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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

May 2, 2021Apache County, Navajo County, Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at May 2, 2021, 2:22 AM MST for Apache County, Navajo County, Arizona. It took effect at May 2, 2021, 10:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 2, 2021, 2:22 AM MST (09:22 UTC)
In effect from
May 2, 2021, 10:00 AM MST
Expired
May 2, 2021, 7:00 PM MST
In force
9 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 09:20 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, 9.4 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 2021-05-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-05-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3340 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

490 
WWUS75 KFGZ 020922
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
222 AM MST Sun May 2 2021

AZZ014-017-030200-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.210502T1700Z-210503T0200Z/
Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County-White Mountains-
Including the cities of St. Johns, Springerville, Show Low, 
Greer, and Pinetop
222 AM MST Sun May 2 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Navajo and Apache counties
  including St. Johns, Springerville, and Show Low.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 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
335 
WWUS75 KFGZ 030153
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
653 PM MST Sun May 2 2021

AZZ014-017-030300-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-210503T0200Z/
Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County-White Mountains-
Including the cities of St. Johns, Springerville, Show Low, 
Greer, and Pinetop
653 PM MST Sun May 2 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

Wind speeds have dropped below advisory criteria this evening and
the Wind Advisory has been allowed to expire. Breezy conditions 
will persist through late tonight.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://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.