…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT ON MONDAY FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST 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 MONDAY FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST (NOON TO 8 PM MDT).

* AFFECTED AREA…NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ARIZONA INCLUDING

THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND THE NAVAJO AND HOPI

NATIONS. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE AREAS ABOVE 8000 FEET ELEVATION

WHERE FUELS ARE STILL MOIST.

* TIMING…DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE MONDAY

MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* 20 FOOT WINDS…WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY…7 TO 10 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.