Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2021
Wind Advisory 27, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 3:48 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | FGZ | Coconino | 43 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:48 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGZ | Apache, Coconino, Navajo | 43 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.