Fire Weather Watch issued June 23 at 9:56AM MST until June 28 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
The National Weather Service in Flagstaff AZ has issued a Fire
Weather Watch due to strong winds and low relative humidity.
* WHAT…Critical fire weather conditions. Southwest winds 20 to 30
mph with gusts up to 50 mph and relative humidity 6 to 15 percent.
* WHERE…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, and Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264.
This includes portions of the Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino, Kaibab,
Prescott, and Tonto national forests.
* WHEN…From Friday morning through Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS…Rapid spread and growth of any new or existing fires.
Fires will have the potential to exhibit extreme fire behavior.
Elevated potential for new fire starts.
For additional weather-related information across Coconino County, visit the NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE-FLAGSTAFF OFFICE website.
