Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at Feb 17, 2016, 2:35 PM MST for Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona. It took effect at Feb 18, 2016, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2016, 2:35 PM MST (21:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2016, 9:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2016, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 11 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 21:40 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, 9.6 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
- 3009 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
297 WWUS75 KFGZ 172135 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 235 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 AZZ004>007-009>017-039-040-180545- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.160218T1600Z-160219T0300Z/ 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 235 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AFTER SUNRISE WITH STRONG WINDS LASTING THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. 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 WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
4 follow-up statements
793 WWUS75 KFGZ 180425 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 925 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 AZZ004>007-009>017-039-040-181300- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.160218T1600Z-160219T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS- BLACK MESA AREA-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE... KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA... WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...FLAGSTAFF... WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES... SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP...NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 925 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THURSDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE DAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
227 WWUS75 KFGZ 181021 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 321 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 AZZ004>007-009>017-039-040-181830- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.160218T1600Z-160219T0300Z/ 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 321 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE DAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
634 WWUS75 KFGZ 181857 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1157 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 AZZ004>007-009>017-039-040-190300- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160219T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS- BLACK MESA AREA-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE... KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA... WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...FLAGSTAFF... WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES... SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP...NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 1157 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
483 WWUS75 KFGZ 190300 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 800 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 AZZ004>007-009>017-039-040-190400- /O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160219T0300Z/ 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 800 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AND THE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED. $$
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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.