An unusually strong low pressure system began to move through the Great Basin today. This produced windy conditions over northern Arizona and locally high winds.
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The episode as NWS FGZ wrote it up.
An unusually strong low pressure system began to move through the Great Basin today. This produced windy conditions over northern Arizona and locally high winds.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 16, 9:54 AM MST, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 954 AM MST MON JUN 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS... WINDY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY AND TUESDAY WITH SPEEDS DECREASING ON WEDNESDAY. EXPECT THE DRY WEATHER TO CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA THROUGH FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. && .DISCUSSION...PRIMARY WEATHER CONCERNS TODAY ARE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS IN RESPONSE TO LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. WINDS THIS MORNING ARE ALREADY GUSTING IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE AND ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS REACHING 40 TO 55 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN ARIZONA EXCEPT NORTHERN GILA AND SOUTHERN YAVAPAI COUNTIES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON GENERATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AREA-WIDE AND A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR SOME AREAS...PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAIL. && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION (325 AM MST)... THE ANOMALOUSLY DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW AND TROUGH FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND GREAT BASIN TODAY AND TUESDAY. AS THIS SYSTEM GETS CLOSER TO NORTHERN ARIZONA...THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PEAK AND BE AT ITS STRONGEST TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN THE FLOW ALOFT DECREASES A LITTLE DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH STILL A THREAT OF NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF NAVAJO AND APACHE COUNTIES. AS A RESULT OF THE STRONG FLOW ALOFT AND THE DEEP MIXING...WIDESPREAD SURFACE WINDS 20-35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TUESDAY. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW MUCH MOISTURE INCREASE THERE WILL BE OVER THE MOGOLLON RIM...WHITE MOUNTAINS...AND CHUSKA MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY WHICH WILL AFFECT WHETHER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE MET IN THESE AREAS. MODELS SO FAR HAVE UNDER DONE THE DRYING ESPECIALLY OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. FOR NOW THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY WILL BE LEFT FOR THE DAY SHIFT TODAY TO DELINEATE WHERE TO PUT UP THE RED FLAG FOR TUESDAY. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL NEAR THE HIGHER TERRAIN THE NEXT COUPLE NIGHTS DUE TO THE MIXING FROM THE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT. THE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA ON WEDNESDAY...AND WE WILL FINALLY SEE SOME RELIEF FROM THE STRONG WINDS EXCEPT FOR PORTIONS OF NAVAJO AND APACHE COUNTIES WHERE WINDS WILL STILL BE GUSTING POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MUCH WEAKER UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK...WITH LIGHTER WINDS. MODELS ARE SUGGESTING THAT SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE MAY MOVE NORTHWARD INTO NEW MEXICO AND POSSIBLY FAR EASTERN ARIZONA OVER THE WEEKEND...WHICH MAY LEAD TO HIGH BASED CONVECTION WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DRY LIGHTNING. THE THREAT IS RELATIVELY TOO SMALL TO PUT INTO THE FORECAST AT THIS TIME...ONLY OCCASIONAL CLOUDS EXPECTED OVER EASTERN AZ. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 18Z PACKAGE...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS UNDER PERIODIC MID-TO-UPPER LEVEL CLOUDINESS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20-30G45KT THROUGH 02Z TUESDAY...THEN 10-20KT OVERNIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FIRE WEATHER...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA AS A LARGE UPPER LOW MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. FOR TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY...WE HAVE VERY LOW HUMIDITIES THIS MORNING ACROSS THE AREA WITH MIN TEMPS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. EXPECT VERY STRONG 20-FOOT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TO START BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. EXPECT SINGLE DIGIT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY...WITH POOR RECOVERY TONIGHT. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW TONIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ON TUESDAY...EXPECT SIMILAR WIND CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. SURFACE MOISTURE IS SHOWN TO INCREASE ACROSS AREAS EAST OF A LINE FROM KAYENTA THROUGH PAYSON. THIS PUTS FORECAST MIN RH'S ABOVE 15 PERCENT IN THE PONDEROSA FOREST IN THIS AREA. TUESDAYS AREA WIDE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL CONTINUE AT THIS TIME. ON WEDNESDAY...THE UPPER LOW MOVES EAST ACROSS THE ROCKIES. STRONGER WINDS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO NAVAJO AND APACHE COUNTIES WHERE THE THREAT REMAINS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...THOUGH THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN VERY DRY. THE HAINES INDEX WILL DECREASE TO MODERATE LEVELS THROUGH THIS PERIOD. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR AZZ104>118- 137>140. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR AZZ104>118-137>140. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR AZZ004>017- 038>040. WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY FOR AZZ004>017- 038>040. && PUBLIC.........MCS/TC AVIATION.......KD FIRE WEATHER...KD FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 228 AM MST MON JUN 16 2014 AZZ004>018-037>040-170715- KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- 228 AM MST MON JUN 16 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO... NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM AROUND 40 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA FROM THE MOGOLLON RIM...WHITE MOUNTAINS...AND YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS NORTHWARD TO THE UTAH BORDER FROM LATE MORNING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE FORECAST FROM BASICALLY HIGHWAY 89 FROM FLAGSTAFF EASTWARD TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY PLUS THE GUSTY WINDS MEAN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN ARIZONA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING....SEE PHXRFWFGZ FOR DETAILS. ALSO SEE PHXNPWFGZ FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM AROUND 40 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES FOR TUESDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE FROM BASICALLY HIGHWAY 89 FROM FLAGSTAFF EASTWARD TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. SLOWER WIND SPEEDS RETURN STARTING WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Flagstaff ASOS reported wind gusts over 58 MPH between 1140 AM and 300 PM. The peak wind gust was 60 MPH at 247 PM.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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