Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this red flag warning at May 27, 2011, 2:38 PM MST for 5 counties in Arizona. It took effect at May 28, 2011, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2011, 2:38 PM MST (21:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 28, 2011, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- May 28, 2011, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 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 21:36 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 12:00Z, 9.6 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
- 2730 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 290 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
467 WWUS85 KFGZ 272138 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 238 PM MST FRI MAY 27 2011 AZZ105-109>114-118-137>140-280945- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0013.110528T1800Z-110529T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0014.110528T1800Z-110529T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.A.0014.110529T1800Z-110530T0200Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- 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)-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)- 238 PM MST FRI MAY 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY 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 RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS...NORTHEAST PLATEAU 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...NORTHERN GILA COUNTY...YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS...OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS...BLACK MESA AREA... NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: HUMIDITIES FALLING TO BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH POOR RH RECOVERY. * A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE MUCH STRONGER 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. && $$ AZZ107-280945- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0013.110528T1800Z-110529T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0014.110528T1800Z-110529T0300Z/ COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- 238 PM MST FRI MAY 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. * AFFECTED AREA: COCONINO PLATEAU * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: HUMIDITIES FALLING TO BETWEEN 9 AND 14 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH POOR RH RECOVERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
6 follow-up statements
752 WWUS85 KFGZ 280948 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 248 AM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 AZZ105-109>114-118-137>140-282200- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0014.110528T1800Z-110529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0014.110529T1800Z-110530T0200Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- 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)-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)- 248 AM MST SAT MAY 28 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 SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING 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 SATURDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS...NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS...CHINLE VALLEY...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU...LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...NORTHERN GILA COUNTY...YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS...OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS...BLACK MESA AREA * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 11 AM MST AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT...THEN EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL RETURN SUNDAY MORNING. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 50 MPH ON SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH LIKELY ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: HUMIDITIES FALLING TO BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH POOR RH RECOVERY. * A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE MUCH STRONGER 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. && $$ AZZ107-282200- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0014.110528T1800Z-110529T0300Z/ COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- 248 AM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * AFFECTED AREA: COCONINO PLATEAU * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 11 AM MST AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT...THEN EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL RETURN SUNDAY MORNING. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 45 MPH ON SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: HUMIDITIES FALLING TO BETWEEN 9 AND 14 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH POOR RH RECOVERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
907 WWUS85 KFGZ 280952 CCA RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 250 AM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 AZZ105-109>114-118-137>140-282215- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0014.110528T1800Z-110529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0014.110529T1800Z-110530T0200Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- 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)-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)- 250 AM MST SAT MAY 28 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 SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING 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 SATURDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS...NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS...CHINLE VALLEY...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU...LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...NORTHERN GILA COUNTY...YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS...OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS...BLACK MESA AREA * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 11 AM MST AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT...THEN EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL RETURN SUNDAY MORNING. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 50 MPH ON SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH LIKELY ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: HUMIDITIES FALLING TO BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH POOR RH RECOVERY. * A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE MUCH STRONGER 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. && $$ AZZ107-282215- /O.COR.KFGZ.FW.W.0014.110528T1800Z-110529T0300Z/ COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- 250 AM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * AFFECTED AREA: COCONINO PLATEAU * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 11 AM MST AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING TONIGHT. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 45 MPH ON SATURDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: HUMIDITIES FALLING TO BETWEEN 9 AND 14 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH POOR RH RECOVERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
