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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at May 24, 2012, 4:08 AM MST for Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona. It took effect at May 24, 2012, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2012, 4:08 AM MST (11:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 24, 2012, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- May 24, 2012, 2:53 PM MST
- In force
- 3 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 11:12 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, 11.1 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3447 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
391 WWUS75 KFGZ 241108 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 408 AM MST THU MAY 24 2012 .A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS. AZZ011>014-016-017-040-241915- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0016.120524T1900Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.HW.A.0002.120525T1700Z-120526T0300Z/ 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- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW... DILKON 408 AM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING...TODAY FROM NOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. FRIDAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...TODAY SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. FRIDAY SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE-40 NEAR WINSLOW...ROUTE 15 NORTHEAST OF DILKON. 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. && $$ AZZ004>007-009-010-015-039-241915- /O.NEW.KFGZ.HW.A.0002.120525T1700Z-120526T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- CHINLE VALLEY-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-BLACK MESA AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...PAGE... GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...CHINLE...KAYENTA...FLAGSTAFF 408 AM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING...FRIDAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS HIGHWAY 191 THROUGH THE CHINLE VALLEY...HIGHWAY 89 FROM FLAGSTAFF TO PAGE...AND HIGHWAY 160 FROM TUBA CITY TO THE FOUR CORNERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
2 follow-up statements
863 WWUS75 KFGZ 241900 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1200 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 AZZ011>014-016-017-040-250300- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.A.0002.120525T1700Z-120526T0300Z/ 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- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW... DILKON 1200 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * TIMING...TODAY UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. FRIDAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST. * WINDS...TODAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 NEAR WINSLOW. 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. 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. && $$ AZZ004>007-009-010-015-039-250300- /O.CON.KFGZ.HW.A.0002.120525T1700Z-120526T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- CHINLE VALLEY-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-BLACK MESA AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...PAGE... GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...CHINLE...KAYENTA...FLAGSTAFF 1200 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * TIMING...FRIDAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO IN THE CHINLE VALLEY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO AFFECT HIGHWAY 89 FROM FLAGSTAFF TO PAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
573 WWUS75 KFGZ 242153 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 253 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 AZZ011>014-016-017-040-250600- /O.CAN.KFGZ.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KFGZ.HW.A.0002.120525T1700Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.HW.W.0003.120525T1700Z-120527T0100Z/ 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- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...SHOW LOW... DILKON 253 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY. SOME AREAS WILL SEE A DECREASE IN WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT...INCREASING AGAIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 NEAR WINSLOW. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ010-250600- /O.UPG.KFGZ.HW.A.0002.120525T1700Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.HW.W.0003.120525T1700Z-120527T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.DS.W.0003.120525T1700Z-120527T0100Z/ CHINLE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINLE...KAYENTA 253 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY. SOME AREAS WILL SEE A DECREASE IN WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT...INCREASING AGAIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY...GENERALLY BELOW 1/4 MILE...LOCALLY NEAR ZERO. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PEOPLE SENSITIVE TO THICK DUST SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS VISIBILITIES ARE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE DUE TO BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ004>007-009-250600- /O.UPG.KFGZ.HW.A.0002.120525T1700Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.HW.W.0003.120525T1700Z-120526T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...PAGE... GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI 253 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY. SOME AREAS WILL SEE A DECREASE IN WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT...INCREASING AGAIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THIS MAY AFFECT HIGHWAY 89 FROM FLAGSTAFF TO PAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ015-039-250600- /O.UPG.KFGZ.HW.A.0002.120525T1700Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.HW.W.0003.120525T1700Z-120527T0100Z/ WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-BLACK MESA AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FLAGSTAFF 253 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY. SOME AREAS WILL SEE A DECREASE IN WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT...INCREASING AGAIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THIS MAY AFFECT HIGHWAY 89 FROM FLAGSTAFF TO PAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ008-018-037-038-250600- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0017.120525T1700Z-120526T0300Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...PAYSON...COTTONWOOD... CAMP VERDE...SEDONA 253 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 4:08 AM MST | High Wind Watch | FGZ | Apache, Coconino, Navajo | 11 hr |
| May 24, 2:53 PM MST | Dust Storm Warning | FGZ | Apache, Navajo | 53 hr |
| May 24, 2:53 PM MST | High Wind Warning | FGZ | Apache, Coconino, Navajo | 29 hr |
| May 24, 2:53 PM MST | Wind Advisory | FGZ | Coconino, Gila, Yavapai | 29 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.