Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this red flag warning at Apr 29, 2008, 2:43 PM MST for 5 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Apr 30, 2008, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 11 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2008, 2:43 PM MST (21:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 30, 2008, 9:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2008, 7:55 PM MST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Counties Apache County, AZ, Coconino County, AZ, Gila County, AZ, Navajo County, AZ, Yavapai County, AZ
The radar
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 W Leupp, AZ | VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE IN BLOWING DUST. |
| Apr 30, 2:19 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Winslow, AZ | |
| Apr 30, 3:19 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | St. Johns, AZ |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 78 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4647 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS85 KFGZ 292143 RFWFGZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 243 PM MST TUE APR 29 2008 AZZ104>117-139-140-300545- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0009.080430T1800Z-080501T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0013.080430T1600Z-080501T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080430T0200Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 243 PM MST TUE APR 29 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA INTO THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WILL BE COMMON DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BELOW 10 PERCENT...BEFORE SLOWLY RECOVERING TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT LATER THIS EVENING. FOR WEDNESDAY...THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 17 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THESE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ AZZ118-137-138-300545- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0009.080430T1800Z-080501T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0013.080430T1600Z-080501T0300Z/ NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 137)- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 138)- 243 PM MST TUE APR 29 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN WEDNESDAY...BRINGING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CENTRAL ARIZONA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 17 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KFGZ 292147 CCA RFWFGZ RED FLAG WARNING...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 245 PM MST TUE APR 29 2008 AZZ104>117-139-140-300600- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0009.080430T1800Z-080501T0200Z/ /O.COR.KFGZ.FW.W.0013.080430T1600Z-080501T0300Z/ /O.COR.KFGZ.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080430T0200Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 245 PM MST TUE APR 29 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA INTO THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WILL BE COMMON DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BELOW 10 PERCENT...BEFORE SLOWLY RECOVERING TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT LATER THIS EVENING. FOR WEDNESDAY...THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 17 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THESE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ AZZ118-137-138-300600- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0009.080430T1800Z-080501T0200Z/ /O.COR.KFGZ.FW.W.0013.080430T1600Z-080501T0300Z/ NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 137)- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 138)- 245 PM MST TUE APR 29 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN WEDNESDAY...BRINGING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CENTRAL ARIZONA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 17 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWUS85 KFGZ 300142 RFWFGZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 642 PM MST TUE APR 29 2008 AZZ104>117-139-140-300945- /O.EXT.KFGZ.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080430T0500Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0013.080430T1600Z-080501T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 642 PM MST TUE APR 29 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA INTO THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH... WILL BE LIKELY DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BELOW 10 PERCENT...BEFORE SLOWLY RECOVERING TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT LATER IN THE EVENING. FOR WEDNESDAY...THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 17 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THESE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ AZZ118-137-138-300945- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0013.080430T1600Z-080501T0300Z/ NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 137)- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 138)- 642 PM MST TUE APR 29 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN WEDNESDAY...BRINGING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CENTRAL ARIZONA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 17 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWUS85 KFGZ 300459 RFWFGZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 959 PM MST TUE APR 29 2008 AZZ104>117-139-140-301300- /O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080430T0500Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0013.080430T1600Z-080501T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 959 PM MST TUE APR 29 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST ON WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TUESDAY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA ACROSS ARIZONA THIS EVENING AND THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TUESDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WIND SPEEDS OVERNIGHT WILL REMAIN NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS AND RELAVITE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR FOR MOST FIRE WEATHER ZONES. LOCALLY STRONGER WIND GUSTS MAY CONTINUE TONIGHT IN A FEW WIND FAVORED LOCATIONS. FOR WEDNESDAY...THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 17 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THESE RED FLAG WARNINGS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ AZZ118-137-138-301300- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0013.080430T1600Z-080501T0300Z/ NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 137)- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 138)- 959 PM MST TUE APR 29 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST ON WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN WEDNESDAY...BRINGING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CENTRAL ARIZONA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 17 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWUS85 KFGZ 301056 RFWFGZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 356 AM MST WED APR 30 2008 AZZ104>118-137>140-301900- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0013.080430T1600Z-080501T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 137)- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 138)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 356 AM MST WED APR 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TODAY BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL BELOW 15 FROM MID MORNING TO EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ MAS
