Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2019
Wind Advisory 21, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at Oct 29, 2019, 3:36 AM MST for Apache County, Navajo County, Arizona. It took effect at Oct 29, 2019, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 29, 2019, 3:36 AM MST (10:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 29, 2019, 9:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2019, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Counties Apache County, AZ, Navajo County, AZ
The radar
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:36 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 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 3166 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
386 WWUS75 KFGZ 291036 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 336 AM MST Tue Oct 29 2019 AZZ014-017-300300- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.191029T1600Z-191030T0300Z/ Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County-White Mountains- Including the cities of St. Johns, Springerville, Show Low, Greer, and Pinetop 336 AM MST Tue Oct 29 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Northeast of the White Mountains including the Little Colorado River valley of Apache County * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 8 PM MST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. In addition, winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/flagstaff
1 follow-up statement
540 WWUS75 KFGZ 300248 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 748 PM MST Tue Oct 29 2019 AZZ014-017-300400- /O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-191030T0300Z/ Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County-White Mountains- Including the cities of St. Johns, Springerville, Show Low, Greer, and Pinetop 748 PM MST Tue Oct 29 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... Wind speeds have largely decreased below advisory thresholds this evening and the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire. However, breezy winds will persist overnight with gusts up to 30 mph as a cold front moves through the state. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/flagstaff
The office that day
Everything else NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 3:35 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | FGZ | Apache, Coconino, Navajo | 14 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.