PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 830 PM MST MON APR 5 2010 ...VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA ON MONDAY... AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT BROUGHT VERY STRONG WINDS TO MOST OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ARIZONA MONDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING WAS IN EFFECT ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA FROM 9 AM UNTIL 8 PM MST...WITH A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. THE STRONG WINDS RESULTED IN EXTENSIVE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ARIZONA...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY REPORTED ALONG I-40 NEAR WINSLOW...AND NEAR LEUPP. THE POOR VISIBILITY CAUSED SOME ROAD CLOSURES IN THIS AREA. SOME PEAK WIND GUST REPORTS TODAY INCLUDE: TWO GUNS ................. 70 MPH. WINSLOW .................. 66 MPH. FLAGSTAFF ................ 61 MPH. WINDOW ROCK .............. 59 MPH. SHOW LOW ................. 59 MPH. DONEY PARK ............... 59 MPH. LUPTON ................... 58 MPH. HOUSE ROCK ............... 57 MPH. TUSAYAN .................. 55 MPH. WILLIAMS ................. 53 MPH. GREER .................... 52 MPH. SEDONA ................... 52 MPH. PAGE ..................... 51 MPH. PRESCOTT ................. 48 MPH. ST. JOHNS ................ 48 MPH. ALPINE ................... 44 MPH. FRAZIERS WELL ............ 44 MPH.