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WWUS85 KFGZ 210659  
RFWFGZ  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ  
1159 PM MST MON APR 20 2026  
 
AZZ109>114-139-140-220000-  
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.A.0001.260422T1700Z-260423T0300Z/  
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-BLACK MESA  
AREA-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-  
1159 PM MST MON APR 20 2026 /1259 AM MDT TUE APR 21 2026/  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF AZ HAS ISSUED A FIRE  
WEATHER WATCH DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH  
AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 TO 20 PERCENT.  
 
* WHERE...NAVAJO NATION IN ARIZONA AND THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER  
VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL HAVE THE  
POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE  
POSSIBLE. FOR FORECAST UPDATES, GO TO WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.  
 
OBEY ALL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. TO VIEW A MAP OF CURRENT FIRE  
RESTRICTIONS, GO TO WILDLANDFIRE.AZ.GOV/FIRE-RESTRICTIONS.  
 
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF  
THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.  
 
 
 
 
 
MEOLA  
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