253 WWUS85 KFGZ 281600 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 900 AM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 AZZ117-290300- /O.EXA.KFGZ.FW.W.0014.110528T1800Z-110529T0300Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- 900 AM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. * AFFECTED AREA: WHITE MOUNTAINS * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 11 AM MST AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT...THEN EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL RETURN SUNDAY MORNING. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 50 MPH TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH LIKELY ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: HUMIDITIES FALLING TO BETWEEN 13 AND 17 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH POOR RH RECOVERY. 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. && $$ AZZ105-109>114-118-137>140-290400- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0014.110528T1800Z-110529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0014.110529T1800Z-110530T0200Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- 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)-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)- 900 AM MST SAT MAY 28 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 SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING 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 DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS...NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS...CHINLE VALLEY...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU...LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...NORTHERN GILA COUNTY... YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS...OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS...BLACK MESA AREA * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 11 AM MST AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT...THEN EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL RETURN SUNDAY MORNING. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 50 MPH TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH LIKELY ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: HUMIDITIES FALLING TO BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH POOR RH RECOVERY. * A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE MUCH STRONGER 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. && $$ AZZ107-290300- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0014.110528T1800Z-110529T0300Z/ COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- 900 AM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * AFFECTED AREA: COCONINO PLATEAU * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 11 AM MST AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING TONIGHT. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 45 MPH TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: HUMIDITIES FALLING TO BETWEEN 9 AND 14 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH POOR RH RECOVERY. 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
709 WWUS85 KFGZ 281629 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 929 AM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 AZZ105-109>114-118-137>140-290430- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0014.110528T1800Z-110529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0014.110529T1800Z-110530T0200Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- 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)-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)- 929 AM MST SAT MAY 28 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 SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING 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 DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS...NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS...CHINLE VALLEY...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU...LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...NORTHERN GILA COUNTY... YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS...OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS...BLACK MESA AREA * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 11 AM MST AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT...THEN EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL RETURN SUNDAY MORNING. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 50 MPH TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH LIKELY ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: HUMIDITIES FALLING TO BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH POOR RH RECOVERY. * A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE MUCH STRONGER 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. && $$ AZZ107-117-290300- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0014.110528T1800Z-110529T0300Z/ COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- 929 AM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * AFFECTED AREA: COCONINO PLATEAU...WHITE MOUNTAINS * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 11 AM MST AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING TONIGHT. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 45 MPH TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: HUMIDITIES FALLING TO BETWEEN 9 AND 14 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH POOR RH RECOVERY. 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
520 WWUS85 KFGZ 282147 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 247 PM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 AZZ105-109>114-118-137>140-291000- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0014.110529T1800Z-110530T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0015.110529T1800Z-110530T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110529T0300Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- 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)-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)- 247 PM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 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 7 PM MST SUNDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. * AFFECTED AREA: MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS...NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS...CHINLE VALLEY...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU...LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...NORTHERN GILA COUNTY... YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS...OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS...BLACK MESA AREA * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT...THEN EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL RETURN BY SUNDAY MORNING. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 50 MPH UNTIL SUNSET. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH LIKELY ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: HUMIDITIES WILL RNAGE FROM 8 AND 15 PERCENT INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH POOR RH RECOVERY. 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. && $$ AZZ107-117-290300- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110529T0300Z/ COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- 247 PM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * AFFECTED AREA: COCONINO PLATEAU...WHITE MOUNTAINS * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 9 AND 14 PERCENT INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH POOR RH RECOVERY. 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
