Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
300 PM MST TUE APR 30 2013

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY...

AN APPROACHING DRY COLD FRONT HAS CAUSED STRONG WINDS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER AND
CHINLE VALLEYS REDUCING VISIBILITY TO AS LOW AS 1/2 MILE. A
WIND ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT MOSTLY FOR LOCATIONS
ALONG AND NORTH OF THE I-40 UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT. ALSO...A BLOWING
DUST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE LITTLE COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY AND THE CHINLE VALLEY UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT.

WIND REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF
AS OF 230 PM MST:

LOCATION             MAX WIND     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS
                        GUST            OF
                         MPH    MEASUREMENT

ARIZONA

...APACHE COUNTY...
   WINDOW ROCK AIRPORT     40   217 PM  4/30
   ST. JOHNS AIRPORT       37   149 PM  4/30

...COCONINO COUNTY...
   DONEY PARK              52   200 PM  4/30
   FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT       47   211 PM  4/30
   GRAND CANYON AIRPORT    47  1205 PM  4/30
   PAGE AIRPORT            37  1203 PM  4/30

...NAVAJO COUNTY...
   WINSLOW AIRPORT         47  1248 PM  4/30
   SHOW LOW REGIONAL AI    43   215 PM  4/30

...YAVAPAI COUNTY...
   PRESCOTT AIRPORT        43   144 PM  4/30

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