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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

January 23, 2021Apache County, Navajo County, Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at Jan 23, 2021, 2:46 AM MST for Apache County, Navajo County, Arizona. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 23, 2021, 2:46 AM MST (09:46 UTC)
Expired
Jan 23, 2021, 6:00 PM MST
In force
15 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 09:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 9.8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 00:00Z on 2021-01-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 00:00Z on 2021-01-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 150 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
597 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
79 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

515 
WWUS75 KFGZ 230946
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
246 AM MST Sat Jan 23 2021

AZZ014-017-240100-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0001.210123T0946Z-210124T0100Z/
Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County-White Mountains-
Including the cities of St. Johns, Springerville, Show Low, 
Greer, and Pinetop
246 AM MST Sat Jan 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph, with gusts from 40 to 50
  mph.

* WHERE...North facing slopes of the White Mountains, including
  Show Low, Vernon, Springerville and Eagar.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 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
760 
WWUS75 KFGZ 240056
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
556 PM MST Sat Jan 23 2021

AZZ014-017-240200-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210124T0100Z/
Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County-White Mountains-
Including the cities of St. Johns, Springerville, Show Low, 
Greer, and Pinetop
556 PM MST Sat Jan 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

Earlier gusty winds have decreased below advisory levels this 
evening and the wind advisory will expire at 6 PM MST.

$$

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 23, 2:10 PM MSTWinter Storm WatchFGZApache, Coconino, Gila, Navajo, Yavapai13 hr

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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.