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Red Flag Warning 20, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

June 5, 20115 counties in Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this red flag warning at Jun 5, 2011, 2:53 PM MST for 5 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Jun 6, 2011, 10:00 AM MST. It was in force for 10 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
Jun 5, 2011, 2:53 PM MST (21:53 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 6, 2011, 10:00 AM MST
Expired
Jun 6, 2011, 8:00 PM MST
In force
10 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 21:56 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, 9.9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 12:00Z on 2011-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 12:00Z on 2011-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 143 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3262 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
143 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

463 
WWUS85 KFGZ 052153
RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
253 PM MST SUN JUN 5 2011

AZZ106-107-061000-
/O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0017.110606T1600Z-110607T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.110606T1700Z-110607T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110606T0200Z/
GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)-
COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)-
253 PM MST SUN JUN 5 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG 
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY DUE TO 
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR 
MONDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
TODAY.

* AFFECTED AREA:  GRAND CANYON COUNTRY AND COCONINO PLATEAU

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO
  EARLY EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
  AGAIN MONDAY MORNING AS STRONGER WINDS RETURN TO THE
  AREA...CONTINUING UNTIL MONDAY EVENING.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH 
  TODAY. SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ON 
  MONDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5
  TO 10 PERCENT TODAY...10 TO 15 PERCENT ON MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ111-114-117-061000-
/O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0017.110606T1600Z-110607T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.110606T1700Z-110607T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.A.0018.110607T1800Z-110608T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
114)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)-
253 PM MST SUN JUN 5 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY 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 10 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FOR MONDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE
  COUNTY...WHITE MOUNTAINS...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE
  PLATEAU.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY
  MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH PASSES
  THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
  POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH ON
  MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
  MPH ON TUESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
  RANGING FROM 7 TO 12 PERCENT BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ104-105-108>110-112-113-115-116-138>140-061000-
/O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0017.110606T1600Z-110607T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.110606T1700Z-110607T0300Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)-
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)-
YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)-
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 112)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
113)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)-
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)-
253 PM MST SUN JUN 5 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO AND
  NAVAJO COUNTIES...MOGOLLON RIM...KAIBAB PLATEAU...MARBLE AND
  GLEN CANYONS...YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND
  MESAS...CHINLE VALLEY...BLACK MESA AREA...OAK CREEK AND
  SYCAMORE CANYONS

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY
  MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH PASSES
  THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
  RANGING FROM 7 TO 15 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
6 follow-up statements
150 
WWUS85 KFGZ 060305
RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
805 PM MST SUN JUN 5 2011

AZZ111-114-117-061515-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.110606T1700Z-110607T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0018.110607T1800Z-110608T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
114)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)-
805 PM MST SUN JUN 5 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST
MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...

* AFFECTED AREA: LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE 
  COUNTY...WHITE MOUNTAINS...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE 
  PLATEAU.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY 
  MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH 
  PASSES THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH 
  TUESDAY EVENING.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH
  ON MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 
  40 MPH ON TUESDAY. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
  RANGING FROM 7 TO 12 PERCENT BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

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>110-112-113-115-116-138>140-061515-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.110606T1700Z-110607T0300Z/
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)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 112)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
113)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)-
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 SUN JUN 5 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST
MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

* AFFECTED AREA: LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO AND 
  NAVAJO COUNTIES...MOGOLLON RIM...KAIBAB PLATEAU...MARBLE AND 
  GLEN CANYONS...YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST PLATEAU 
  AND MESAS...CHINLE VALLEY...BLACK MESA AREA...OAK CREEK AND 
  SYCAMORE CANYONS

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY 
  MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH 
  PASSES THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
  RANGING FROM 7 TO 15 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
217 
WWUS85 KFGZ 060954
RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
254 AM MST MON JUN 6 2011

AZZ118-137-070000-
/O.EXA.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.110606T1700Z-110607T0300Z/
NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)-
YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 137)-
254 AM MST MON JUN 6 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST
THIS 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 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. 

* AFFECTED AREA: YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS...NORTHERN GILA 
  COUNTY. 

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LATE THIS MORNING
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH PASSES THROUGH
  THE GREAT BASIN.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
  RANGING FROM 8 TO 13 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.

&&

$$

AZZ111-114-117-070000-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.110606T1700Z-110607T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0018.110607T1800Z-110608T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
114)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)-
254 AM MST MON JUN 6 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...

* AFFECTED AREA: LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE 
  COUNTY...WHITE MOUNTAINS...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE 
  PLATEAU.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH PASSES
  THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
  POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH
  TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH ON
  TUESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
  RANGING FROM 7 TO 13 PERCENT BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY.

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>110-112-113-115-116-138>140-070000-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.110606T1700Z-110607T0300Z/
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)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 112)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
113)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)-
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)-
254 AM MST MON JUN 6 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...

