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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Arizona
Issued by the National Weather Service
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List of Active Alerts by County
Black Mesa Area
red flag warning
wind advisory
Chinle Valley
red flag warning
wind advisory
Chuska Mountains, Defiance Plateau
red flag warning
Chuska Mountains, Defiance Pl
wind advisory
Cochise County
wind advisory
Coconino Plateau
red flag warning
Eastern Mogollon Rim
red flag warning
Graham County South of Gila River, Tucson, Marana, Green Valley, Santa Cruz County, Cochise County, Corona
red flag warning
Grand Canyon Country
red flag warning
Kaibab Plateau
red flag warning
Lake Mead NRA, Colorado River,AZ side
fire weather watch
Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County
red flag warning
Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County
red flag warning
Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County
red flag warning
Little Colorado River Valley in
wind advisory
wind advisory
wind advisory
Marble, Glen Canyons
red flag warning
Northeast Plateau And Mesas Hwy 264 Northward
red flag warning
Northeast Plateaus, Mesas South of Hwy 264
red flag warning
Northeast Plateaus, Mesas Sou
wind advisory
Northern Greenlee County, Graham County North of Gila River, Apache NF, San Carlos BIA, WMZ
red flag warning
Northwest Deserts, Northwest Plateau
red flag warning
White Mountains
red flag warning
Yuma, Martinez Lake, Vicinity, Lower Colorado River Valley AZ
red flag warning
Wind Advisory
Chinle Valley (Arizona)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 329 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ010>014-039-040-121830- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0014.080512T1800Z-080513T0300Z/ 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-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA... WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...NAVAJO N.M.... DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 329 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN APPROACHING LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA TODAY. EXPECT SOUTHWWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Chuska Mountains, Defiance Pl (Arizona)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 329 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ010>014-039-040-121830- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0014.080512T1800Z-080513T0300Z/ CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA... WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...NAVAJO N.M.... DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 329 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN APPROACHING LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA TODAY. EXPECT SOUTHWWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Little Colorado River Valley in (Arizona)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 329 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ010>014-039-040-121830- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0014.080512T1800Z-080513T0300Z/ 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-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA... WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...NAVAJO N.M.... DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 329 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN APPROACHING LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA TODAY. EXPECT SOUTHWWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Little Colorado River Valley in (Arizona)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 329 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ010>014-039-040-121830- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0014.080512T1800Z-080513T0300Z/ CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA... WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...NAVAJO N.M.... DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 329 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN APPROACHING LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA TODAY. EXPECT SOUTHWWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Little Colorado River Valley in (Arizona)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 329 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ010>014-039-040-121830- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0014.080512T1800Z-080513T0300Z/ 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-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA... WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...NAVAJO N.M.... DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 329 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN APPROACHING LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA TODAY. EXPECT SOUTHWWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Cochise County (Arizona)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 243 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ035-130300- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0013.080512T1900Z-080513T0300Z/ COCHISE COUNTY- 243 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A STORM SYSTEM ENTERING THE GREAT BASIN FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TOWARD ARIZONA TODAY. AHEAD OF IT...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER COCHISE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO LIKELY...MAINLY ALONG INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN WILLCOX AND THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WIND WILL LIKELY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Black Mesa Area (Arizona)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 329 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ010>014-039-040-121830- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0014.080512T1800Z-080513T0300Z/ 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-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA... WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...NAVAJO N.M.... DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 329 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN APPROACHING LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA TODAY. EXPECT SOUTHWWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Northeast Plateaus, Mesas Sou (Arizona)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 329 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ010>014-039-040-121830- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WI.Y.0014.080512T1800Z-080513T0300Z/ CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA... WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW... HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...NAVAJO N.M.... DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 329 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN APPROACHING LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA TODAY. EXPECT SOUTHWWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Fire Weather Watch
Lake Mead NRA, Colorado River,AZ side (Arizona)
RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 418 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ466-130300- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.A.0014.080513T1500Z-080514T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 418 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008 /418 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD RECREATION AREA AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT TUESDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT ARE ALSO EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Red Flag Warning
Northwest Deserts, Northwest Plateau (Arizona)
RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 418 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ102-130300- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0013.080512T1700Z-080513T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0020.080512T1800Z-080513T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 418 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY RESULTING IN GUSTY WINDS ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH EXPECTED. ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...DRY AIR WILL STILL BE IN PLACE DURING MOST OF THE DAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES GENERALLY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT. WINDS WILL DECREASE WHILE HUMIDITY INCREASES THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Red Flag Warning
Kaibab Plateau (Arizona)
RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ104-106-107-116-122000- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0012.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0016.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT BELOW 7000 FEET FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT BELOW 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER VALUES ABOVE 7000 FEET. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BY 7 PM ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Red Flag Warning
Marble, Glen Canyons (Arizona)
RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ105-109>114-117-139-140-122000- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0012.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0016.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO EASTERN ARIZONA TODAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED... ALONG WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AFTER 7 PM MST... ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ JJIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Red Flag Warning
Grand Canyon Country (Arizona)
RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ104-106-107-116-122000- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0012.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0016.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT BELOW 7000 FEET FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT BELOW 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER VALUES ABOVE 7000 FEET. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BY 7 PM ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Red Flag Warning
Coconino Plateau (Arizona)
RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ104-106-107-116-122000- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0012.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0016.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT BELOW 7000 FEET FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT BELOW 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER VALUES ABOVE 7000 FEET. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BY 7 PM ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Red Flag Warning
Northeast Plateau And Mesas Hwy 264 Northward (Arizona)
RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ105-109>114-117-139-140-122000- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0012.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0016.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ 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)- 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)- 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO EASTERN ARIZONA TODAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED... ALONG WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AFTER 7 PM MST... ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ JJIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Red Flag Warning
Chinle Valley (Arizona)
RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ105-109>114-117-139-140-122000- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0012.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0016.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO EASTERN ARIZONA TODAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED... ALONG WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AFTER 7 PM MST... ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ JJIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Red Flag Warning
Chuska Mountains, Defiance Plateau (Arizona)
RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ105-109>114-117-139-140-122000- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0012.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0016.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ 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)- 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)- 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO EASTERN ARIZONA TODAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED... ALONG WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AFTER 7 PM MST... ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ JJIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Red Flag Warning
Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County (Arizona)
RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ105-109>114-117-139-140-122000- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0012.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0016.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO EASTERN ARIZONA TODAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED... ALONG WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AFTER 7 PM MST... ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ JJIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Red Flag Warning
Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County (Arizona)
RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ105-109>114-117-139-140-122000- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0012.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0016.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ 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)- 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)- 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO EASTERN ARIZONA TODAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED... ALONG WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AFTER 7 PM MST... ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ JJIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Red Flag Warning
Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County (Arizona)
RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ105-109>114-117-139-140-122000- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0012.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0016.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO EASTERN ARIZONA TODAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED... ALONG WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AFTER 7 PM MST... ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ JJIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Red Flag Warning
Eastern Mogollon Rim (Arizona)
RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ104-106-107-116-122000- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0012.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0016.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)- COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)- 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT BELOW 7000 FEET FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT BELOW 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER VALUES ABOVE 7000 FEET. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BY 7 PM ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Red Flag Warning
White Mountains (Arizona)
RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ105-109>114-117-139-140-122000- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0012.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0016.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO EASTERN ARIZONA TODAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED... ALONG WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AFTER 7 PM MST... ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ JJIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Red Flag Warning
