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Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this red flag warning at May 4, 2014, 2:55 PM MST for Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Arizona. It took effect at May 5, 2014, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 10 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
- May 4, 2014, 2:55 PM MST (21:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 5, 2014, 9:00 AM MST
- Expired
- May 5, 2014, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Counties Apache County, AZ, Coconino County, AZ, Navajo County, AZ
The radar
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 3255 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
582 WWUS85 KFGZ 042155 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 255 PM MST SUN MAY 4 2014 ...EXPECT A FEW DAYS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA THROUGH TUESDAY... .A PACIFIC LOW MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN STATES WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH CONTINUED DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IMPACT LOCATIONS WILL EXPAND ON MONDAY TO INCLUDE THE FLAGSTAFF AND GRAND CANYON REGIONS AND SHIFT TO NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA ON TUESDAY FROM THE WHITE MOUNTAINS NORTH TO THE UTAH BORDER INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST. AZZ104-050600- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0006.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0009.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140505T0200Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- 255 PM MST SUN MAY 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT ON MONDAY FROM 9 AM TO 7 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 MONDAY FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...KAIBAB PLATEAU NORTH OF THE GRAND CANYON. * TIMING...ON SUNDAY RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10AM TO 7PM MST. ON MONDAY FIRE WEATHER WATCH MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 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. && $$ AZZ106-107-050600- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0006.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0009.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KFGZ.FW.A.0007.140506T1600Z-140507T0200Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- 255 PM MST SUN MAY 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT ON MONDAY FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...GRAND CANYON AND PORTIONS OF KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY 9 AM TO 7 PM MST. FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MONDAY 5 TO 8 PCT. TUESDAY 10 TO 15 PCT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ AZZ115-050600- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0006.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0009.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- 255 PM MST SUN MAY 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT ON MONDAY FROM 9 AM TO 7 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 MONDAY FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FLAGSTAFF AND WILLIAMS REGION. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY 9 AM TO 7 PM MST. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 12 PCT. 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. && $$ AZZ117-050600- /O.EXA.KFGZ.FW.A.0007.140506T1600Z-140507T0200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- 255 PM MST SUN MAY 4 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...WHITE MOUNTAINS REGION. * TIMING...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ AZZ109>114-139-140-050600- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0007.140506T1600Z-140507T0200Z/ 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)-BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 255 PM MST SUN MAY 4 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY NORTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM TO THE UTAH BORDER...INCLUDING THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. * TIMING...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 12 PCT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ RB
5 follow-up statements
117 WWUS85 KFGZ 050108 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 608 PM MST SUN MAY 4 2014 ...EXPECT A FEW DAYS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA THROUGH TUESDAY... .A PACIFIC LOW MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN STATES WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH CONTINUED DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IMPACT LOCATIONS WILL EXPAND ON MONDAY TO INCLUDE THE FLAGSTAFF AND GRAND CANYON REGIONS AND SHIFT TO NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA ON TUESDAY FROM THE WHITE MOUNTAINS NORTH TO THE UTAH BORDER INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST. AZZ104-050915- /O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140505T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0009.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- 608 PM MST SUN MAY 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MONDAY REMAINS IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...KAIBAB PLATEAU. * TIMING...MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ106-107-050915- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0009.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0007.140506T1600Z-140507T0200Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- 608 PM MST SUN MAY 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY FROM 9 AM TO 7 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...GRAND CANYON AND PORTIONS OF KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY 9 AM TO 7 PM MST. FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MONDAY 5 TO 8 PCT. TUESDAY 10 TO 15 PCT. 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. && $$ AZZ115-050915- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0009.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- 608 PM MST SUN MAY 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...FLAGSTAFF AND WILLIAMS REGION. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY 9 AM TO 7 PM MST. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 12 PCT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ109>114-117-139-140-050915- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0007.140506T1600Z-140507T0200Z/ 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)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 608 PM MST SUN MAY 4 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY NORTHWARD TO THE UTAH BORDER AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