* AFFECTED AREA: KAIBAB PLATEAU...MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS...GRAND
  CANYON COUNTRY...COCONINO PLATEAU...YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS...
  NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS...CHINLE VALLEY...LITTLE COLORADO
  RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO AND NAVAJO COUNTIES...MOGOLLON RIM...
  OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS...BLACK MESA

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH PASSES
  THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
  RANGING FROM 7 TO 15 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
637 
WWUS85 KFGZ 061238 CCA
RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
534 AM MST MON JUN 6 2011

AZZ118-137-070300-
/O.COR.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.110606T1700Z-110607T0300Z/
NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)-
YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 137)-
534 AM MST MON JUN 6 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST
THIS 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 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. 

* AFFECTED AREA: YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS...NORTHERN GILA 
  COUNTY. 

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE
  TROUGH PASSES THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
  RANGING FROM 8 TO 13 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.

&&

$$

AZZ111-114-117-070300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.110606T1700Z-110607T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0018.110607T1800Z-110608T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
114)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)-
534 AM MST MON JUN 6 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...

* AFFECTED AREA: LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE 
  COUNTY...WHITE MOUNTAINS...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE 
  PLATEAU.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH PASSES
  THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
  POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH
  TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH ON
  TUESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
  RANGING FROM 7 TO 13 PERCENT BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY.

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>110-112-113-115-116-138>140-070300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.110606T1700Z-110607T0300Z/
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)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 112)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
113)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)-
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)-
534 AM MST MON JUN 6 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...

* AFFECTED AREA: KAIBAB PLATEAU...MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS...GRAND
  CANYON COUNTRY...COCONINO PLATEAU...YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS...
  NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS...CHINLE VALLEY...LITTLE COLORADO
  RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO AND NAVAJO COUNTIES...MOGOLLON RIM...
  OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS...BLACK MESA

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH PASSES
  THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
  RANGING FROM 7 TO 15 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.

&&

$$


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876 
WWUS85 KFGZ 061709
RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1009 AM MST MON JUN 6 2011

AZZ111-114-117-070315-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110607T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0018.110607T1800Z-110608T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
114)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)-
1009 AM MST MON JUN 6 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 TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...


* AFFECTED AREA: LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE 
  COUNTY...WHITE MOUNTAINS...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE 
  PLATEAU.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS
  MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. CRITICAL
  FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY MORNING
  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH
  TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH ON
  TUESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
  RANGING FROM 7 TO 13 PERCENT BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY.

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>110-112-113-115-116-118-137>140-070300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110607T0300Z/
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)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 112)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
113)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)-
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)-
1009 AM MST MON JUN 6 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

* AFFECTED AREA: KAIBAB PLATEAU...MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS...
  GRAND CANYON COUNTRY...COCONINO PLATEAU...YAVAPAI COUNTY 
  MOUNTAINS... NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS...CHINLE VALLEY...
  LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO AND NAVAJO 
  COUNTIES...MOGOLLON RIM... OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS...
  BLACK MESA

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS
  MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 50
  MPH. FASTEST GUSTS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
  RANGING FROM 7 TO 15 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.

&&

$$


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41
864 
WWUS85 KFGZ 061815
RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1115 AM MST MON JUN 6 2011

AZZ111-114-117-070615-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110607T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0018.110607T1800Z-110608T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
114)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)-
1115 AM MST MON JUN 6 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 TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...

* AFFECTED AREA: LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE 
  COUNTY...WHITE MOUNTAINS...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE 
  PLATEAU.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS 
  MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. 
  CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY 
  MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH
  TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH ON
  TUESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
  RANGING FROM 7 TO 13 PERCENT BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY.

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>110-112-113-115-116-118-137>140-070300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110607T0300Z/
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)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 112)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
113)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)-
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)-
1115 AM MST MON JUN 6 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

* AFFECTED AREA: KAIBAB PLATEAU...MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS... 
  GRAND CANYON COUNTRY...COCONINO PLATEAU...YAVAPAI COUNTY 
  MOUNTAINS... NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS...CHINLE VALLEY... 
  LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO AND NAVAJO 
  COUNTIES... MOGOLLON RIM... OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS... 
  BLACK MESA 

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS 
  MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 50
  MPH. FASTEST WIND CONDITIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MOGOLLON
  RIM.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
  RANGING FROM 7 TO 15 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.

&&

$$


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41
009 
WWUS85 KFGZ 070308
RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
808 PM MST MON JUN 6 2011

AZZ111-114-117-071515-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110607T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0018.110607T1800Z-110608T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
114)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)-
808 PM MST MON JUN 6 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA: LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE 
  COUNTY...WHITE MOUNTAINS...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE 
  PLATEAU.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING LESS WIDE
  SPREAD THIS EVENING AND MAY CONTINUE IN A FEW PLACES THROUGH 830
  PM MST BEFORE DIMINISHING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
  POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
  MAY CONTINUE THROUGH 900 PM MST. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH
  WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY RECOVER TO AROUND
  40 TO 43 PERCENT OVERNIGHT...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP 7 TO 13
  PERCENT LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ104>110-112-113-115-116-118-137>140-070415-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110607T0300Z/
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)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 112)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
113)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)-
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)-
808 PM MST MON JUN 6 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING.


