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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
145 PM MST TUE MAY 12 2026
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KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-
145 PM MST TUE MAY 12 2026 /245 PM MDT TUE MAY 12 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON MDT/ TO 8
PM MST /9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH,
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 7 TO 16 PERCENT.
* WHERE...COCONINO PLATEAU, GRAND CANYON COUNTRY, AND KAIBAB PLATEAU.
THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM MST /NOON MDT/ TO 8 PM MST /9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...RAPID SPREAD AND GROWTH OF ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.
FIRES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO EXHIBIT EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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.
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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-
145 PM MST TUE MAY 12 2026 /245 PM MDT TUE MAY 12 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON MDT/ TO 8
PM MST /9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH,
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 8 TO 17 PERCENT.
* WHERE...MOGOLLON RIM, KAIBITO PLATEAU, PAINTED DESERT, LITTLE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY, LITTLE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY, AND BLACK MESA AREA. THIS INCLUDES
PORTIONS OF THE COCONINO AND KAIBAB NATIONAL FORESTS.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM MST /NOON 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...
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 RED FLAG WARNING.
BERNHART
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