Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 26, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this red flag warning at Jun 17, 2011, 2:59 PM MST for 4 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Jun 18, 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 17, 2011, 2:59 PM MST (21:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 18, 2011, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2011, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Counties Apache County, AZ, Coconino County, AZ, Navajo County, AZ, Yavapai County, AZ
The nearest sounding before it
Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 3009 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
971 WWUS85 KFGZ 172159 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 259 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 AZZ110-181000- /O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.A.0021.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0022.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110618T0300Z/ CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- 259 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST TODAY AND SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING AND ON SUNDAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ106>108-181000- /O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.A.0022.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0021.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0026.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- 259 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING SATURDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ109-181000- /O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.A.0021.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0022.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)- 259 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING SUNDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ104-105-172300- /O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.A.0021.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.A.0022.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- 259 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ AZZ111>117-138>140-181000- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0021.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0026.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0022.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110618T0300Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 138)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 259 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST TODAY...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST TODAY...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY...SATURDAY...AND SUNDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR TODAY AND SATURDAY. ON SUNDAY... SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE...EXPECT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ118-181000- /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)- 259 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
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732 WWUS85 KFGZ 180304 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 804 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 AZZ111>117-138>140-181515- /O.EXP.KFGZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0026.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 138)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 804 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY AND 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... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING ARE NO LONGER BEGIN MET AS WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING SATURDAY...AND SUNDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING...EXPECT EVEN LIGHTER WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE FORECAST AGAIN FOR SATURDAY. ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE...EXPECT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ110-181515- /O.EXP.KFGZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- 804 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING ARE NO LONGER BEGIN MET AS WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * 20-FOOT WINDS: THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING...EXPECT EVEN LIGHTER WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ106>108-181515- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0026.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- 804 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING SATURDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ109-118-181515- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)- 804 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
678 WWUS85 KFGZ 180335 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 835 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 AZZ111>117-138>140-181545- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0026.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 138)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 835 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING SATURDAY...AND SUNDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE FORECAST AGAIN FOR SATURDAY. ON SUNDAY... SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE...EXPECT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ106>108-181545- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0026.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- 835 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING SATURDAY. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ109-110-118-181545- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)- 835 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
848 WWUS85 KFGZ 180950 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 250 AM MST SAT JUN 18 2011 AZZ111>117-138>140-190000- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0026.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 138)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 250 AM MST SAT JUN 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * 20-FOOT WINDS: FOR TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE...BECOMING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 13 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ106>108-190000- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0026.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- 250 AM MST SAT JUN 18 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... * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ109-110-118-190000- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)- 250 AM MST SAT JUN 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
857 WWUS85 KFGZ 182159 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 259 PM MST SAT JUN 18 2011 AZZ106-107-191100- /O.EXA.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110619T0300Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- 259 PM MST SAT JUN 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. * 20-FOOT WINDS: FOR THIS EVENING...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE...BECOMING 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 10 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. && $$ AZZ105-191100- /O.EXA.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- 259 PM MST SAT JUN 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. * 20-FOOT WINDS: FOR TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ111>117-138>140-191100- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 138)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 259 PM MST SAT JUN 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * 20-FOOT WINDS: FOR TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE...BECOMING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 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. && $$ AZZ108-190300- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110619T0300Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- 259 PM MST SAT JUN 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 13 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ109-110-118-191100- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)- 259 PM MST SAT JUN 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
