5/17/14. 3:00- The Skunk Fire has increased to an estimate of 23,642 acres as of yesterday including fire growth and back burns. The fire continues to grow in a north westerly direction along Nantac Rim and easterly direction in Division Zulu passing Soldier Hole. A Fire Weather Watch will be in effect Sunday through Monday evening due to low relative humidity and high winds. Smoke from the Skunk fire may reach as far north as Show Low, Pinetop-Lakeside and even Springerville.

5/16/14 11:00 am – The Skunk Fire on the San Carlos Apache Reservation has grown to over 10,000 acres. The expected winds on Sunday may bring smoke up to PInetop-Lakeside and Show Low area. The fire is located 144 miles south of Show Low.

5/11/14 8:04 am
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE…COCONINO…
NORTHERN GILA…NAVAJO…AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS…MOSTLY NORTH OF FLAGSTAFF.
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT EASTERN ARIZONA AHEAD OF THE FRONT…AND A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM
9 AM TO 7 PM MST. A BRIEF PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN YAVAPAI COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE 10 TO
15 DEGREES COLDER THAN YESTERDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

COOL AND BREEZY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY WITH PERIODS OF ENHANCED NORTHEAST WIND DEVELOPING BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
MUCH WARMER WEATHER IS FORECAST FROM MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK.