Wind Advisory — Oct 9 for Kaibab Plateau #11872279

WIND ADVISORY

WIND ADVISORY ISSUED OCTOBER 9 AT 12:58PM MST UNTIL OCTOBER 11 AT 8:00PM MST

Effective: 2026-10-09 12:58:00 [EXPIRED] Expires: 2026-10-11 20:00:00 Issued by: NWS Flagstaff AZ

Alert Text

* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED. * WHERE...ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ARIZONA, INCLUDING APACHE, NAVAJO, COCONINO, YAVAPAI AND NORTHERN GILA COUNTIES.

* WHEN...FROM 8 AM MST 9 AM MDT TO 8 PM MST 9 PM MDT SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE LIMBS COULD SNAP RESULTING IN A FEW POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH ALONG WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM RACHEL WILL CREATE A SYNOPTIC PATTERN SUPPORTIVE OF STRONG GUSTS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

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Target Area

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