAVAJO N.M.
1004 PM MST MON MAR 29 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TOMORROW AFTERNOON ACROSS GRAND CANYON
COUNTRY...COCONINO PLATEAU...MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS...CHINLE
VALLEY...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM. THESE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
HOURS AND WILL DIMINISH TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER AFTER
SUNSET.

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.

&&

$$
452 
WWUS75 KFGZ 300622
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1122 PM MST MON MAR 29 2010

AZZ012>014-016-017-040-301430-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.100330T1800Z-100331T0200Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.HW.A.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0300Z/
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-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...
HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...HEBER...
HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP...DILKON...
KYKOTSMOVI
1122 PM MST MON MAR 29 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST
TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY.
A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY AND VICINITY...EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM...AND WHITE MOUNTAINS.
THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED START IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AND WILL LAST INTO THE LATE EVENING...WITH
A PEAK IN WIND SPEEDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

ON WEDNESDAY AS THE STORM MOVES CLOSER TO ARIZONA STRONGER WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH.

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...OR
GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ004>007-009>011-015-039-301430-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.100330T1800Z-100331T0200Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-
COCONINO PLATEAU-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-
CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-BLACK MESA AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE...
LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE...
KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...
WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...
NAVAJO N.M.
1122 PM MST MON MAR 29 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TOMORROW AFTERNOON ACROSS THE KAIBAB
PLATEAU...GRAND CANYON COUNTRY...COCONINO PLATEAU...MARBLE AND
GLEN CANYONS...CHINLE VALLEY...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN
MOGOLLON RIM. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS AND WILL DIMINISH TO AROUND 15
TO 20 MPH AFTER AFTER SUNSET. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON
THE NORTHEAST SLOPES OF THE KAIBAB PLATEAU TOWARD THE HOUSEROCK
VALLEY.

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.

&&

$$
773 
WWUS75 KFGZ 301044
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
344 AM MST TUE MAR 30 2010

AZZ012>014-016-017-040-301845-
/O.UPG.KFGZ.HW.A.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0004.100331T1600Z-100401T0200Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.100330T1800Z-100331T0200Z/
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-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...
HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...HEBER...
HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP...DILKON...
KYKOTSMOVI
344 AM MST TUE MAR 30 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7
PM MST THIS EVENING...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
MST THIS EVENING.

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ACROSS THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY AND VICINITY...EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM...AND WHITE MOUNTAINS.
THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED START IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AND WILL LAST INTO THE LATE EVENING.

ON WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO ARIZONA...ANOTHER
PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH WIND SPEEDS
OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH.

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>007-009>011-015-039-301845-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0004.100331T1600Z-100401T0200Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.100330T1800Z-100331T0200Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-
COCONINO PLATEAU-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-
CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-BLACK MESA AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE...
LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE...
KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...
WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...
NAVAJO N.M.
344 AM MST TUE MAR 30 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7
PM MST THIS EVENING...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
MST THIS EVENING.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE ADVISORY
AREAS. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING HOURS AND WILL DIMINISH TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER
AFTER SUNSET. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE NORTHEAST
SLOPES OF THE KAIBAB PLATEAU TOWARD THE HOUSEROCK VALLEY.

ON WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO ARIZONA...ANOTHER
PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH WIND SPEEDS
OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ008-018-037-038-301845-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0004.100331T1600Z-100401T0200Z/
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
344 AM MST TUE MAR 30 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

N WEDNESDAY...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO ARIZONA...A PERIOD
OF STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO
40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH.

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.

&&

$$
101 
WWUS75 KFGZ 301847
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1147 AM MST TUE MAR 30 2010

AZZ004>007-009>017-039-040-310300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100331T0200Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0004.100331T1600Z-100401T0200Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-
COCONINO PLATEAU-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...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE...
LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE...
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
1147 AM MST TUE MAR 30 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING.

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH TO AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
MOGOLLON RIM...WHITE MOUNTAINS AND COCONINO PLATEAU. THESE STRONG WINDS
ARE EXPECTED START LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND AND WILL LAST INTO THE
LATE EVENING.

ON WEDNESDAY...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO ARIZONA...ANOTHER
PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH WIND SPEEDS OF
30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ008-018-037-038-310300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0004.100331T1600Z-100401T0200Z/
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
1147 AM MST TUE MAR 30 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST
WEDNESDAY. 