000 WWUS85 KFGZ 301838 RFWFGZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1138 AM MST WED APR 30 2008 AZZ104>118-137>140-010300- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080501T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 137)- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 138)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 1138 AM MST WED APR 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TODAY BRINGING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE CURRENTLY WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE FALLEN BELOW 15 PERCENT IN MANY PLACES AND WILL STAY THERE UNTIL THE EARLY EARLY EVENING HOURS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWUS85 KFGZ 302214 RFWFGZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 314 PM MST WED APR 30 2008 AZZ110-111-113-114-140-010615- /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.A.0010.080501T1600Z-080502T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080501T0300Z/ CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 314 PM MST WED APR 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE CURRENTLY WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE BELOW 15 PERCENT IN MANY PLACES AND WILL STAY THERE UNTIL THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TO EASTERN ARIZONA. EXPECT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TO BE PREVALENT BY LATE MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BACK BELOW 15 PERCENT LATE MORNING UNTIL EARLY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE UPGRADES TO RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ AZZ104>109-112-115>118-137>139-010300- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080501T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 137)- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 138)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- 314 PM MST WED APR 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE CURRENTLY WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE BELOW 15 PERCENT IN MANY PLACES AND WILL STAY THERE UNTIL THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWUS85 KFGZ 010255 RFWFGZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 755 PM MST WED APR 30 2008 AZZ110-111-113-114-140-011200- /O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080501T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0010.080501T1600Z-080502T0300Z/ CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 755 PM MST WED APR 30 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT FOR MOST AREAS WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS IN WIND FAVORED LOCATIONS. ON THURSDAY...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TO EASTERN ARIZONA. EXPECT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TO BE PREVALENT BY LATE MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BACK BELOW 15 PERCENT LATE MORNING UNTIL EARLY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE UPGRADES TO RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ AZZ104>109-112-115>118-137>139-010400- /O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080501T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 137)- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 138)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- 755 PM MST WED APR 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT FOR MOST AREAS WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS IN WIND FAVORED LOCATIONS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Apr 29, 9:00 AM MST, 5 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 9:00 AM MST, 5 hours 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 900 AM MST TUE APR 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TODAY BRINGING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO NORTHERN ARIZONA. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES ARIZONA. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH OUR STATE LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY... WITH COOLER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ARIZONA UTAH BORDER. FAIR WEATHER RETURNS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. && .DISCUSSION... WE HAVE UPDATED THIS MORNINGS SKY COVER GRIDS TO PARTLY CLOUDY PER SATELLITE IMAGERY. WE WILL LIKELY BE INCREASING THE WIND GUSTS INTO 42 TO 47 KT RANGE WEDNESDAY OVER NAVAJO AND APACHE COUNTIES. DL PREV DISCUSSION... 335 AM MST SATELLITE LOOP THIS MORNING SHOWS SOME HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST STATES. THE AIR MASS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA REMAINS VERY DRY WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PRESCOTT...WHICH IS SEEING VALUES IN THE MID-TEENS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY WITH A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS SETUP WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE NORTHLAND THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY HAD BEEN ISSUED EARLIER FOR THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS REGION WILL PROBABLY SEE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS WIND ADVISORY...SEE PHXNPWFGX. BY WEDNESDAY THE BROAD TROUGH IS FORECAST TO BE OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. ONCE AGAIN THE NORTHLAND WILL BE ROCKED BY STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY PROBABLY WILL BE REQUIRED FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MODELS INDICATED SOME UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE ENTERING THE FORECAST AREA SO WE INCLUDED PARTLY CLOUDY WORDING TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. BUT THE REGION SHOULD STILL REMAIN DRY. THE COLD FRONT IS STILL SCHEDULED FOR A LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO THURSDAY MORNING PASSAGE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A MORE NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION AND WONT BE AS STRONG THURSDAY...ALONG WITH SOME COOLER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES. THE WEATHER LOOKS DRY...WARMER...AND BREEZY FOR FRIDAY AND BEYOND AS A RIDGE MOVES OVER THE AREA. THERE MAY BE A FEW WEAK IMPULSES MOVING THROUGH THE FLOW BRINGING SOME CLOUDS...BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. 42 && .AVIATION...FOR THE 12Z PACKAGE...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ONTO THE WEST COAST WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE FASTEST WINDS WEST OF A LINE FROM PAGE TO FLAGSTAFF TO PRESCOTT. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FIRE WEATHER...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR A MAJORITY OF NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY FROM 11 AM UNTIL 7 PM MST. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY. PLEASE SEE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH / RED FLAG WARNING PRODUCT (PHXRFWFGZ) FOR DETAILS. SEE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST (PHXFWFFGZ) FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION OF DAYS 1 AND 2. FOR THURSDAY...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN ARIZONA. OTHERWISE COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS EASTERN ARIZONA. FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...LIGHTER WINDS SHOULD RETURN ALONG WITH DRY AND WARMER WEATHER. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...RED FLAG WARNING TUESDAY FROM 11 AM UNTIL 7 PM MST FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES AZZ104>117-139>140. WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY 1 PM TO 7 PM MST FOR AZ ZONES AZZ004-006>008-015. FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES AZZ104>118-137>140. && PUBLIC.......DL AVN/FIREWX...KD VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION.
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 6:45 AM MST, 7 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 645 AM MST TUE APR 29 2008 AZZ004>018-037>040-300700- 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- 645 AM MST TUE APR 29 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA...NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...NORTHEAST ARIZONA AND WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AS A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON OVER THE WESTERN FORECAST AREA...MAINLY WEST OF A PAGE TO FLAGSTAFF TO PRESCOTT LINE. A WIND ADVISORY HAD BEEN ISSUED EARLIER FOR THIS AREA...PLEASE SEE PRODUCT PHXNPWFGZ FOR MORE DETAILS. OTHER AREAS EAST OF THE WIND ADVISORY WILL SEE WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. A DRY AIR MASS OVER THE NORTHLAND HAS RESULTED IN THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON. COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS A MAJORITY OF NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY...FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS PLEASE SEE PHXRFWFGZ. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AS THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PUSHES EAST ACROSS THE ROCKIES. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...AND A WIND ADVISORY LOOKS PROBABLE AT THIS TIME. ALSO...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN WITHIN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS AND AS A RESULT...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY HAS BEEN ISSUED. FOR THURSDAY...WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY REACH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS OVER THE EASTERNMOST PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA BORDERING NEW MEXICO...AND THE ISSUANCE OF A FIRE WEATHER WATCH PRODUCT MAY BE REQUIRED. FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 42
The office that day
Everything else NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2:27 PM MST | Wind Advisory | FGZ | Apache, Coconino, Gila, Navajo, Yavapai | 31 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Arizona, 2008Every red flag warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.