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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
944 AM MST TUE APR 21 2026
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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-
944 AM MST TUE APR 21 2026 /1044 AM MDT TUE APR 21 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM MST
/9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF AZ HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN EFFECT FROM
10 AM MST /11 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM MST /9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY.
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH
AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* WHERE...NAVAJO NATION IN ARIZONA AND THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM MST /9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...RAPID SPREAD AND GROWTH OF ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.
ELEVATED POTENTIAL FOR NEW FIRE STARTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO YOUR PART: NO OPEN FLAMES OR SPARKS, KEEP VEHICLES OFF OF DRY
GRASS, PROPERLY DISPOSE OF CIGARETTE BUTTS, AND AVOID POWER EQUIPMENT
THAT CREATES SPARKS. ONE LESS SPARK, ONE LESS WILDFIRE.
OBEY ALL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. TO VIEW A MAP OF CURRENT FIRE
RESTRICTIONS, GO TO WILDLANDFIRE.AZ.GOV/FIRE-RESTRICTIONS.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WE IDENTIFY WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT
PROMOTE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE WHICH MAY BECOME LIFE-THREATENING. THIS
DOES NOT MEAN THERE IS A FIRE. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING
NOW OR WILL BEGIN SOON. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO
RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM AUTHORITIES.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF
THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
HUMPHREYS
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