Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1215 PM MST WED JUN 19 2013

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YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108)-
1215 PM MST WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

* AFFECTED AREA...YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM MST THIS EVENING.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 TO 7 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
300 AM MST WED JUN 19 2013

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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-
300 AM MST WED JUN 19 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY.

VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES AND PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR TODAY...SEE RFWFGZ FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ON THURSDAY...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY. SEE RFWFGZ FOR DETAILS.

FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY....VERY DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE.
AFTERNOON WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLOWER THAN WHAT IS
EXPERIENCED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

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