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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at Apr 22, 2016, 3:07 PM MST for Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona. It took effect at Apr 23, 2016, 10:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 22, 2016, 3:07 PM MST (22:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 23, 2016, 10:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2016, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 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 22:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 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
- 3106 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
340 WWUS75 KFGZ 222207 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 307 PM MST FRI APR 22 2016 AZZ009>017-039-040-230615- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0008.160423T1700Z-160424T0200Z/ 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...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 307 PM MST FRI APR 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND REMAIN GUSTY INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE STRONG WINDS GUSTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOGOLLON RIM. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 50 MPH ARE FORECAST IN THE ADVISORY AREA. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
152 WWUS75 KFGZ 230647 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1147 PM MST FRI APR 22 2016 AZZ009>017-039-040-231800- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0008.160423T1700Z-160424T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS- BLACK MESA AREA-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO... WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE... ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP... NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 1147 PM MST FRI APR 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY... * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND REMAIN GUSTY INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH SPEEDS DECREASING FROM THE WEST LATER IN THE DAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 50 MPH ARE FORECAST IN THE ADVISORY AREA. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
925 WWUS75 KFGZ 231709 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1009 AM MST SAT APR 23 2016 AZZ009>017-039-040-240200- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160424T0200Z/ 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...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 1009 AM MST SAT APR 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS HAVE INCREASED AND WILL REMAIN GUSTY INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH SPEEDS DECREASING FROM THE WEST LATER IN THE DAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 50 MPH ARE FORECAST IN THE ADVISORY AREA. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING 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. && $$
409 WWUS75 KFGZ 240150 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 650 PM MST SAT APR 23 2016 AZZ009>017-039-040-240300- /O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160424T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS- BLACK MESA AREA-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO... CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO... WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE... ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK... HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP... NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 650 PM MST SAT APR 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 4:48 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | FGZ | Apache, Coconino, Navajo | 15 hr |
Nearby
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.