Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2021
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at Feb 3, 2021, 11:51 PM MST for Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona. It was in force for 109 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2021, 11:51 PM MST (06:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2021, 1:40 AM MST
- In force
- 109 min
- Issued by
- NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Counties Apache County, AZ, Coconino County, AZ, Navajo County, AZ
The radar
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1547 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 277 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
086 WWUS75 KFGZ 040651 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 1151 PM MST Wed Feb 3 2021 AZZ014-016-017-041300- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.210204T0651Z-210204T1300Z/ Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County- Eastern Mogollon Rim-White Mountains- Including the cities of St. Johns, Springerville, Heber, Happy Jack, Forest Lakes, Show Low, Greer, and Pinetop 1151 PM MST Wed Feb 3 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts 45 to 55 mph mph. * WHERE...Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County, Eastern Mogollon Rim, White Mountains, including the cities of St. Johns, Springerville, Heber, Show Low, Greer. * WHEN...Until 6 AM MST Thursday. * 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/flagstaff
1 follow-up statement
234 WWUS75 KFGZ 040840 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 140 AM MST Thu Feb 4 2021 AZZ014-016-017-040945- /O.CAN.KFGZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210204T1300Z/ Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County- Eastern Mogollon Rim-White Mountains- Including the cities of St. Johns, Springerville, Heber, Happy Jack, Forest Lakes, Show Low, Greer, and Pinetop 140 AM MST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The wind speeds across Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County, the Eastern Mogollon Rim and White Mountains areas are decreasing below advisory levels due to the arrival of a cold front. The fastest gusts from earlier Wednesday night include 66 mph at Springerville, 48 mph at Greens Peak, 49 mph in Alpine. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/flagstaff
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.