326 WWUS85 KFGZ 190300 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 800 PM MST SAT JUN 18 2011 AZZ106-107-111>117-138>140-191500- /O.EXP.KFGZ.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 138)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 800 PM MST SAT JUN 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * 20-FOOT WINDS: FOR THIS EVENING...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH LIGHTER WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING MET SO THAT THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ON SUNDAY... SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE...BECOMING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ108-190400- /O.EXP.KFGZ.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110619T0300Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- 800 PM MST SAT JUN 18 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. * 20-FOOT WINDS: FOR THIS EVENING...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH LIGHTER WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING MET SO THAT THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: THIS EVENING RH'S ARE AROUND 10 PERCENT WITH RECOVERY ONLY FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. $$ AZZ105-109-110-118-191500- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0027.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)- 800 PM MST SAT JUN 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * 20-FOOT WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 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 Jun 17, 9:32 AM MST, 5 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 9:32 AM MST, 5 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 932 AM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS...EXPECT WINDY AFTERNOONS AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL AS LOW PRESSURE SETS UP ACROSS THE WEST. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE UTAH BORDER BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND ON SUNDAY. FAIR AND WARMER WEATHER WITH LIGHT WINDS IS EXPECTED STARTING MONDAY. && .DISCUSSION...A BAND OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER IS CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA PER LATEST VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY. EXPECT TO SEE THIS CLOUD COVER EXPAND ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA BY MID AFTERNOON AS CLOUD BAND DEVELOPS EASTWARD...HOWEVER...MAJORITY OF THE CLOUD COVER WILL REMAIN NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. FORECAST SOUNDINGS THIS AFTERNOON INDICATE LIFTED INDICES BECOMING SLIGHTLY NEGATIVE ACROSS FAR NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA HINTING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED HIGH BASED CONVECTION. THIS LOOKS ON TRACK AND NO UPDATES ARE PLANNED THIS MORNING. && .PREV DISCUSSION /330 AM MST/... FOR TODAY AND SATURDAY...THE BROAD TROUGH OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL DROP SLIGHT SOUTHWARD TODAY. A FAIR AMOUNT OF MID LEVEL CLOUDS RUNNING THROUGH SOUTHERN UTAH THIS MORNING WILL CREEP INTO THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE STATE BY THIS AFTERNOON. PROGS SHOW SOME INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON IN THE FOUR CORNERS. GIVEN THE LIGHTNING SEEN ACROSS UTAH THE LAST 2 DAYS WE HAVE ADDED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO FAR NORTHERN NAVAJO AND APACHE COUNTIES. THE MID LEVEL CLOUD FIELD SHOULD BE MOVING OUT OF THE AREA SATURDAY. REGARDING SURFACE WINDS...PROGGED WIND SPEEDS ARE A FEW KNOTS SLOWER TODAY AND SATURDAY VERSUS THE OBSERVED ON THURSDAY. IT LOOKS LIKE SW GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH...FASTEST WINDS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM. ON SUNDAY...PROGS ARE CONSISTENT SHOWING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ALONG THE AZ UT BORDER. SW WIND GUSTS FROM 35 TO 50 MPH ARE PROBABLE...THE FASTEST WINDS ACROSS NAVAJO AND APACHE COUNTIES. GFS IS NOW SHOWING BETTER INSTABILITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR AREAS NORTH OF A LINE FROM SUPAI TO WINDOW ROCK AND WILL CONTINUE THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS THERE. SO LOOK FOR TWO MORE DAYS OF BLOW DRYING BY MOTHER NATURE FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER WIND EVENT ON SUNDAY. ADD THE VERY DRY HUMIDITIES... THE LENGTH OF DAY...AND THE SLIGHT CHANCES OF DRY THUNDER THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY. THEY ALL POINT TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND. FROM MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...DRY WEATHER WITH MUCH LESS WIND IS IN THE CARDS AS WARM HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE PACIFIC. MAX TEMPS WILL START A WARMING TREND. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 18Z PACKAGE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HIGH-BASED ISOLD -TSRA PSBL ALONG THE AZ/UT BORDER THIS AFTERNOON. VERY LITTLE RAIN EXPECTED BUT MICROBURST WINDS PSBL. && .FIRE WEATHER...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE WESTERN STATES WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY AND SATURDAY PRODUCING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BOTH DAYS. RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES ON SATURDAY. SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY. MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THE TROUGH WILL MOVE TO THE EAST OF THE DISTRICT ALLOWING WINDS TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FOR FIRE ZONES AZZ110>117-138>140. FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR FIRE ZONES AZZ104>118-138>140. FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR FIRE ZONES AZZ104>118-138>140. && PUBLIC.....................OUTLER / DL AVIATION/FIRE WX...........RB / DB FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 4:22 AM MST, 10 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 422 AM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 AZZ004>018-037>040-180700- 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- 422 AM MST FRI JUN 17 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. SEE PRODUCT PHXRFWFGZ FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY AND INCREASE IN SPEED ON SUNDAY. LOW HUMIDITIES WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND. SEE PRODUCT PHXRFWFGZ FOR DETAILS. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR SUNDAY. MUCH LESS WIND IS FORECAST STARTING MONDAY. 41
The office that day
Everything else NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2:39 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | FGZ | Apache, Coconino, Navajo, Yavapai | 12 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:59 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | FGZ | Apache, Coconino, Gila, Navajo, Yavapai | 53 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.