Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
696 WWUS85 KFGZ 201357 RFWFGZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 657 AM MST Mon May 20 2024 AZZ107>110-112>114-138>140-210200- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.W.0003.240520T1700Z-240521T0200Z/ 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)- 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)-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)- 657 AM MST Mon May 20 2024 /757 AM MDT Mon May 20 2024/ /657 AM MST Mon May 20 2024/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA... * AFFECTED AREA...Locations near Chinle, Dilkon, Eagar- Springerville, Holbrook, Kayenta, Kykotsmovi, Prescott, Prescott Valley, Saint Johns, Sedona, Seligman, Shonto, Snowflake-Taylor, Tuba City, Valle and Winslow. This includes portions of the Coconino National Forest, Kaibab National Forest, Prescott National Forest and Tonto National Forest. * WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that start will have the potential to rapidly grow in size and intensity before first responders can contain them. 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/flagstaff