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Fire Weather Watch 21, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this fire weather watch at Jun 16, 2011, 2:17 AM MST for 5 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Jun 18, 2011, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 2011, 2:17 AM MST (09:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 18, 2011, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2011, 2:59 PM MST
- In force
- 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 09:20 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 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
- 4120 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
651 WWUS85 KFGZ 160917 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 217 AM MST THU JUN 16 2011 AZZ104>118-138>140-162130- /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.A.0021.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0024.110616T1800Z-110617T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0025.110617T1800Z-110618T0300Z/ 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)- 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)- 217 AM MST THU JUN 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY 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 SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. * AFFECTED AREA: APACHE COUNTY...NAVAJO COUNTY...MOUNTAINS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY...AND COCONINO COUNTY. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY...FRIDAY...AND SATURDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 12 PERCENT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
5 follow-up statements
371 WWUS85 KFGZ 162248 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 348 PM MST THU JUN 16 2011 AZZ104>109-171200- /O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.W.0025.110617T1800Z-110618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110617T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0021.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)- 348 PM MST THU JUN 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FRIDAY... * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING...FRIDAY...AND SATURDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 12 PERCENT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ AZZ118-170000- /O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110617T0300Z/ /O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.W.0025.110617T1800Z-110618T0300Z/ /O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.A.0021.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)- 348 PM MST THU JUN 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ AZZ110>117-138>140-171200- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110617T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0025.110617T1800Z-110618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0021.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 138)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 348 PM MST THU JUN 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING...FRIDAY...AND SATURDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
485 WWUS85 KFGZ 170303 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 803 PM MST THU JUN 16 2011 AZZ110>117-138>140-171515- /O.EXP.KFGZ.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110617T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0025.110617T1800Z-110618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0021.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ 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)- 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)- 803 PM MST THU JUN 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: FOR TONIGHT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH AS WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY INCREASES. A FEW LOCATION WILL CONTINUE TO SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH 830 PM MST. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN FROM 11 AM MST THROUGH 8 PM MST FRIDAY...AND SATURDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ AZZ104>109-171515- /O.EXP.KFGZ.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110617T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0021.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)- 803 PM MST THU JUN 16 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: FOR TONIGHT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH AS WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY INCREASES. A FEW LOCATION WILL CONTINUE TO SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH 830 PM MST. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM 11 AM MST THROUGH 8 PM MST SATURDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 12 PERCENT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
269 WWUS85 KFGZ 170416 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 916 PM MST THU JUN 16 2011 AZZ110>117-138>140-171630- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0025.110617T1800Z-110618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0021.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ 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)- 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)- 916 PM MST THU JUN 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN FROM 11 AM MST THROUGH 8 PM MST FRIDAY...AND SATURDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 12 PERCENT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ AZZ104>109-171630- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0021.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)- 916 PM MST THU JUN 16 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM 11 AM MST THROUGH 8 PM MST SATURDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 12 PERCENT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
337 WWUS85 KFGZ 170939 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 239 AM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 AZZ110>117-138>140-172145- /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.A.0022.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0025.110617T1800Z-110618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0021.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ 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)- 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)- 239 AM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY 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 SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY...SATURDAY...AND SUNDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR TODAY...SATURDAY...AND SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ AZZ104>109-172145- /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.A.0022.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0021.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)- 239 AM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
