Red Flag Warning 23, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

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RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
301 AM MST SUN JUN 12 2011

AZZ112>114-116-117-140-130300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0023.110612T1800Z-110613T0300Z/
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)-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)-
WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
140)-
301 AM MST SUN JUN 12 2011

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

* AFFECTED AREA: EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM...WHITE MOUNTAINS...LITTLE
  COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...AND THE NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS
  SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 264.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM 11 AM
  UNTIL 8 PM MST SUNDAY.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
  MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
  WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 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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RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
753 PM MST SUN JUN 12 2011


AZZ112>114-116-117-140-130400-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110613T0300Z/
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)-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)-
WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
140)-
753 PM MST SUN JUN 12 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. 

WINDS WERE RAPIDLY DIMINISHING FOLLOWING SUNSET AND THE RED FLAG
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST.


$$


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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
959 AM MST SAT JUN 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...DRY WEST-SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
ARIZONA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WINDS WILL TURN BREEZIER TODAY
AND SUNDAY...WITH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES REMAINING SLIGHTLY BELOW
NORMAL.

&&

.DISCUSSION...CURRENT FORECAST COVERS EXPECTED CONDITIONS
WELL...WITH NO BIG UPDATES PLANNED BEFORE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION /300 AM MST/...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
NORTHERN MEXICO/TEXAS THIS WEEKEND WHILE A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. THE
STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO PRESSURE FEATURES
WILL RESULT IN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS...GENERALLY SUSTAINED AT 15
TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS DURING THE DAYTIME. SKIES WILL REMAIN
GENERALLY CLEAR WITH JUST A FEW FAIR WEATHER CUMULUS OVER THE
MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR.

TUESDAY THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES WARMING TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN NORMAL. MID
LEVEL STEERING WINDS DO BRING LIMITED MOISTURE INTO WESTERN NEW
MEXICO LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A FEW MORE CLOUDS
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR HIGH BASED DRY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
ARIZONA WHITE MOUNTAINS. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ELSEWHERE.

&&

.AVIATION...FOR THE 18Z PACKAGE...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH VFR
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SMOKE FROM THE
WALLOW FIRE WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES NEAR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.
AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS WITH BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON ARE FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WHILE
WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT
EXPECTED...PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM...WHITE MOUNTAINS
AND LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY MAY EXPERIENCE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH
TEMPERATURES WARMING THROUGH MIDWEEK. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS MONDAY
AFTERNOON WILL DECREASE ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS FLOW ALOFT
WEAKENS. A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE
ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON NEAR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.

&&

.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

PUBLIC.....................KD/MAS
AVIATION/FIRE WX...........CLARD

FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT
WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.