Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2021

Wind Advisory 4, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

February 13, 2021Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at Feb 13, 2021, 1:27 PM MST for Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 13, 2021, 1:27 PM MST (20:27 UTC)
Expired
Feb 13, 2021, 7:00 PM MST
In force
6 hr
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 20:29 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, 8.5 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 12:00Z on 2021-02-13Temperature 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 2021-02-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 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
1480 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

405 
WWUS75 KFGZ 132027
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
127 PM MST Sat Feb 13 2021

AZZ012>014-140200-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0004.210213T2027Z-210214T0200Z/
Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County-
Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County-
Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County-
Including the cities of Wupatki N.M., Tuba City, Winslow, 
Holbrook, Snowflake, St. Johns, and Springerville
127 PM MST Sat Feb 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph, with gusts from 40 to 50
  mph. Localized gusts as high as 55 mph.

* WHERE...The Little Colorado River Valley, including much of I-40
  east of Flagstaff.

* WHEN...Until 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
891 
WWUS75 KFGZ 140200
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
700 PM MST Sat Feb 13 2021

AZZ012>014-140300-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210214T0200Z/
Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County-
Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County-
Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County-
Including the cities of Wupatki N.M., Tuba City, Winslow, 
Holbrook, Snowflake, St. Johns, and Springerville
700 PM MST Sat Feb 13 2021

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

Winds across northern Arizona have decreased this evening and the
Wind Advisory has expired. 

$$

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

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Arizona, 2021Every wind advisory in 2021

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.