NWS: RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY

 AFFECTED AREA…ALL OF COCONINO..NAVAJO AND APACHE COUNTIES AS
  WELL AS NORTHERN GILA COUNTY AND THE YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING…CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID
  MORNING TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* 20 FOOT WINDS…SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AS LOW AS 6 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 WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

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