5/20/14 @ 11:20
The Skunk Fire is now at 31,167 acres and is 44% contained. This fire was lighting caused. The Barlow Fire is at 1,163 acres and is human caused. Residents of the White Mountains are still experiencing a significant amount of smoke due to these two fires.

5/19/14 9:40 PM
AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TUESDAY…CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. IN ADDITION…A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN ARIZONA EXCEPT FOR NORTHERN GILA COUNTY AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY…WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH EXPECTED. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

5/19/14 5:53 AM
AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM.
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 TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…

* AFFECTED AREA…MUCH OF NORTHERN ARIZONA FROM THE MOGOLLON RIM
AND WHITE MOUNTAINS NORTHWARD.

* TIMING…CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL TAKE PLACE FROM
LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING MONDAY. CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER IS POSSIBLE AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
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.