Wind Advisory – URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ

1202 PM MST WED MAR 26 2014

…SPRING STORM SYSTEM TO BRING STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST TODAY… A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY BRINGING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

BLOWING DUST IS EXPECTED TO BE MOST PREVALENT IN THE CHINLE VALLEY OF NORTHEAST ARIZONA WITH MORE LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST IN THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-

OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…FREDONIA…PAGE…GRAND CANYON VILLAGE…SUPAI…PRESCOTT…FLAGSTAFF…SHOW LOW…PAYSON…COTTONWOOD…CAMP VERDE…SEDONA

1202 PM MST WED MAR 26 2014

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING… * TIMING…WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING…BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS…SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS…TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO STRONG WINDS…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH…OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH…ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK – NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ

1226 PM MST WED MAR 26 2014

• 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-

  1226 PM MST WED MAR 26 2014

  THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE…COCONINO…NORTHERN GILA…NAVAJO…AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA.

  .DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TODAY AND WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.

  WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 30 TO 45 MPH…WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. BLOWING DUST WILL AFFECT THE VALLEYS OF NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ALL OF NORTHERN ARIZONA…A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY TO THE FOUR CORNERS…A DUST ADVISORY FOR THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY TO THE FOUR CORNERS…AND A DUST STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CHINLE VALLEY.

  COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE BY LATE AFTERNOON…WITH SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING AND LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN THIRD OF ARIZONA.

• .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.