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.
Saturday 5/10/14 5:09 pm
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
310 PM MST SAT MAY 10 2014
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KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
310 PM MST SAT MAY 10 2014
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE…COCONINO…
NORTHERN GILA…NAVAJO…AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH FROM THE MOGOLLON RIM AND I-40 CORRIDOR NORTH. WINDS MAY COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY GENERATING A BRIEF PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE UPPER LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND LOWER ELEVATIONS AROUND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
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 WILL AFFECT EASTERN ARIZONA AHEAD OF THE FRONT…AND A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN YAVAPAI COUNTY ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES COLDER THAN SATURDAY’S TEMPERATURES.