June 12, 2014 5:22 PM
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT ON FRIDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…
…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT ON FRIDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA…NAVAJO…APACHE AND PORTIONS OF COCONINO COUNTY.
* TIMING…RED FLAG WARNING…FRIDAY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH…SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS…SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AS LOW AS 4 PERCENT.
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.