From Coconino County Emergency Management
From the NWS
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA
Fire Weather Watch issued June 25 at 1:12PM MST until June 27 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a Fire
Weather Watch due to strong winds and low relative humidity,
which is in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA…Locations near Alpine, Camp Verde, Chino Valley,
Congress, Cottonwood, Paulden, Payson, Strawberry, Pinetop-
Lakeside, Prescott, Sedona, Seligman, Show Low and Whiteriver.
This includes portions of the Apache- Sitgreaves National
Forest, Coconino National Forest, Kaibab National Forest,
Prescott National Forest and Tonto National Forest.
* WINDS…Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 7 percent.
* IMPACTS…The combination of gusty winds and low humidity can
cause fire to rapidly grow in size and intensity before first
responders can contain them.
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