497 WWUS85 KFGZ 290305 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 805 PM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 AZZ105-109>114-118-137>140-291515- /O.EXP.KFGZ.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0015.110529T1800Z-110530T0200Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- 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)-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)- 805 PM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY 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... TODAYS RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRED AT 8 PM MST. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. * AFFECTED AREA: MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS...NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS...CHINLE VALLEY...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU...LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...NORTHERN GILA COUNTY... YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS...OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS...BLACK MESA AREA. * TIMING: BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH POOR RH RECOVERY. STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN BY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH FROM SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 25 TO 45 PERCENT TONIGHT...FALLING TO 9 TO 15 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ AZZ107-117-290415- /O.EXP.KFGZ.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110529T0300Z/ COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- 805 PM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 ...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. HUMIDITIES HAVE RISEN ABOVE 20 PERCENT THIS EVENING AND THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY OVERNIGHT...THEN VERY WINDY ON SUNDAY. HOWEVER... HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT SUNDAY. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
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 May 27, 9:35 AM MST, 5 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 27, 9:35 AM MST, 5 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 900 PM MST THU MAY 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...EXPECT WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE DOWN THE WEST COAST THIS WEEKEND. THE MAIN IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BE BREEZY WINDS ON SATURDAY AND VERY STRONG WINDS ON SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS FROM LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES. && .DISCUSSION...A WARM AND DRY WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY BRINGING WARM TEMPS TO THE REGION. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY IN THE AFTERNOON. FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE WEST COAST AND MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FROM SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ADVERSE AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WEATHER THIS WEEKEND. FOR SATURDAY...TEMPS WILL REMAIN NEAR SEASONABLE LEVELS. WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH DEVELOPING BY THE AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF NRN AZ FOR SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. FOR SUNDAY...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE ONSHORE AND SFC PRESSURE GRADIENTS STRENGTHEN SUBSTANTIALLY. WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH OR HIGHER. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF NRN AZ FOR SUNDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY ACROSS EASTERN AZ AND STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ACROSS NRN AZ. SUNDAY NIGHT...THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NRN BORDER REGION AND POSSIBLY AS FAR SOUTH AS THE MOGOLLON RIM. MODELS INDICATE ONLY SCANT MOISTURE SO ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW IS EXPECTED. SNOW LEVELS WILL BRIEFLY FALL AS LOW AS 7000 TO 7500 FEET BY LATE SUNDAY AND EARLY MONDAY. BY MID WEEK...MODELS INDICATE SUBSTANTIAL RIDGING WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND NRN MEXICO. AS THE RIDGE DEVELOPS SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL PUSH NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS NM AND INTO EASTERN AZ BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS... AND DRY LIGHTNING. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 12Z PACKAGE...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS WITH SCT CIRRUS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FROM 17Z-02Z SAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-20KT GUSTING TO 35KT. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FIRE WEATHER...FOR TODAY...WARM AND DRY WESTERLY FLOW WILL BRING GUSTY WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS. ON SATURDAY...STRONGER WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS A PACIFIC LOW APPROACHES ARIZONA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN ARIZONA BELOW 6500 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BREEZY WINDS WINDS WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH POOR RH RECOVERY. ON SUNDAY...THE FASTEST WIND SPEEDS OF THE SEASON ARE PROBABLE ACROSS THE NORTHLAND AS A COLD FRONT NEARS. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AND ARE KEEPING FORECAST MIN RH VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR AREAS BELOW 5500 FEET. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE PROBABLE FOR THE YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND MUCH OF NAVAJO AND APACHE COUNTY. SUNDAY NIGHT...THE UPPER LOW WILL CROSS THE STATE...BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH OF I-40. FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...MAX TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM TO JUST ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS AND MUCH LESS WIND. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY FOR AZZ004>017- 038>040. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR AZZ004>007-009>017-039-040. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES AZZ105-107-109>114-118-137>140. && PUBLIC.....................DB AVIATION/FIRE WX...........DL FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.
Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 5:00 AM MST, 9 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 500 AM MST FRI MAY 27 2011 AZZ004>018-037>040-281300- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-KAIBAB PLATEAU-COCONINO PLATEAU- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- BLACK MESA AREA-LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- 500 AM MST FRI MAY 27 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE STRONG WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY FOR SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. FOR SUNDAY...A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH OR HIGHER. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN ARIZONA AND THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM EAST OF FLAGSTAFF TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 6500 FEET AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 3:56 AM MST | High Wind Watch | FGZ | Apache, Coconino, Navajo | 35 hr |
| May 27, 3:56 AM MST | Wind Advisory | FGZ | Apache, Coconino, Navajo, Yavapai | 40 hr |
| May 27, 4:20 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | FGZ | Apache, Coconino, Gila, Navajo, Yavapai | 10 hr |
| May 27, 2:38 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | FGZ | Apache, Coconino, Gila, Navajo, Yavapai | 24 hr |
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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.