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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

April 7, 2011Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at Apr 7, 2011, 6:19 PM MST for Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona. It took effect at Apr 8, 2011, 5:01 AM MST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 7, 2011, 6:19 PM MST (01:19 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 8, 2011, 5:01 AM MST
Expired
Apr 8, 2011, 6:37 PM MST
In force
14 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 01:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 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 00:00Z on 2011-04-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 134 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 00:00Z on 2011-04-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
134 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1100 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
0 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

370 
WWUS75 KFGZ 080119
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
619 PM MST THU APR 7 2011

AZZ009-012>014-017-039-040-081000-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0013.110408T1600Z-110409T0100Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110408T0300Z/
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
BLACK MESA AREA-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...
ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW...DILKON
619 PM MST THU APR 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING
  HOURS AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION. EXPECT STRONG
  WINDS TO REDEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55
  MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
  OVERNIGHT. ON FRIDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35
  MPH...GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH INTO EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY AFFECT PORTIONS 
  OF EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA WITH DECREASED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 
  THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 TWO GUNS TO NEAR 
  HOLBROOK. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ010-011-081000-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0013.110408T1600Z-110409T0100Z/
CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO
619 PM MST THU APR 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 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.

&&

$$

AZZ004-015-081000-
/O.EXT.KFGZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110408T1200Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...FLAGSTAFF
619 PM MST THU APR 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH
  THE MID EVENING HOURS AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION.
  FROM LATE EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...THE STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL BE LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN...
  INCLUDING THE HIGHWAY 89 CORRIDOR FROM DONEY PARK TOWARD GRAY
  MOUNTAIN...AND THE HOUSE ROCK VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 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. ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ005>008-016-080300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110408T0300Z/
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-
YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAGE...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...
PRESCOTT
619 PM MST THU APR 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING 
  HOURS AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE OVER THE
  LOWER ELEVATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
459 
WWUS75 KFGZ 080307
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
807 PM MST THU APR 7 2011

AZZ009-012>014-017-039-040-081115-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110408T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0013.110408T1600Z-110409T0100Z/
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
BLACK MESA AREA-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...
ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW...DILKON
807 PM MST THU APR 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING.
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT.
  EXPECT STRONG WINDS TO REDEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
  INTO FRIDAY EVENING AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE STATE.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT. ON FRIDAY MORNING...WINDS
  WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH INTO
  EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY AFFECT PORTIONS OF
  EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA WITH DECREASED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THIS
  INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 TWO GUNS TO NEAR HOLBROOK.


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.

&&

$$

AZZ005>008-016-080415-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110408T0300Z/
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-
YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAGE...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...
PRESCOTT
807 PM MST THU APR 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH
OVERNIGHT...WITH LOCALIZED STRONGER GUSTS NEAR THE HIGHER 
TERRAIN.

$$

AZZ004-015-081115-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110408T1200Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...FLAGSTAFF
807 PM MST THU APR 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH
  THE MID EVENING HOURS AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION.
  FROM LATE EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...THE STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL BE LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN...INCLUDING
  THE HIGHWAY 89 CORRIDOR FROM DONEY PARK TOWARD GRAY
  MOUNTAIN...AND THE HOUSE ROCK VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 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. ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ010-011-081115-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0013.110408T1600Z-110409T0100Z/
CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO
807 PM MST THU APR 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 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.

&&

$$
729 
WWUS75 KFGZ 080649
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1149 PM MST THU APR 7 2011

AZZ004-015-081200-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110408T1200Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...FLAGSTAFF
1149 PM MST THU APR 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM
  APPROACHES THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED
  NORTHEAST OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN...INCLUDING THE HIGHWAY 89
  CORRIDOR FROM DONEY PARK TOWARD GRAY MOUNTAIN...AND THE HOUSE
  ROCK VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 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. ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ009>014-017-039-040-081500-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0013.110408T1600Z-110409T0100Z/
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-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
BLACK MESA AREA-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...
GANADO...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...
SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW...DILKON
1149 PM MST THU APR 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT. EXPECT
  STRONGER WINDS TO REDEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO
  FRIDAY EVENING AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE STATE.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH OVERNIGHT.
  ON FRIDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...
  GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH INTO EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY AFFECT PORTIONS 
  OF EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA WITH DECREASED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 
  THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 TWO GUNS TO NEAR 
  HOLBROOK. 

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.

&&

$$
526 
WWUS75 KFGZ 081201
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
501 AM MST FRI APR 8 2011

AZZ004-015-081315-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110408T1200Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...FLAGSTAFF
501 AM MST FRI APR 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

STRONG WIND GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE ADVISORY AREA AND THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

AZZ005-082015-
/O.EXB.KFGZ.WI.Y.0012.110408T1201Z-110409T0300Z/
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PAGE
501 AM MST FRI APR 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A STORM SYSTEM
  APPROACHES ARIZONA FROM THE WEST.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH... GUSTING TO 40
  TO 50 MPH INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON AREA HIGHWAYS...
  ESPECIALLY 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. ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ009>014-017-039-040-082015-
/O.EXT.KFGZ.WI.Y.0013.110408T1201Z-110409T0300Z/
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-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
BLACK MESA AREA-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...
GANADO...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...
SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW...DILKON
501 AM MST FRI APR 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
  EARLY EVENING HOURS AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES ARIZONA FROM
  THE WEST.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO 40
  TO 55 MPH INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY AFFECT PORTIONS OF
  NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA WITH DECREASED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THIS
  INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM TWO GUNS TO HOLBROOK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

RB
967 
WWUS75 KFGZ 081900
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1200 PM MST FRI APR 8 2011

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY...

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING...WITH
SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALREADY RECORDING WIND ADVISORY LEVEL WIND
GUSTS. 

SOME PEAK WIND GUSTS REPORTED AS OF NOON MST INCLUDE...

FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT .......... 40 MPH. 
DONEY PARK ................. 39 MPH. 
WINSLOW .................... 62 MPH. 
PRESCOTT ................... 39 MPH.
PAGE ....................... 37 MPH. 
ST. JOHNS .................. 39 MPH. 
WINDOW ROCK ................ 39 MPH. 
SHOW LOW ................... 53 MPH.
LEUPP ...................... 66 MPH.
PAINTED DESERT ............. 45 MPH.
TUBA CITY .................. 41 MPH.


AZZ009>014-017-039-040-090300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/
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-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
BLACK MESA AREA-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...
GANADO...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...
SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW...DILKON
1200 PM MST FRI APR 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO 
  THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES ARIZONA 
  FROM THE WEST. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 40 TO
  55 MPH INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY AFFECT PORTIONS 
  OF NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA WITH DECREASED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 
  THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM TWO GUNS TO 
  HOLBROOK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ005-090300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PAGE
1200 PM MST FRI APR 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A STORM SYSTEM 
  APPROACHES ARIZONA FROM THE WEST. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH... GUSTING TO 40 
  TO 50 MPH INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON AREA HIGHWAYS... 
  ESPECIALLY 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. ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$
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WWUS75 KFGZ 090137
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
637 PM MST FRI APR 8 2011

AZZ009>014-017-039-040-090245-
/O.CAN.KFGZ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/
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-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
BLACK MESA AREA-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...
GANADO...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...
SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW...DILKON
637 PM MST FRI APR 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS TODAYS WIND ADVISORY IS BEING
CANCELLED. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA. 

$$

AZZ005-090245-
/O.CAN.KFGZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PAGE
637 PM MST FRI APR 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS TODAYS WIND ADVISORY IS BEING
CANCELLED. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA.

$$

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Wind Advisories in Arizona, 2011Every wind advisory in 2011

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.