416 WWUS85 KFGZ 050531 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1031 PM MST SUN MAY 4 2014 ...EXPECT A FEW DAYS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA THROUGH TUESDAY... .A PACIFIC LOW MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN STATES WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH CONTINUED DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IMPACT LOCATIONS WILL EXPAND ON MONDAY TO INCLUDE THE FLAGSTAFF AND GRAND CANYON REGIONS AND SHIFT TO NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA ON TUESDAY FROM THE WHITE MOUNTAINS NORTH TO THE UTAH BORDER INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST. AZZ106-107-051345- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0009.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0007.140506T1600Z-140507T0200Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- 1031 PM MST SUN MAY 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...GRAND CANYON AND PORTIONS OF KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY 9 AM TO 7 PM MST. FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MONDAY 5 TO 8 PCT. TUESDAY 10 TO 15 PCT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ AZZ104-115-051345- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0009.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- 1031 PM MST SUN MAY 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...FLAGSTAFF AND WILLIAMS REGION AS WELL AS THE KAIBAB PLATEAU NORTH OF THE GRAND CANYON. * TIMING...MONDAY 9 AM TO 7 PM MST. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ109>114-117-139-140-051345- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0007.140506T1600Z-140507T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 1031 PM MST SUN MAY 4 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY NORTHWARD TO THE UTAH BORDER AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
687 WWUS85 KFGZ 051044 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 344 AM MST MON MAY 5 2014 ...EXPECT A FEW DAYS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA THROUGH TUESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN STATES WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS AND INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY AND TUESDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY WILL INCLUDE MOST OF NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA IN ADDITION TO THE BLACK MESA REGION... SHIFTING MAINLY TO NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA ON TUESDAY. AZZ139-051845- /O.EXB.KFGZ.FW.W.0009.140505T1800Z-140506T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0007.140506T1600Z-140507T0200Z/ BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- 344 AM MST MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 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... 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 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE BLACK MESA REGION. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 11 AM UNTIL 7 PM MST. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * 20 FOOT WINDS...FOR TODAY...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. ON TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. 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. && $$ AZZ106-107-051845- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0009.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0007.140506T1600Z-140507T0200Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- 344 AM MST MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE GRAND CANYON AND COCONINO PLATEAU REGIONS. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY 9 AM TO 7 PM MST. FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...TODAY AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. TUESDAY AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ AZZ104-115-051845- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0009.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- 344 AM MST MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...KAIBAB PLATEAU AND FLAGSTAFF REGIONS. * TIMING...TODAY 9 AM TO 7 PM MST. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 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. && $$ AZZ109>114-117-140-051845- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0007.140506T1600Z-140507T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 344 AM MST MON MAY 5 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA. * TIMING...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
538 WWUS85 KFGZ 052217 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 317 PM MST MON MAY 5 2014 ...ONE MORE DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA ON TUESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN STATES WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS AND INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS ON TUESDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA IN ADDITION TO THE BLACK MESA REGION. ON TUESDAY MORNING A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING INTO EXTREME WESTERN ARIZONA WILL BRING UP HUMIDITY LEVELS ACROSS OUR WESTERN FORECAST ZONES...INCREASE SOUTHWEST WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE REGION AND SHIFT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA. AZZ106-107-060200- /O.CAN.KFGZ.FW.A.0007.140506T1600Z-140507T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140506T0200Z/ GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- 317 PM MST MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWESTERN COCONINO COUNTY INCLUDING THE GRAND CANYON AND KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY UNTIL 7 PM MST. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 8 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. && $$ AZZ139-060300- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0007.140506T1600Z-140507T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0010.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140506T0200Z/ BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- 317 PM MST MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT ON TUESDAY FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT ON TUESDAY FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...NAVAJO NATION BLACK MESA. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 11 AM UNTIL 7 PM MST. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ109>114-117-140-060300- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0007.140506T1600Z-140507T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0010.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ 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)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 317 PM MST MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT ON TUESDAY FROM 9 AM TO 8 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 9 AM TO 8 PM MST. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA FROM THE WHITE MOUNTAINS NORTH TO THE UTAH BORDER INCLUDING THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT ON TUESDAY FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ104-115-060200- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140506T0200Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- 317 PM MST MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA INCLUDING THE KAIBAB PLATEAU AND FLAGSTAFF REGION. * TIMING...TODAY UNTIL 7 PM MST. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
