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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

June 7, 2011Apache County, Navajo County, Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this red flag warning at Jun 7, 2011, 3:53 AM MST for Apache County, Navajo County, Arizona. It took effect at Jun 7, 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
Jun 7, 2011, 3:53 AM MST (10:53 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 7, 2011, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Jun 7, 2011, 8:06 PM MST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Flagstaff, AZ

Counties Apache County, AZ, Navajo County, AZ

The radar

The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:57 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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 173 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 00:00Z on 2011-06-07Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 00:00Z on 2011-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 56 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3768 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
322 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.

132 
WWUS85 KFGZ 071053
RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
353 AM MST TUE JUN 7 2011

AZZ111-114-117-080300-
/O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0018.110607T1800Z-110608T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0021.110607T1800Z-110608T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.A.0019.110608T1800Z-110609T0300Z/
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)-
353 AM MST TUE JUN 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY 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 THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE
  THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
  AGAIN WEDNESDAY.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35
  MPH ARE LIKELY TODAY...AND POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
  RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$


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5 follow-up statements
498 
WWUS85 KFGZ 071824
RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1124 AM MST TUE JUN 7 2011

AZZ111-114-117-080300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110608T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0019.110608T1800Z-110609T0300Z/
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)-
1124 AM MST TUE JUN 7 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 WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

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

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED UNTIL
  EARLY EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR
  35 MPH ARE LIKELY TODAY...AND POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
  RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$


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306 
WWUS85 KFGZ 072114
RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
214 PM MST TUE JUN 7 2011

AZZ111-081300-
/O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110608T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0019.110608T1800Z-110609T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)-
214 PM MST TUE JUN 7 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY FOR THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE
PLATEAU. WINDS HAVE REMAINED BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
THRESHOLDS AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY REMAINS IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA: CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE
  MORNING UNTIL EVENING WEDNESDAY.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
  RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT.

&&

$$

AZZ114-117-081300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110608T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0019.110608T1800Z-110609T0300Z/
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
114)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)-
214 PM MST TUE JUN 7 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 WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA: LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE 
  COUNTY...WHITE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED UNTIL 
  EARLY EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN 
  WEDNESDAY.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35
  MPH ARE LIKELY TODAY...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
  RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ109-112-113-115-116-139-140-081300-
/O.EXA.KFGZ.FW.A.0019.110608T1800Z-110609T0300Z/
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
109)-
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)-
BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
140)-
214 PM MST TUE JUN 7 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY 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 WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES. 

* AFFECTED AREA: LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO AND
  NAVAJO COUNTIES...MOGOLLON RIM...NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE
  MORNING UNTIL EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
  RANGING FROM 7 TO 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$


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163 
WWUS85 KFGZ 072214
RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
314 PM MST TUE JUN 7 2011

AZZ109-072315-
/O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.A.0019.110608T1800Z-110609T0300Z/
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
109)-
314 PM MST TUE JUN 7 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 FOR THE NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS NORTH OF HWY
264. THE WATCH FOR THIS AREA RESULTED FROM A SOFTWARE MALFUNCTION.

$$

AZZ114-117-081300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110608T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0019.110608T1800Z-110609T0300Z/
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
114)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)-
314 PM MST TUE JUN 7 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 WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA: LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE 
  COUNTY...WHITE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED UNTIL 
  EARLY EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN 
  WEDNESDAY. 

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR
  35 MPH ARE LIKELY TODAY...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
  RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ111>113-115-116-139-140-081300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0019.110608T1800Z-110609T0300Z/
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)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)-
BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
140)-
314 PM MST TUE JUN 7 2011

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

* AFFECTED AREA: LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO AND
  NAVAJO COUNTIES...MOGOLLON RIM...NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS
  SOUTH OF HWY 264.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM 
  LATE MORNING UNTIL EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY. 

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
  RANGING FROM 7 TO 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$


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201 
WWUS85 KFGZ 072237
RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
337 PM MST TUE JUN 7 2011

AZZ114-117-081300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110608T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0019.110608T1800Z-110609T0300Z/
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
114)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)-
337 PM MST TUE JUN 7 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 WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA: LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE 
  COUNTY...WHITE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED UNTIL 
  EARLY EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN 
  WEDNESDAY. 

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 
  35 MPH ARE LIKELY TODAY...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
  RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ111>113-115-116-139-140-081300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0019.110608T1800Z-110609T0300Z/
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)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)-
BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
140)-
337 PM MST TUE JUN 7 2011

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

* AFFECTED AREA: LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO AND
  NAVAJO COUNTIES...MOGOLLON RIM...NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS
  SOUTH OF HWY 264.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM 
  LATE MORNING UNTIL EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
  RANGING FROM 7 TO 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$


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911 
WWUS85 KFGZ 080306
RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
806 PM MST TUE JUN 7 2011

AZZ114-117-081515-
/O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110608T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0019.110608T1800Z-110609T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0022.110608T1800Z-110609T0300Z/
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
114)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)-
806 PM MST TUE JUN 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY DUE
TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THE RED FLAG WARNING
FOR THIS EVENING HAS ENDED. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA: LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE 
  COUNTY...WHITE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED THIS
  EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
  DEVELOP AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING AFTER 1100 AM MST.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35
  MPH ARE LIKELY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY : RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.

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 HUMIDITY  WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

AZZ111>113-115-116-139-140-081515-
/O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0019.110608T1800Z-110609T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0022.110608T1800Z-110609T0300Z/
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)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)-
BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
140)-
806 PM MST TUE JUN 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY DUE
TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.


* AFFECTED AREA: LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO AND 
  NAVAJO COUNTIES...MOGOLLON RIM...NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS 
  SOUTH OF HWY 264.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM 11 AM
  MST TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY : AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
  RANGING FROM 7 TO 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.

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 HUMIDITY  WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

AZZ109-118-081515-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0022.110608T1800Z-110609T0300Z/
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
109)-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)-
806 PM MST TUE JUN 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY DUE
TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY . 


* AFFECTED AREA: NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD AND NORTHERN
  GILA COUNTY.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM 11 AM
  MST TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY : RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED
  WEDNESDAY.


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 HUMIDITY  WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$


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Everything else NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 3:53 AM MSTFire Weather WatchFGZApache, Coconino, Navajo16 hr

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