5/5/14 3:42 PM

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY.

* TIMING…WINDS INCREASING BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO
THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS…WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH…WITH GUSTS OF 40
TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS…AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN
ARIZONA INCLUDING THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND CHINLE
VALLEY AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST PLATEAUS.

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.

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

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE TROUGH AND COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS… AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…WHICH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM FLAGSTAFF NORTHWESTWARD AND OVER THE BLACK MESA FROM MID TO LATE MORNING TO
7 PM MST EARLY THIS EVENING. SEE PHXRFWFGZ PRODUCT AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF FOR MORE DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH AND COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN ARIZONA LATE IN THE DAY ON TUESDAY…THIS WILL PRODUCE EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS RANGING FROM 22-32 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THERE WILL BE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE NORTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON TUESDAY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH THE WINDS ON TUESDAY HAS RESULTED IN A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MID MORNING TO EARLY EVENING. SEE PRODUCT ID PHXRFWFGZ AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF FOR DETAILS.

Patricks Pond fire approximately 3-4 acres has containment, Forest Service still putting out hot spots within containment. Fire was contained to Coconino County.