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Red Flag Warning 20, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

June 15, 20145 counties in Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this red flag warning at Jun 15, 2014, 3:10 AM MST for 5 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Jun 16, 2014, 10:00 AM MST. It was in force for 10 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 15, 2014, 3:10 AM MST (10:10 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 16, 2014, 10:00 AM MST
Expired
Jun 16, 2014, 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 10:14 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 16, 12:33 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Flagstaff Airport, AZ
Jun 16, 2:47 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Flagstaff Airport, AZ

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 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 00:00Z on 2014-06-15Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2014-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 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
4462 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

150 
WWUS85 KFGZ 151010
RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
310 AM MST SUN JUN 15 2014

AZZ105-109-111>116-139-140-151815-
/O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0013.140616T1700Z-140617T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.140616T1700Z-140617T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.A.0014.140617T1700Z-140618T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KFGZ.FW.W.0019.140615T1800Z-140616T0400Z/
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)-
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
109)-
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)-
BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
140)-
310 AM MST SUN JUN 15 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT ON MONDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A RED
FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED ON MONDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM
MST. IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...MOGOLLON RIM NORTH TO THE UTAH BORDER.

* TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 11AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
  MST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM
  MST. FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ104-106>108-151815-
/O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0013.140616T1700Z-140617T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.140616T1700Z-140617T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.A.0014.140617T1700Z-140618T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0019.140615T1800Z-140616T0400Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)-
GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)-
COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)-
YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)-
310 AM MST SUN JUN 15 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT ON MONDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT ON MONDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS
ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...PORTION OF NORTHWEST COCONINO COUNTY.

* TIMING...A RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 11 AM AND 9 PM MST. A RED
  FLAG WARNING MONDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
  TUESDAY 10 AM TO 8 PM MST ON MONDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 4 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ138-151815-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.140616T1700Z-140617T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.A.0014.140617T1700Z-140618T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KFGZ.FW.W.0019.140615T1800Z-140616T0400Z/
OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 138)-
310 AM MST SUN JUN 15 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT ON MONDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A RED
FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED ON MONDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM
MST. IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS.

* TIMING...A RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 11 AM AND 9 PM MST. A RED
  FLAG WARNING MONDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
  TUESDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST.

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

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.

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.

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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.

PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

AZZ110-151815-
/O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0013.140616T1700Z-140617T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.140616T1700Z-140617T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.A.0014.140617T1700Z-140618T0300Z/
CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)-
310 AM MST SUN JUN 15 2014

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT ON MONDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS
ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...CHILE VALLEY.

* TIMING...A RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST. A
  FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY FROM 10 AM THROUGH 8 PM MST.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 4 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ117-118-137-151815-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.140616T1700Z-140617T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.A.0014.140617T1700Z-140618T0300Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)-
NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)-
YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 137)-
310 AM MST SUN JUN 15 2014

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT ON MONDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS
ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...WHITE MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN GILA COUNTY...VALLEYS
  OF YAVAPAI COUNTY.

* TIMING...A RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST. A
  FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.

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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
842 
WWUS85 KFGZ 151802
RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1102 AM MST SUN JUN 15 2014

AZZ104>109-111>116-138>140-160215-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140616T0400Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.140616T1700Z-140617T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0014.140617T1700Z-140618T0300Z/
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)-
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)-
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)-
1102 AM MST SUN JUN 15 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

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

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

* AFFECTED AREA...YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE MOGOLLON RIM
  NORTHWARD TO THE UTAH BORDER.

* TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM 
  MST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM 
  MST. FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ110-117-118-137-160215-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.140616T1700Z-140617T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0014.140617T1700Z-140618T0300Z/
CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)-
WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)-
NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)-
YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 137)-
1102 AM MST SUN JUN 15 2014

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

* AFFECTED AREA...WHITE MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN GILA COUNTY...YAVAPAI
  COUNTY VALLEYS...AND CHINLE VALLEY.

* TIMING...A RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST. A 
  FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 4 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.

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.

