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High Wind Watch 3, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

November 8, 2012Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this high wind watch at Nov 8, 2012, 3:53 AM MST for Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona. It took effect at Nov 9, 2012, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 8, 2012, 3:53 AM MST (10:53 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 9, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Nov 8, 2012, 2:35 PM MST
In force
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 10:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 00:00Z, 10.9 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 2012-11-08Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 00:00Z on 2012-11-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2963 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
47 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.

214 
WWUS75 KFGZ 081053
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
353 AM MST THU NOV 8 2012


AZZ012>014-081900-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.HW.A.0003.121109T1800Z-121110T0300Z/
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...
ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE
353 AM MST THU NOV 8 2012

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

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

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD
  FRONT FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
  POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST TO REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.


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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
734 
WWUS75 KFGZ 081731
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1031 AM MST THU NOV 8 2012

AZZ012>014-090145-
/O.CON.KFGZ.HW.A.0003.121109T1800Z-121110T0300Z/
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...
ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE
1031 AM MST THU NOV 8 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD 
  FRONT FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55
  MPH WITH POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING
  VISIBILITY AS LOW AS HALF MILE TO A MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL
  BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$
919 
WWUS75 KFGZ 082135
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
235 PM MST THU NOV 8 2012

AZZ012-090545-
/O.UPG.KFGZ.HW.A.0003.121109T1800Z-121110T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.HW.W.0006.121109T1600Z-121110T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.121109T0100Z-121109T1600Z/
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
235 PM MST THU NOV 8 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL GEOGRAPHIC AREA SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 40 FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST FRIDAY...

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...FOR THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL
GEOGRAPHIC AREA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9
AM MST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING REPLACED THE HIGH WIND WATCH.

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT FOR A SMALL GEOGRAPHIC AREA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
  40...AND BECOME MUCH STRONGER AND MORE WIDESPREAD BY FRIDAY
  MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME SUSTAINED 25
  TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  BY FRIDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS FROM
  45 TO 55 MPH WITH SOME WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING
  VISIBILITY AS LOW AS HALF MILE TO A MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL
  BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...MAINLY ON FRIDAY.  

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.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ013-014-090545-
/O.UPG.KFGZ.HW.A.0003.121109T1800Z-121110T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.HW.W.0006.121109T1600Z-121110T0300Z/
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...
ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE
235 PM MST THU NOV 8 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING REPLACED THE HIGH WIND WATCH.

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD
  FRONT FROM 9 AM MST THROUGH 8 PM MST FRIDAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 
  MPH WITH POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  REDUCING VISIBILITY AS LOW AS HALF MILE TO A MILE AT TIMES. 
  TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ005-015-090545-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.121109T0100Z-121110T0300Z/
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAGE...FLAGSTAFF
235 PM MST THU NOV 8 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL GEOGRAPHIC AREA COVERING
THE MARBLE CANYON...AND FOR THE DONEY PARK AREA EAST OF THE SAN
FRANCISCO PEAKS FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST FRIDAY ...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MST FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 8
PM MST FRIDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM AND THE
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST
FRIDAY MORNING FOR A SMALL GEOGRAPHIC AREA COVERING THE MARBLE
CANYON...AND THE DONEY PARK AREA EAST OF THE SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS
AND A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MST TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY
FOR ALL OF THE WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM AND THE MARBLE AND GLEN
CANYONS.

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT FOR AREAS JUST EAST OF THE SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS AND FOR
  THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40...AND BECOME MUCH STRONGER AND MORE
  WIDESPREAD BY FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 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.

&&

$$

AZZ004-006-007-016-017-090545-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.121109T1600Z-121110T0300Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...
SUPAI...SHOW LOW
235 PM MST THU NOV 8 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY...

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

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY AROUND 9 AM MST AHEAD
  OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 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.

&&

$$

AZZ009>011-039-040-090545-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.121109T1600Z-121110T0300Z/
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...
GANADO...DILKON
235 PM MST THU NOV 8 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY...