590 WWUS85 KFGZ 060152 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 652 PM MST MON MAY 5 2014 ...ONE MORE DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA ON TUESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN STATES WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS AND INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS ON TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO EXTREME WESTERN ARIZONA...INCREASING HUMIDITY ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA...BUT ALSO INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL SHIFT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA. AZZ139-061000- /O.EXP.KFGZ.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140506T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0010.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- 652 PM MST MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ON TUESDAY FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE BLACK MESA OF THE NAVAJO NATION. * TIMING...TUESDAY FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ104-106-107-115-060300- /O.EXP.KFGZ.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140506T0200Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)- 652 PM MST MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... DECREASING WINDS AND INCREASING HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST. $$ AZZ109>114-117-140-061000- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0010.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ 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)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 652 PM MST MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ON TUESDAY FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA FROM THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY NORTHWARD AS WELL AS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA. * TIMING...TUESDAY FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 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 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 May 4, 9:25 AM MST, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 4, 9:25 AM MST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 925 AM MST SUN MAY 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY DECREASING. BY MIDWEEK...THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO ARIZONA RESULTING IN MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. && .DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE ALREADY PICKED UP THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE BREEZY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM ONCE AGAIN...BUT JUST A DEGREE OR TWO COOLER THAN SATURDAY. FORECASTS IN GOOD SHAPE...NO MORNING UPDATES NEEDED. .PREV DISCUSSION...(230 AM MST)...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST DROPS FARTHER SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST TODAY. AS THE RIDGE MOVES OFF OVER THE CENTRAL US AND THE TROUGH APPROACHES ARIZONA HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO COOL EACH DAY SO THAT BY WEDNESDAY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RUN AROUND 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. AS THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH GETS CLOSER...THE RESULT WILL BE STRONGER SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT BRINGING BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS. THE WINDIEST DAY WILL BE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WHERE THERE WILL BE WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS FROM THE MOGOLLON RIM NORTHWARD. COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THESE WINDS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. SEE BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. BY MIDWEEK...THE TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE SOUTHWEST BRINGING ENOUGH LIFT AND MOISTURE FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY WHEN THERE WILL BE ENOUGH INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE FOR PERHAPS A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. BY LATE IN THE WEEK...THE TROUGH WILL PUSH EAST OF NORTHERN AZ BRINGING COOL DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WITH ANY CHANCE FOR SHOWERS TAPERING OFF ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL BY FRIDAY... WARMING TO A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OF NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 18Z PACKAGE...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FIRE WEATHER...SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING WARM AND DRY WEATHER WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA TODAY AND MONDAY. TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SWING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS ARIZONA. UNDER THE CURRENT TIMING HUMIDITY LEVELS ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA ARE EXPECTED TO TREND UPWARD ON TUESDAY WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST ARIZONA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS NORTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM ON TUESDAY. FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...EXPECT HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS AS WELL AS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST TODAY FOR AZZ104. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR AZZ104-106-107-115. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR AZZ109>114-139-140. && PUBLIC.........JJ/TC AVIATION.......BOHLIN FIRE WEATHER...MCCOLLUM FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 2:45 AM MST, 12 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 245 AM MST SUN MAY 4 2014 AZZ004>018-037>040-050715- 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- 245 AM MST SUN MAY 4 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO... NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BRING RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER THE KIABAB PLATEAU THIS AFTERNOON...SEE PHXRFWFGZ FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING WINDY SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND AREAS OF EXPANDED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. AS RESULT FIRE WEATHER WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. SEE PRODUCT ID PHXRFWFGZ FOR DETAILS. TUESDAY WILL BE THE DAY FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS...SUCH THAT A WINDY ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FROM THE BRADSHAW MOUNTAINS AND MOGOLLON RIM NORTHWARD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.