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Wind Advisory 27, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

December 23, 2021Apache County, Navajo County, Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at Dec 23, 2021, 2:00 PM MST for Apache County, Navajo County, Arizona. It took effect at Dec 24, 2021, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 23, 2021, 2:00 PM MST (21:00 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 24, 2021, 12:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 24, 2021, 11:30 AM MST
In force
12 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 20:57 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, 9.0 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 12:00Z on 2021-12-23Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-12-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 175 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
1963 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
175 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
209 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

079 
WWUS75 KFGZ 232100
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
200 PM MST Thu Dec 23 2021

AZZ014-017-240500-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.211224T0700Z-211225T0300Z/
Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County-White Mountains-
Including the cities of St. Johns, Springerville, Show Low, 
Greer, and Pinetop
200 PM MST Thu Dec 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM MST
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Includes the cities of St. Johns, Springerville, Show
  Low, Greer, and Pinetop.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 PM MST Friday.

* 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
3 follow-up statements
167 
WWUS75 KFGZ 240328
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
828 PM MST Thu Dec 23 2021

AZZ014-017-241300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.211224T0700Z-211225T0300Z/
Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County-White Mountains-
Including the cities of St. Johns, Springerville, Show Low, 
Greer, and Pinetop
828 PM MST Thu Dec 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM
MST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Includes the cities of St. Johns, Springerville, Show 
  Low, Greer, and Pinetop.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 PM MST Friday.

* 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
781 
WWUS75 KFGZ 241018
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
318 AM MST Fri Dec 24 2021

AZZ014-017-250300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-211225T0300Z/
Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County-White Mountains-
Including the cities of St. Johns, Springerville, Show Low, 
Greer, and Pinetop
318 AM MST Fri Dec 24 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Includes the cities of St. Johns, Springerville, Show 
  Low, Greer, and Pinetop.

* WHEN...Until 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
422 
WWUS75 KFGZ 241830
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
1130 AM MST Fri Dec 24 2021

AZZ014-017-241930-
/O.CAN.KFGZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-211225T0300Z/
Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County-White Mountains-
Including the cities of St. Johns, Springerville, Show Low, 
Greer, and Pinetop
1130 AM MST Fri Dec 24 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Gusty southwest winds will continue in the area, ranging from 15 
to 25 mph, with gusts to 35 mph. However, wind Advisory level 
winds have not materialized, likely due to the widespread rain 
and snow this morning.

Therefore, the Wind Advisory has been cancelled.

$$

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
Dec 23, 3:48 AM MSTWinter Storm WarningFGZCoconino43 hr
Dec 23, 3:48 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryFGZApache, Coconino, Navajo43 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.