5/18/14 6:18 am
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)- BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
140)-
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…
…FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…
…FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…
* AFFECTED AREA…MUCH OF NORTHERN ARIZONA FROM THE YAVAPAI COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND MOGOLLON RIM NORTHWARD.
* TIMING…CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FROM LATE
THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY
EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS…SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AS LOW AS 5 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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.