&&

$$
290 
WWUS85 KFGZ 152148
RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
248 PM MST SUN JUN 15 2014

AZZ104>109-111>116-138>140-160500-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140616T0400Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.140616T1700Z-140617T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0014.140617T1700Z-140618T0300Z/
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)-
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)-
OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 138)-
BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
140)-
248 PM MST SUN JUN 15 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

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

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

* AFFECTED AREA...YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE MOGOLLON RIM
  NORTHWARD TO THE UTAH BORDER.

* TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 
  PM MST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 
  PM MST. FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ110-117-118-137-160500-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.140616T1700Z-140617T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0014.140617T1700Z-140618T0300Z/
CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)-
WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)-
NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)-
YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 137)-
248 PM MST SUN JUN 15 2014

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

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

* AFFECTED AREA...WHITE MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN GILA COUNTY...YAVAPAI
  COUNTY VALLEYS...AND CHINLE VALLEY.

* TIMING...A RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST. A 
  FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.

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.

&&

$$
516 
WWUS85 KFGZ 160355
RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
855 PM MST SUN JUN 15 2014

AZZ104>109-111>116-138>140-161200-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140616T0400Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.140616T1700Z-140617T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0014.140617T1700Z-140618T0300Z/
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)-
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)-
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)-
855 PM MST SUN JUN 15 2014

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

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

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

* AFFECTED AREA...YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE MOGOLLON RIM
  NORTHWARD TO THE UTAH BORDER.

* TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST. FIRE
  WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ110-117-118-137-161200-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.140616T1700Z-140617T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0014.140617T1700Z-140618T0300Z/
CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)-
WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)-
NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)-
YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 137)-
855 PM MST SUN JUN 15 2014

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

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

* AFFECTED AREA...WHITE MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN GILA COUNTY...YAVAPAI
  COUNTY VALLEYS...AND CHINLE VALLEY.

* TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST. FIRE
  WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.

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.

&&

$$
527 
WWUS85 KFGZ 161154
RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
454 AM MST MON JUN 16 2014

AZZ104>118-137>140-162200-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.140616T1700Z-140617T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0014.140617T1700Z-140618T0300Z/
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)-
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)-
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)-
454 AM MST MON JUN 16 2014

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

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

* AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. 

* TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST. FIRE 
  WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.

PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$

41
479 
WWUS85 KFGZ 162050
RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
150 PM MST MON JUN 16 2014

AZZ104>118-137>140-170600-
/O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0014.140617T1700Z-140618T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0021.140617T1500Z-140618T0400Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-140617T0300Z/
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)-
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)-
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)-
150 PM MST MON JUN 16 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT ON TUESDAY FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM MST
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT ON TUESDAY FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM MST. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF NORTHERN ARIZONA.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55
  MPH DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. 

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT TODAY. MINIMUM
  RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER TUESDAY...WITH
  READINGS OF 12 TO 20 PERCENT ACROSS THE EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM AND
  WHITE MOUNTAINS...AND 7 TO 13 PERCENT ELSEWHERE ACROSS NORTHERN
  ARIZONA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.

PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

KD
533 
WWUS85 KFGZ 170315
RFWFGZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
815 PM MST MON JUN 16 2014

AZZ104>118-137>140-170600-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-140617T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0021.140617T1500Z-140618T0400Z/
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)-
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)-
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)-
815 PM MST MON JUN 16 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED THIS EVENING...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ON TUESDAY FROM 8 AM TO
9 PM MST FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...


* AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF NORTHERN ARIZONA.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND RH VALUES HAVE RISEN THIS
  EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING BECOMING
  STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.

PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

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 14, 8:30 PM MST, 6 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 8:30 PM MST, 6 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
830 PM MST SAT JUN 14 2014

.SYNOPSIS...EXPECT DRY WEATHER ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA THROUGH NEXT
WEEK. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON...WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR
NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

&&

.DISCUSSION...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS NRN AZ THIS EVENING AND
THE WIND ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY HAS INCREASED WITH THE COOLER EVENING TEMPS AND THE RED FLAG
WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE.

