Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this red flag warning at Jun 16, 2014, 1:50 PM MST for 5 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Jun 17, 2014, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 13 hr. 6 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 16, 2014, 1:50 PM MST (20:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 17, 2014, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2014, 9:00 PM MST
- In force
- 13 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 20:51 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 11:34 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | Doney Park, AZ | |
| Jun 17, 11:38 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Leupp, AZ | |
| Jun 17, 12:44 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | Winslow Airport, AZ | |
| Jun 17, 12:44 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | Winslow Airport, AZ | |
| Jun 17, 1:11 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Flagstaff Airport, AZ | |
| Jun 17, 2:16 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Grand Canyon 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 12:00Z, 8.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4084 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 314 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 392 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
5 follow-up statements
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. && $$
572 WWUS85 KFGZ 170429 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 929 PM MST MON JUN 16 2014 AZZ104>118-137>140-171230- /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)- 929 PM MST MON JUN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ON TUESDAY FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM MST... * AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. * TIMING...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 8 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. && $$
957 WWUS85 KFGZ 171108 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 408 AM MST TUE JUN 17 2014 AZZ104>118-137>140-172300- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0021.140617T1500Z-140618T0400Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 137)- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 138)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 408 AM MST TUE JUN 17 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS MORNING BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
735
WWUS85 KFGZ 172155
RFWFGZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
255 PM MST TUE JUN 17 2014
AZZ104>118-137>140-180400-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-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)-
255 PM MST TUE JUN 17 2014
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
* AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF NORTHERN ARIZONA.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET.
* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 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.
&&
$$530 WWUS85 KFGZ 180404 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 904 PM MST TUE JUN 17 2014 AZZ104>118-137>140-180515- /O.EXP.KFGZ.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140618T0400Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 137)- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 138)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 904 PM MST TUE JUN 17 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINDS HAVE DECRASED AND THE RH HAS INCREASED ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS EVENING AND THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2:12 AM MST | Wind Advisory | FGZ | Apache, Coconino, Navajo, Yavapai | 43 hr |
Nearby
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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.