ON WEDNESDAY A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE CLOSER
TO ARIZONA...BRINGING A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS TO YAVAPAI AND
NORTHERN GILA COUNTIES. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$
026 
WWUS75 KFGZ 310141
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
641 PM MST TUE MAR 30 2010

AZZ004>007-009>017-039-040-310945-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100331T0200Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0004.100331T1600Z-100401T0200Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-
COCONINO PLATEAU-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...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE...
LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE...
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
641 PM MST TUE MAR 30 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

WIND GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW 40 MPH THIS EVENING ACROSS
NORTHERN ARIZONA...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

ON WEDNESDAY...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO ARIZONA...ANOTHER
PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH WIND SPEEDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ008-018-037-038-310945-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0004.100331T1600Z-100401T0200Z/
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
641 PM MST TUE MAR 30 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST
WEDNESDAY. 

ON WEDNESDAY A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE
CLOSER TO ARIZONA...BRINGING A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS TO YAVAPAI
AND NORTHERN GILA COUNTIES. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

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 Mar 29, 4:00 PM MST, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 4:00 PM MST, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
400 PM MST MON MAR 29 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS AND MUCH WARMER
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA THROUGH TUESDAY. A
STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST BY
MIDWEEK...BRINGING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. ACCUMULATING MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN
ARE POSSIBLE FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

&&

.DISCUSSION...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING DRY CONDITIONS AND ABOVE NORMAL DAYTIME TEMPERATURES. A
DEVELOPING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL BEGIN TO
PUSH THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL U.S.
WITH A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA
TUESDAY...MEETING ADVISORY SPEEDS DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH A HIGH
WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE KAIBAB PLATEAU.

WEDNESDAY...AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW APPROACHES FROM THE WEST THE
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME STRONGER AND MORE WIDESPREAD WITH
ADDITIONAL WIND ADVISORIES LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS NORTHERN
ARIZONA. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND
VICINITY...EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM...AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH HIGH WARNING CRITERIA WITH WIND GUSTS APPROACHING
60-65 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...THIS IS THE TROUBLESOME PART
OF THE FORECAST. THE OPERATIONAL GFS IS SHOWING A STRONGER SHORTWAVE
COMING THROUGH NORTHERN ARIZONA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. WHILE THE ECMWF AND ENSEMBLE MEMBERS SHOW THIS
FEATURE AS WELL...IT IS NOT AS DEEP AND HAS LESS PRECIPITATION. THE
CURRENT FORECAST IS A BLEND OF THESE TWO SOLUTIONS...HOWEVER THIS
MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES. BOTH THE GFS AND
ECMWF SHOW A COLD AND DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE
ARIZONA/MEXICO BORDER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. GIVEN THIS
SITUATION...THE MAJORITY OF PRECIPITATION FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WOULD
FALL WITH THE INITIAL SHORTWAVE...WITH THE MAJORITY OF PRECIPITATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW FALLING FURTHER SOUTH OVER NORTHERN
GILA COUNTY...EASTERN RIM AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. LIKELY POPS CURRENTLY
RUN FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...HOWEVER THERE WILL BE
A SMALL BREAK IN PRECIPITATION AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE. THE LATEST
MODEL RUN PRECIPITATION FORECASTS HAVE BACKED OFF ON QPF
AMOUNTS...PRIMARILY DUE TO SENDING MORE ENERGY SOUTH ALONG THE AZ
MEXICO BORDER...WITH ONLY 0.5 TO 0.75 INCHES FALLING ACROSS NORTHERN
ARIZONA.

FOR FRIDAY...RIDGING AND DRYING ARE SHOWN IN BOTH MODELS...WITH MORE
ZONAL FLOW DEVELOPING ON SATURDAY EVENING IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM DUE ON MONDAY.

&&

AVIATION...FOR THE 00Z PACKAGE...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. LOCALLY BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY
THIS EVENING. MUCH STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 17Z
TUESDAY...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20-25 KT GUSTING TO 30-45 KT.
AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS.

&&

.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY FOR
AZZ005>007-009>017-039-040.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR AZZ012>014-016-017-040.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
AZZ004

&&

PUBLIC.................JC
AVIATION...............JJ

VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER
INFORMATION.
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 6:44 AM MST, 9 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
644 AM MST MON MAR 29 2010

AZZ004>018-037>040-300700-
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-
644 AM MST MON MAR 29 2010

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 AND TONIGHT

NO WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE REGION
TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING WINDY
CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY ALONG WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES...ACCUMULATING MOUNTAIN
SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 29, 4:09 PM MSTHigh Wind WatchFGZCoconino6 hr
Mar 29, 4:09 PM MSTHigh Wind WatchFGZApache, Coconino, Navajo12 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.