Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 13, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at Apr 2, 2017, 2:44 PM MST for Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona. It took effect at Apr 3, 2017, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2017, 2:44 PM MST (21:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2017, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2017, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 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 21:45 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, 9.7 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
- 1219 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
996 WWUS75 KFGZ 022144 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 244 PM MST Sun Apr 2 2017 AZZ012>017-040-031100- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0013.170403T1900Z-170404T0300Z/ 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- Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264- Including the cities of Wupatki N.M, .Tuba City, Winslow, Holbrook, Snowflake, St. Johns, Springerville, Flagstaff, Williams, Munds Park, Heber, Happy Jack, Forest Lakes, Show Low, Greer, Pinetop, Dilkon, and Kykotsmovi 244 PM MST Sun Apr 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM MST Monday. * TIMING...Winds will become strong and gusty Monday afternoon and continue through mid evening ahead of a cold front. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts 35 to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Driving could become difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Localized areas of blowing dust are possible over valley areas including Interstate 40 from just east of Flagstaff to near Holbrook. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
656 WWUS75 KFGZ 030959 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 259 AM MST Mon Apr 3 2017 AZZ012>017-040-032245- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0013.170403T1900Z-170404T0300Z/ Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County- Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County- Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County- Western Mogollon Rim-Eastern Mogollon Rim-White Mountains- Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264- Including the cities of Wupatki N.M, .Tuba City, Winslow, Holbrook, Snowflake, St. Johns, Springerville, Flagstaff, Williams, Munds Park, Heber, Happy Jack, Forest Lakes, Show Low, Greer, Pinetop, Dilkon, and Kykotsmovi 259 AM MST Mon Apr 3 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Winds will become strong and gusty this afternoon and continue through mid-evening ahead of a cold front. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts 35 to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Driving could become difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Localized areas of blowing dust are possible over valley areas including Interstate 40 from just east of Flagstaff to near Holbrook. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 39 mph...or gusts from 40 to 57 mph...are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Consider securing loose belongings on your property. Additional weather information is on the web at www.weather.gov/flagstaff. && $$ KD
983 WWUS75 KFGZ 031928 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 1228 PM MST Mon Apr 3 2017 AZZ012>017-040-040300- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-170404T0300Z/ 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- Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264- Including the cities of Wupatki N.M, .Tuba City, Winslow, Holbrook, Snowflake, St. Johns, Springerville, Flagstaff, Williams, Munds Park, Heber, Happy Jack, Forest Lakes, Show Low, Greer, Pinetop, Dilkon, and Kykotsmovi 1228 PM MST Mon Apr 3 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Strong and gusty winds will continue through mid-evening ahead of a cold front. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Driving could become difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Localized areas of blowing dust are possible over valley areas including Interstate 40 from just east of Flagstaff to near Holbrook. 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. && $$
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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.