Yuma, Martinez Lake, Vicinity, Lower Colorado River Valley AZ (Arizona)
RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 553 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ131-CAZ231-232-130100- /O.UPG.KPSR.FW.A.0011.080512T2100Z-080513T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.FW.W.0036.080512T2200Z-080513T0400Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131 YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ- CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 232 IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY- 553 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 /553 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MST /3 PM PDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MST /9 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MST /3 PM PDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MST /9 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ENTERS NORTHERN ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING OVER THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY LATE THIS EVENING AS HUMIDITIES INCREASE AND WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ AJIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Red Flag Warning
Black Mesa Area (Arizona)
RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ105-109>114-117-139-140-122000- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0012.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0016.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113)- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140)- 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO EASTERN ARIZONA TODAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED... ALONG WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AFTER 7 PM MST... ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ JJIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Red Flag Warning
Northeast Plateaus, Mesas South of Hwy 264 (Arizona)
RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 AZZ105-109>114-117-139-140-122000- /O.UPG.KFGZ.FW.A.0012.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.W.0016.080512T1600Z-080513T0200Z/ 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)- 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)- 457 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO EASTERN ARIZONA TODAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED... ALONG WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AFTER 7 PM MST... ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ JJIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Red Flag Warning
Northern Greenlee County, Graham County North of Gila River, Apache NF, San Carlos BIA, WMZ (Arizona)
RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 254 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH 8 PM MST FOR COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE TOWARD ARIZONA TODAY. WHILE IT WILL NOT ENTER THE STATE UNTIL TUESDAY...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF THE SYSTEM. 20 FOOT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS UP TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO START AROUND NOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. WITH VERY DRY AIR IN PLACE OVER SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY MID MORNING. THOSE FACTORS...ALONG WITH A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER...HAVE WARRANTED THE UPGRADE OF THE PREVIOUS FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING. AZZ146-148-122200- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0014.080512T1700Z-080513T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0018.080512T1900Z-080513T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 254 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL DROP SOUTH INTO ARIZONA ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM WHICH WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST ARIZONA DURING THE DAY TODAY. THOUGH INCREASED WINDS ARE EXPECTED...THE STRONGEST WINDS...THOSE EXPECTED TO MEET OR EXCEED RED FLAG CRITERIA...WILL LIKELY BE IN GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. WHILE AREAS IN WESTERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148...SUCH AS THOSE IN EASTERN PIMA COUNTY...MAY SEE RED FLAG CONDITIONS PERIODICALLY...THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE LONG LIVED NOR WIDESPREAD...THUS EASTERN PIMA COUNTY IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING AT THIS TIME. LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNED AREA ARE LIKELY TO SEE 20 FOOT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS MEETING OR EXCEEDING CRITERIA BY NOON TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST SPEEDS RANGING FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH HITTING BY MID AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY MID MORNING AND BOTTOM OUT IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BY AFTERNOON. THESE FACTORS...COUPLED WITH THE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER OVER SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA HAVE PROMPTED THE UPGRADE OF THE PREVIOUS FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Red Flag Warning
Graham County South of Gila River, Tucson, Marana, Green Valley, Santa Cruz County, Cochise County, Corona (Arizona)
RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 254 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH 8 PM MST FOR COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE TOWARD ARIZONA TODAY. WHILE IT WILL NOT ENTER THE STATE UNTIL TUESDAY...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF THE SYSTEM. 20 FOOT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS UP TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO START AROUND NOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. WITH VERY DRY AIR IN PLACE OVER SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY MID MORNING. THOSE FACTORS...ALONG WITH A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER...HAVE WARRANTED THE UPGRADE OF THE PREVIOUS FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING. AZZ146-148-122200- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0014.080512T1700Z-080513T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0018.080512T1900Z-080513T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 254 AM MST MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL DROP SOUTH INTO ARIZONA ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM WHICH WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST ARIZONA DURING THE DAY TODAY. THOUGH INCREASED WINDS ARE EXPECTED...THE STRONGEST WINDS...THOSE EXPECTED TO MEET OR EXCEED RED FLAG CRITERIA...WILL LIKELY BE IN GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. WHILE AREAS IN WESTERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148...SUCH AS THOSE IN EASTERN PIMA COUNTY...MAY SEE RED FLAG CONDITIONS PERIODICALLY...THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE LONG LIVED NOR WIDESPREAD...THUS EASTERN PIMA COUNTY IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING AT THIS TIME. LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNED AREA ARE LIKELY TO SEE 20 FOOT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS MEETING OR EXCEEDING CRITERIA BY NOON TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST SPEEDS RANGING FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH HITTING BY MID AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY MID MORNING AND BOTTOM OUT IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BY AFTERNOON. THESE FACTORS...COUPLED WITH THE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER OVER SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA HAVE PROMPTED THE UPGRADE OF THE PREVIOUS FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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