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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

May 8, 2011Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at May 8, 2011, 2:59 PM MST for Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona. It took effect at May 9, 2011, 7:00 AM MST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 8, 2011, 2:59 PM MST (21:59 UTC)
In effect from
May 9, 2011, 7:00 AM MST
Expired
May 9, 2011, 7:19 PM MST
In force
12 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 21:57 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, 10.0 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 2011-05-08Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 12:00Z on 2011-05-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 151 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
2801 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
151 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
208 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.

429 
WWUS75 KFGZ 082159
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
259 PM MST SUN MAY 8 2011

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA...

.AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF NORTHERN
ARIZONA TODAY AND AGAIN ON MONDAY.

AZZ016-017-090600-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.110509T1400Z-110510T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW
259 PM MST SUN MAY 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: EXPECT STRONG WINDS INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL 
  DECREASE IN MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT BUT BECOME STRONG AGAIN A FEW
  HOURS AFTER SUNRISE ON MONDAY. 

* WINDS: TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
  40 TO 50 MPH. ON MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS: EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING
  HIGHWAY 260.

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>014-039-040-090600-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.110509T1400Z-110510T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/
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-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...DILKON
259 PM MST SUN MAY 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: EXPECT STRONG WINDS INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL
  DECREASE IN MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT BUT BECOME STRONG AGAIN A FEW
  HOURS AFTER SUNRISE ON MONDAY.

* WINDS: TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH.
  ON MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45
  TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS: EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING 
  INTERSTATE 40 FROM WINSLOW TO THE NEW MEXICO LINE AND HIGHWAY 
  191 IN THE NAVAJO NATION. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ004-006>008-015-090300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-
YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...
SUPAI...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF
259 PM MST SUN MAY 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: EXPECT STRONG WINDS INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL 
  DECREASE IN MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER AREAS EAST OF THE 
  SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS...INCLUDING DONEY PARK AND HIGHWAY 89 FROM 
  DONEY PARK TO WUPATKI NATIONAL MONUMENT...WILL CONTINUE TO 
  HAVE STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE NIGHT. 

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

* IMPACTS: EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING 
  INTERSTATE 40 THROUGH FLAGSTAFF AND HIGHWAY 89A NORTH OF 
  FLAGSTAFF. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ005-009-090300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PAGE
259 PM MST SUN MAY 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: EXPECT STRONG WINDS INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL 
  DECREASE IN MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER AREAS EAST OF 
  KAIBAB PLATEAU...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 89A NEAR HOUSE ROCK...WILL 
  CONTINUE TO HAVE STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE NIGHT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS: EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING 
  HIGHWAY 89A. 

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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
288 
WWUS75 KFGZ 090254
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
754 PM MST SUN MAY 8 2011

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA...

.AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF NORTHERN
ARIZONA AGAIN ON MONDAY.

AZZ016-017-091100-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.110509T1400Z-110510T0300Z/
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW
754 PM MST SUN MAY 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. 


* TIMING: WINDS WILL DECREASE IN MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT BUT BECOME
  STRONG AGAIN A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNRISE ON MONDAY.

* WINDS: ON MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 45 TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS: EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING
  HIGHWAY 260.


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>014-039-040-091100-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.110509T1400Z-110510T0300Z/
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-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...DILKON
754 PM MST SUN MAY 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. 


* TIMING: WINDS WILL DECREASE IN MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT BUT BECOME
  STRONG AGAIN A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNRISE ON MONDAY.

* WINDS: TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 
  45 MPH. ON MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING
  INTERSTATE 40 FROM WINSLOW TO THE NEW MEXICO LINE AND HIGHWAY
  191 IN THE NAVAJO NATION. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.


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.

&&

$$

AZZ004-006>008-015-090400-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-
YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...
SUPAI...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF
754 PM MST SUN MAY 8 2011

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

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

WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING IN MOST LOCATIONS THUS THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

STRONG WINDS MAY PERSIST OVERNIGHT DOWNWIND OF THE SAN FRANCISCO
PEAKS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 89 AND DONEY PARK WHERE WINDS MAY GUST TO
40 TO 50 MPH.

$$

AZZ005-009-090400-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PAGE
754 PM MST SUN MAY 8 2011

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

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

WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING IN MOST LOCATIONS THUS
THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

STRONG WINDS MAY PERSIST OVERNIGHT DOWNWIND OF THE KAIBAB PLATEAU
IN HOUSE ROCK VALLEY WHERE WINDS MAY GUST 40 TO 50 MPH.


$$
709 
WWUS75 KFGZ 091051
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
351 AM MST MON MAY 9 2011

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA TODAY...

.AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF
NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA AGAIN TODAY.

AZZ010>014-016-017-039-040-091900-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.110509T1400Z-110510T0300Z/
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-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-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
351 AM MST MON MAY 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE THIS
  MORNING...BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY UNTIL EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING 
  INTERSTATE 40 FROM WINSLOW TO THE NEW MEXICO LINE AND HIGHWAY 
  191 IN THE NAVAJO NATION. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$
568 
WWUS75 KFGZ 091721
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1021 AM MST MON MAY 9 2011

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA TODAY...

.AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF
NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA TODAY.

AZZ010>014-016-017-039-040-100300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110510T0300Z/
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-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-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
1021 AM MST MON MAY 9 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: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND PEAK
  BETWEEN 2 PM MST AND 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...AND SLOWLY
  DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55
  MPH...WINDS PEAKING ESPECIALLY BY MID AFTERNOON TO LATE
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING 
  INTERSTATE 40 FROM WINSLOW TO THE NEW MEXICO LINE AND HIGHWAY 
  191 IN THE NAVAJO NATION. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$
220 
WWUS75 KFGZ 100219
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
719 PM MST MON MAY 9 2011

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA ON MONDAY...

PEAK WINDS THROUGH 700 PM MST INCLUDE:

AIRPORT OBSERVATIONS...

WINDOW ROCK ........... 58 MPH.
SAINT JOHNS ........... 55 MPH.
WINSLOW ............... 47 MPH.
SHOW LOW .............. 46 MPH.
FLAGSTAFF  ............ 45 MPH.
PRESCOTT .............. 39 MPH.
GRAND CANYON .......... 38 MPH.
PAGE .................. 36 MPH.


ADDITIONAL OBERSERVATIONS...

CONCHO ................ 50 MPH.
TWO GUNS I-40 ......... 46 MPH.
KYKOTSMOVI ............ 44 MPH.
ALPINE ................ 41 MPH.
LEUPP ................. 40 MPH.
GREER ................. 40 MPH.
WUPATKI N.M. .......... 39 MPH.
HAPPY JACK ............ 36 MPH.


AZZ010>014-016-017-039-040-100330-
/O.CAN.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110510T0300Z/
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-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-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
719 PM MST MON MAY 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING THUS
THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

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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.