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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1211 AM MST TUE MAY 12 2026
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/O.NEW.KFGZ.FW.A.0002.260513T1800Z-260514T0300Z/
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-LITTLE COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN
NAVAJO COUNTY-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-BLACK
MESA AREA-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
1211 AM MST TUE MAY 12 2026 /111 AM MDT TUE MAY 12 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 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 7 TO 16 PERCENT.
* WHERE...MOGOLLON RIM, KAIBITO PLATEAU, PAINTED DESERT, LITTLE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO AND NAVAJO COUNTIES, AND BLACK
MESA AREA. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE COCONINO AND KAIBAB
NATIONAL FORESTS.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...RAPID SPREAD AND GROWTH OF ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.
ELEVATED POTENTIAL FOR NEW FIRE STARTS.
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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