Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 9, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at Feb 27, 2017, 9:52 AM MST for Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2017, 9:52 AM MST (16:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2017, 7:12 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 16:56 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, 4.9 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 649 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 300 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 454 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
825 WWUS75 KFGZ 271652 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 952 AM MST Mon Feb 27 2017 AZZ012>014-280300- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0009.170227T1652Z-170228T0300Z/ 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 Wupatki N.M, .Tuba City, Winslow, Holbrook, Snowflake, St. Johns, and Springerville 952 AM MST Mon Feb 27 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 8 PM MST this evening. * TIMING...Through 8 PM MST this evening. * WINDS...Southwesterly wind gusts up to 45 mph will occur from Tuba City to Wupatki, Meteor Crater to Winslow, and from Snowflake to Concho. * IMPACTS...Driving could become difficult at times, especially for high profile vehicles on east-west oriented roads, including Interstate 40. 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. && $$ TM
2 follow-up statements
402 WWUS75 KFGZ 272150 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 250 PM MST Mon Feb 27 2017 AZZ012>014-280300- /O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-170228T0300Z/ Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County- Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County- Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County- Including the cities of Wupatki N.M, .Tuba City, Winslow, Holbrook, Snowflake, St. Johns, and Springerville 250 PM MST Mon Feb 27 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through 8 PM MST this evening. * WINDS...Southwesterly wind gusts up to 45 mph will occur from Tuba City to Wupatki, Meteor Crater to Winslow, and from Snowflake to Concho. * IMPACTS...Driving could become difficult at times, especially for high profile vehicles on east-west oriented roads, including Interstate 40. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 39 mph...or gusts from 40 to 57 mph...are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Consider securing loose belongings on your property. Additional weather information is on the web at www.weather.gov/flagstaff. && $$ TM
798 WWUS75 KFGZ 280212 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 712 PM MST Mon Feb 27 2017 AZZ012>014-280315- /O.CAN.KFGZ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-170228T0300Z/ 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 Wupatki N.M, .Tuba City, Winslow, Holbrook, Snowflake, St. Johns, and Springerville 712 PM MST Mon Feb 27 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has cancelled the Wind Advisory for the Little Colorado River Valley. Winds have decreased below advisory criteria, though will remain gusty overnight. A few gusts could approach 40 mph especially near Saint Johns and Springerville. $$
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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.