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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
808 AM MST Wed Jun 18 2025


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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)-
Black Mesa Area (Fire Weather Zone 139)-
Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264 (Fire Weather Zone
140)-
808 AM MST Wed Jun 18 2025 /908 AM MDT Wed Jun 18 2025/ /808 AM MST Wed Jun 18 2025/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN ARIZONA FROM 8AM FRIDAY TO 8PM SATURDAY.

The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a Fire
Weather Watch due to strong winds and low relative humidity, which
is in effect from Friday morning through Saturday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Locations near Alpine, Buffalo Pass, Chinle,
  Dilkon, Doney Park, Eagar-Springerville, Flagstaff, Forest
  Lakes, Ganado, Heber-Overgaard, Holbrook, Kayenta, Kykotsmovi,
  Pinetop- Lakeside, Prescott, Prescott Valley, Saint Johns,
  Seligman, Shonto, Show Low, Snowflake-Taylor, Tuba City,
  Valle, Whiteriver, Williams, Window Rock and Winslow. This
  includes portions of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest,
  Coconino National Forest, Kaibab National Forest, Prescott
  National Forest and Tonto National Forest.

* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.

* IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low humidity can
  cause fire to rapidly grow in size and intensity before first
  responders can contain them.

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.

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For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/flagstaff