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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1239 AM MST WED APR 16 2025
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CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 112)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
113)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
114)-WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)-
BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
140)-
1239 AM MST WED APR 16 2025 /139 AM MDT WED APR 16 2025/ /1239 AM
MST WED APR 16 2025/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST ARIZONA...
* AFFECTED AREA...LOCATIONS NEAR ALPINE, BUFFALO PASS, CHINLE,
DILKON, EAGAR-SPRINGERVILLE, GANADO, HOLBROOK, KAYENTA,
KYKOTSMOVI, PINETOP-LAKESIDE, SAINT JOHNS, SHONTO, SHOW LOW,
SNOWFLAKE-TAYLOR, TUBA CITY, WHITERIVER, WINDOW ROCK AND
WINSLOW. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE APACHE-SITGREAVES
NATIONAL FOREST.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN
CAUSE FIRES TO RAPIDLY GROW IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST
RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.
AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CAUSE A SPARK NEAR DRY
VEGETATION, SUCH AS YARD WORK, TARGET SHOOTING, OR CAMPFIRES.
FOLLOW LOCAL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF FOR
UPDATES AND LIVINGWITHFIRE.ORG FOR PREPAREDNESS TIPS.
PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
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