RED FLAG – NO BURNING NOON to 7 PM and WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM

6:04 AM MJS
National Weather Service has issued a Reg Flag Warning from noon to 7PM due to high winds a relative low humidity.

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.

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
352 AM MST MON APR 25 2016

AZZ009-010-012-015-016-252200-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0009.160425T1600Z-160426T0300Z/
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…KEAMS CANYON…KAIBITO…
CANYON DE CHELLY…CHINLE…KAYENTA…WUPATKI N.M….TUBA CITY…
FLAGSTAFF…WILLIAMS…MUNDS PARK…HEBER…HAPPY JACK…
FOREST LAKES
352 AM MST MON APR 25 2016

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MST THIS EVENING…

* TIMING…WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE TODAY WITH
THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING.

* WINDS…SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS…AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH…OR
GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH…ARE EXPECTED. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE
BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY.

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