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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this wind advisory at Oct 4, 2025, 2:45 AM MST for Apache County, Navajo County, Arizona. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 4, 2025, 2:45 AM MST (09:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 4, 2025, 3:00 PM 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 09:50 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, 9.8 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
- 2467 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 253 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
216 WWUS75 KFGZ 040945 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 245 AM MST Sat Oct 4 2025 AZZ013-014-017-042200- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.251004T0945Z-251004T2200Z/ Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County-Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County-White Mountains- Including the cities of Greer, Pinetop, Winslow, Springerville, Snowflake, St. Johns, Holbrook, and Show Low 245 AM MST Sat Oct 4 2025 /345 AM MDT Sat Oct 4 2025/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST /4 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Little Colorado River Valley in Apache and Navajo counties, and the White Mountains. * WHEN...Until 3 PM MST /4 PM MDT/ this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles, such as RVs, campers, and tractor trailers. Use extra caution. Secure loose outdoor objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. && $$ JJ
1 follow-up statement
654 WWUS75 KFGZ 042152 NPWFGZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 252 PM MST Sat Oct 4 2025 AZZ013-014-017-042300- /O.EXP.KFGZ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-251004T2200Z/ Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County-Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County-White Mountains- Including the cities of Pinetop, Show Low, St. Johns, Snowflake, Holbrook, Springerville, Greer, and Winslow 252 PM MST Sat Oct 4 2025 /352 PM MDT Sat Oct 4 2025/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM MST /4 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... Southwest winds continue to gust from 35 to 45 mph over portions of eastern Arizona. However, the wind speeds will begin to decrease quickly over the next hour or two and the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire. $$ NWS 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.