971 WWUS85 KFGZ 172159 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 259 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 AZZ110-181000- /O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.A.0021.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0022.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110618T0300Z/ CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- 259 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST TODAY AND SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING AND ON SUNDAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ106>108-181000- /O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.A.0022.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0021.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0026.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- 259 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING SATURDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ109-181000- /O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.A.0021.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0022.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)- 259 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING SUNDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ104-105-172300- /O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.A.0021.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.A.0022.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- 259 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ AZZ111>117-138>140-181000- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0021.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0026.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0022.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110618T0300Z/ 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)- 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)- 259 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST TODAY...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST TODAY...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY...SATURDAY...AND SUNDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR TODAY AND SATURDAY. ON SUNDAY... SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE...EXPECT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ118-181000- /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)- 259 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this fire weather watch 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 fire weather watch went out at Jun 15, 9:30 PM MST, 4 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 9:30 PM MST, 4 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 930 PM MST WED JUN 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EASTWARD TONIGHT AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST. THIS WILL LEAD TO INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHLAND STARTING THURSDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ADDITIONALLY...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN MAY SKIRT FAR NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS WEEKEND AS THE TROUGH LIFTS ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. BY NEXT WEEK...HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN WITH WARMING CONDITIONS AND DECREASING WINDS. && .DISCUSSION...NO UPDATES PLANNED FOR THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD OF THE FORECAST. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT FORECAST TO MOVE EAST OVERNIGHT INTO THE PLAINS STATES WITH A MID-LEVEL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE TROUGH WILL DIP SOUTHWARD ON THURSDAY...INCREASING THE GRADIENT ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA FOR STRONG AND GUSTY AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS. WIND ADVISORY AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA LATE THURSDAY MORNING INTO EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION /330 PM MST/...CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE NORTHLAND THIS AFTERNOON WITH EXCEPTION OF SOME AREAS OF SMOKE NEAREST THE WALLOW FIRE. WEATHER PATTERN WILL BEGIN TO TRANSITION TOMORROW AS A SHORTWAVE LIFTS ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST INDUCING PRESSURE FALLS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN UTAH. THIS WILL RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA...PARTICULARLY FROM THE MOGOLLON RIM NORTHWARD. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS THE WEATHER PATTERN IN PLACE CHANGES LITTLE...AND WE MAY NEED FURTHER WIND HEADLINES DOWN THE ROAD TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. FOR THE WEEKEND...SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND SOME SLIGHT INCREASES IN MID-LEVEL MOISTURE MAY LEAD TO VERY MINIMAL SHOWER CHANCES ACROSS OUR FAR NORTHERN ZONES NEARING THE UTAH BORDER. WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THIS BUT FOR NOW AN INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUD COVER IS A MORE LIKELY BET...WITH MOST OF THE AREA REMAINING DRY. ON MONDAY...PRIMARY TROUGH AXIS LIFTS EASTWARD INTO COLORADO BRINGING AN END TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE TROUGH RESULTING IN WARMING CONDITION AND CONTINUED DRY WEATHER...WITH LIGHTER WINDS EXPECTED FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 06Z PACKAGE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE 24 HOUR FORECAST PERIOD. ON THURSDAY...STRONGER SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL DEVELOP 15-25 KTS GUSTING 35-40 KTS. AREAS OF SMOKE FROM THE WALLOW FIRE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF FAR EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE INTO THE 10 TO 15 KTS RANGE AFTER SUNSET ON THURSDAY. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FIRE WEATHER...A TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN STATES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BOTH DAYS...COVERING MOST OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST ON THURSDAY WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 20 MPH AND GUSTS RANGING FROM 35 TO 45 MPH. SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...ANOTHER TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE WEST WILL PRODUCE WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL APPROACH CRITICAL THRESHOLDS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. ON MONDAY...A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH ARIZONA IN THE MORNING...RESULTING IN A WIND DIRECTION SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...A RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR AZZ104>118-138>140. WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY FOR AZZ004-006-007-011>017-039-040. && PUBLIC.....................TC/OUTLER AVIATION/FIRE WX...........TC/RB FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 3:00 PM MST, 11 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 300 PM MST WED JUN 15 2011 AZZ004>018-037>040-160730- 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- 300 PM MST WED JUN 15 2011 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 FAIR WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN TO NORTHERN ARIZONA STARTING THURSDAY. DUE TO THE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE REGION. A WIND ADVISORY MAY ALSO BE NEEDED FRIDAY. SEE PRODUCT PHXNPWFGZ FOR MORE DETAILS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA FOR THESE PERIODS. SEE PRODUCT PHXRFWFGZ FOR DETAILS. ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER WATCHES MAY BE NEEDED FOR SATURDAY. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES. MUCH LESS WIND IS FORECAST FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.