* AFFECTED AREA: KAIBAB PLATEAU...MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS... 
  GRAND CANYON COUNTRY...COCONINO PLATEAU...YAVAPAI COUNTY 
  MOUNTAINS... NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS...CHINLE VALLEY... 
  LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO AND NAVAJO 
  COUNTIES... MOGOLLON RIM... OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS... 
  BLACK MESA 

* TIMING:CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING LESS WIDE
  SPREAD THIS EVENING AND MAY CONTINUE IN A FEW PLACES THROUGH 830
  PM MST BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* 20-FOOT WINDS:SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
  MAY CONTINUE THROUGH 900 PM MST. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO
  15 THIS EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER TO AROUND 25 TO 45
  PERCENT OVERNIGHT.

$$


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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 Jun 5, 9:50 AM MST, 5 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 9:50 AM MST, 5 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
950 AM MST SUN JUN 05 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
COAST WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA THROUGH
AT LEAST TUESDAY. ENOUGH MOISTURE MAY MOVE INTO FAR EASTERN ARIZONA
FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...WITH DRY CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE.

&&

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE AND LATE-SEASON CUT-OFF LOW WEST-SOUTHWEST OF
THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY WILL START TO LIFT NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN DURING
THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS. THE LOW ACTUALLY RETROGRADED OVERNIGHT AND
THIS ALLOWED THE STRONGEST GRADIENTS TO SHIFT WESTWARD. THIS MEANS
SLIGHTLY LESS WIND TODAY COMPARED TO SATURDAY...AND OUR RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ARE LIMITED TO THE FAR WESTERN ZONES AS A RESULT. THE LOW
POSITION ALSO ALLOWED A WEAK MOISTURE-SEEP FROM NEW MEXICO INTO
EXTREME EASTERN ARIZONA OVERNIGHT...WHICH MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED
HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.

BY MONDAY...THE LOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN AND
OUR WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN. DESPITE SOME COOLING...MOST
AREAS WILL STILL SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE REMAINDER
OF THE WEEK WILL BE DRY...BREEZY...AND SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL
AS LONG-WAVE TROUGHING REMAINS OVER THE WEST. ALL THESE TRENDS ARE
COVERED AND NO UPDATES ARE NEEDED.

&&

.AVIATION...FOR THE 18Z PACKAGE...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE 24 HOUR PERIOD. SFC WINDS SW AT 10 TO 20 KTS WITH GUSTS
UP TO 30 KTS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 02Z...DECREASING OVERNIGHT.
SFC WINDS SW 15-30 KTS WITH GUSTS 30-40 KTS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 16Z
MONDAY. EXPECT AREAS OF REDUCED VSBY IN SMOKE NEAR THE WHITE MTNS
AND INTO THE EASTERN LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. A SLIGHT CHANCE
FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE
IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM
AROUND 21Z TO 06Z MONDAY. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR
AMENDMENTS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...FOR TODAY...VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST. IT WILL ALSO BECOME BREEZY WITH WINDS REMAINING SLIGHTLY
BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR MOST AREAS. THE EXCEPTION IS WESTERN
COCONINO COUNTY WHERE WINDS WILL BE STRONGER AND A RED FLAG WARNING
HAS BEEN ISSUED. BY AFTERNOON...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR DRY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR EASTERN
ARIZONA...WHICH COULD BRING GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO PORTIONS OF
OUR EASTERN ZONES. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE SWINGS PAST NORTHERN ARIZONA
ON MONDAY...AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
ARIZONA...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE WITH
TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. BREEZY AFTERNOON WINDS ARE
EXPECTED...THOUGH GENERALLY REMAINING BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS.

&&

.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

RED FLAG WARNING 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TODAY FOR ZONES AZZ106-107.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
AZZ104>117-138>140.

&&

PUBLIC.....................PETERSON
AVIATION/FIRE WX...........DJO

FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT
WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 2:40 PM MST, 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
240 PM MST SUN JUN 05 2011

AZZ004>018-037>040-061100-
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-
240 PM MST SUN JUN 05 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

EXPECT BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. A RED
FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF COCONINO COUNTY INTO THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY AS LOW PRESSURE PASSES NORTH
OF THE STATE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO
45 MPH WILL BE COMMON. AS A RESULT...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA ON MONDAY. CONTINUED DRY
CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE DANGEROUS FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH
OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA ON MONDAY.

.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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 3:55 AM MSTRed Flag WarningFGZCoconino15 hr
Jun 5, 2:36 PM MSTWind AdvisoryFGZApache, Coconino, Navajo, Yavapai28 hr
Jun 5, 2:53 PM MSTFire Weather WatchFGZApache, Navajo37 hr

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Red Flag Warnings in Arizona, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011

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.