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

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY AROUND 9 AM MST
  AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  REDUCING VISIBILITY AS LOW AS HALF MILE TO A MILE AT TIMES. 
  TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 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.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 watch went out at Nov 8, 3:42 AM MST, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 3:42 AM MST, 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
340 AM MST THUR NOV 08 2012

.SYNOPSIS...BREEZY AND COOLER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY...AHEAD OF
THE SEASONS FIRST WINTER STORM SYSTEM SET TO ARRIVE FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...THEN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY. SHOWERS
WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH ARIZONA. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGH
COUNTRY WITH SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 4000 FEET ON SATURDAY.
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE IN STORE FOR THE WEEKEND.

&&

.DISCUSSION...STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SEEN ON SATELLITE IMAGERY
THIS MORNING MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE WA/OR COAST WITH THE ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO NORTHERN NV/NORTHERN CA. THE TROUGH AND COLD
FRONT WILL CONTINUE PUSHING SOUTH THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TODAY WITH
SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS OUR AREA INCREASING IN RESPONSE. GUSTS TODAY
WILL REACH 30 TO 35 MPH FOR MOST AREAS...WITH SOME 40 MPH GUSTS
ROUGHLY NORTHWEST OF A KAYENTA TO FLAGSTAFF LINE. 40 MPH GUSTS ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO WARRANT WIND ADVISORIES. IN
ADDITION...SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE CAN ALREADY BE SEEN STREAMING INTO
AZ THIS MORNING. CLOUD COVER WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE
DAY AS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM IN FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. PREFRONTAL SHOWERS WILL INCREASE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN RIM AND WHITE
MOUNTAINS WHERE THE BEST MOISTURE WILL BE.

WINDS ALOFT INCREASE TONIGHT AND LOCALLY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL
OCCUR NORTHEAST OF HIGH TERRAIN FEATURES. WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS
DEVELOP FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH
EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. HIGHER DOWNSLOPE
WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH STILL LOOK POSSIBLE IN THE LITTLE CO RIVER
VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT. AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST REMAIN A CONCERN FOR NORTHEAST AZ.

TIMING OF THE STORM SYSTEM AND PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS STILL LOOK ON
TRACK WITH FEW CHANGES MADE THERE. BEST PRECIP CHANCES CONTINUE TO
BE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY WITH THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE
FOLLOWED BY COLD POOL ALOFT MOVING OVERHEAD. PRECIP AMOUNTS STILL
LOOK TO FAVOR THE EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM/WHITE MOUNTAINS WHICH COULD
SEE MODERATE AMOUNTS OF RAIN BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW. LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY FOR THE HIGH COUNTRY...ON THE ORDER OF A COUPLE
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHEST PEAKS. AREAS
DOWN TO 4000 FEET MAY SEE SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON/EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL BE COLD ENOUGH
TO APPROACH RECORD LOW HIGHS.

BY SUNDAY THE TROUGH PUSHES EAST WITH SHOWERS COMING TO AN END AND
DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPING. DRY AND MORE MILD WEATHER WILL
RETURN BRIEFLY EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE ANOTHER TROUGH BRINGS CHANCES
FOR SHOWERS BY WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...FOR THE 12Z PACKAGE...A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM
THE WEST WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS TODAY...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS
AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TONIGHT. EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME SW
15-25G30-35 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 10-20G30 KTS DURING
THE EVENING. HIGH CLOUDS WILL STREAM ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA DURING
THE DAY...WITH SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUDS AT 2-5 KFT AGL DEVELOPING
TONIGHT ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT
UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS.

&&

.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR AZZ012>014.

PUBLIC.........MCS
AVIATION.......MCCOLLUM

FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT
WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 8, 2:35 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningFGZApache, Coconino, Navajo29 hr
Nov 8, 2:35 PM MSTWind AdvisoryFGZApache, Coconino, Navajo29 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.