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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

March 2, 2021Coconino County, Yavapai County, Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at Mar 2, 2021, 2:01 PM MST for Coconino County, Yavapai County, Arizona. It took effect at Mar 3, 2021, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 2, 2021, 2:01 PM MST (21:01 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 3, 2021, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Mar 3, 2021, 6:00 PM MST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Flagstaff, AZ

Counties Coconino County, AZ, Yavapai County, AZ

The radar

The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 33 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 2021-03-02Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-03-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
3301 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
0 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

448 
WWUS75 KFGZ 022101
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
201 PM MST Tue Mar 2 2021

AZZ007-008-037-030515-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0006.210303T1800Z-210304T0100Z/
Coconino Plateau-Yavapai County Mountains-
Yavapai County Valleys and Basins-
Including the cities of Valle, Prescott, Seligman, Ash Fork, 
Cottonwood, Camp Verde, Cordes Junction, and Bagdad
201 PM MST Tue Mar 2 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 MPH with gusts up to 40 MPH 
  expected.

* WHERE...Coconino Plateau-Yavapai County Mountains-Yavapai 
  County Valleys and Basins.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 6 PM MST Wednesday.

* 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
2 follow-up statements
920 
WWUS75 KFGZ 030913
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
213 AM MST Wed Mar 3 2021

AZZ007-008-037-040100-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0006.210303T1800Z-210304T0100Z/
Coconino Plateau-Yavapai County Mountains-
Yavapai County Valleys and Basins-
Including the cities of Valle, Prescott, Seligman, Ash Fork, 
Cottonwood, Camp Verde, Cordes Junction, and Bagdad
213 AM MST Wed Mar 3 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 MPH with gusts up to 40 to 45 MPH 
  expected.

* WHERE...Coconino Plateau, Yavapai County Mountains, Yavapai
  County Valleys and Basins. Including cities of Valle, Prescott,
  Seligman, Ash Fork, Cottonwood, Camp Verde, Cordes Junction, 
  and Bagdad.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 6 PM MST Wednesday.

* 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
714 
WWUS75 KFGZ 040058
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
558 PM MST Wed Mar 3 2021

AZZ007-008-037-040200-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210304T0100Z/
Coconino Plateau-Yavapai County Mountains-
Yavapai County Valleys and Basins-
Including the cities of Valle, Prescott, Seligman, Ash Fork, 
Cottonwood, Camp Verde, Cordes Junction, and Bagdad
558 PM MST Wed Mar 3 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

Winds have begun to subside. This trend is expected to continue 
after sunset with lighter winds in the forecast overnight.
Occasional gusting conditions are possible, but with diminishing
strength throughout the evening.

$$

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
Mar 2, 2:08 PM MSTRed Flag WarningFGZYavapai28 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.