ANOTHER ROUND OF WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED TOMORROW AND
THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SUNDAY REMAINS IN EFFECT.

BAND OF HIGH CLOUDS WAS MOVING ACROSS THE NRN PORTION OF THE STATE
THIS EVENING. WILL MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO SKY COVER...OTHERWISE
FCST IS IN GOOD SHAPE.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION (335 PM)...PRIMARY WEATHER OF CONCERN IS THE VERY
DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FORECAST TO PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PROGS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT SHOWING A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TO
REMAIN OVER THE GREAT BASIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD.

FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEKEND...STRONG WINDS CURRENTLY AHEAD OF THE
DRY SURFACE FRONT MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA WILL DIMINISH AS
THE FRONT MOVES INTO NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BROAD GREAT BASIN TROUGH ON SUNDAY...BRINGING
ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...PRIMARILY TO THE NORTH OF THE FLAGSTAFF AREA WHERE
A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY - THE PERSISTENCE OF THE GREAT BASIN
TROUGH WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG WINDS TO NORTHERN
ARIZONA THROUGH MID WEEK. WINDS 20-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SOMEWHAT LIGHTER
WINDS ON WEDNESDAY AS THE TROUGH STARTS TO PULL TO THE EAST.

CURRENT MODEL ENSEMBLES INDICATE WEAK RIDGING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
LATE IN THE WEEK...WITH LIGHTER WINDS...WARMER TEMPS...AND A
CONTINUATION OF DRY WEATHER EXPECTED.

&&

.AVIATION...FOR THE 06Z PACKAGE...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. SMOKE PSBL AT KINW FROM A WILDFIRE TO THE SOUTHWEST.
GUSTY SW WINDS RETURN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT
UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED  EARLY THIS COMING WEEK AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS
OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. ON SUNDAY...BREEZY SOUTH WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON
ARE FORECAST ALONG THE WESTERN EDGES OF COCONINO AND YAVAPAI
COUNTIES. WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER HIGH TERRAIN FEATURES ON SUNDAY
NIGHT...WITH WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FORECAST
DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL BE IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY EXPECTED.

TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...ANOTHER DAY OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS IS
EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AS THE TROUGH MAKES ITS WAY TOWARD THE GREAT
BASIN. SOME MODEST MOISTURE RETURN MAY BRING RH VALUES UP SLIGHTLY
IN SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE DISTRICT...BUT MANY AREAS
WILL SEE ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ON
WEDNESDAY STRONGER WINDS WILL LIKELY BE LIMITED TO MAINLY NAVAJO AND
APACHE COUNTIES AS THE TROUGH CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. MUCH LIGHTER
WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...THOUGH THE AIR WILL REMAIN DRY.

&&

.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR AZZ104>116-139-140.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST SUNDAY FOR AZZ104-
106>108.

&&

PUBLIC.........BAK
AVIATION.......DB
FIRE WEATHER...AT

FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 3:50 PM MST, 11 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
350 PM MST SAT JUN 14 2014

AZZ004>018-037>040-150645-
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-
350 PM MST SAT JUN 14 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...
NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN
ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 5O MPH ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING EAST OF A LINE FROM KAYENTA
THROUGH WINSLOW. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...SEE PHXNPWFGZ FOR
DETAILS.

LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS MEAN CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH
OF NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING....SEE
PHXRFWFGZ FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON FROM SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL RED FLAG WARNINGS AND FIRE WEATHER WATCHES HAVE
BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20-35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE FORECAST.

WINDS SHOULD BE SOMEWHAT LIGHTER ON WEDNESDAY...AND DECREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.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 15, 3:10 AM MSTFire Weather WatchFGZApache, Coconino, Gila, Navajo, Yavapai35 hr
Jun 15, 3:11 AM MSTWind AdvisoryFGZApache, Coconino, Navajo, Yavapai41 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.