Art Douglas Reports Strong Winds

Art reports that winds have been gusting up to 36 mph over in Ash Canyon, in the southern Huachuca Mountains. I just scanned the observations in southeastern Arizona and found that most stations above 5000 ft msl are blowing at 25 to 35 mph. Gusts are higher up toward the White Mountains, with 40 to 50 mph winds. Strongest gust I found so far this morning in the TUS CWA was 51 mph at the Stray Horse RAWS. Of course this is pretty mild compared to what's evolving further north and east - as per post below.