Fire Weather Watch for Kaibab Plateau; Marble and Glen Canyons; Grand Canyon Country +16 more
What: Critical fire weather conditions. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph and relative humidity 6 to 15 percent. Impacts: Rapid spread and growth of any new or existing fires. Fires will have the potential to exhibit extreme fire...
Official alert brief
The National Weather Service in Flagstaff AZ has issued a Fire Weather Watch due to strong winds and low relative humidity.
WHAT
Critical fire weather conditions. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph and relative humidity 6 to 15 percent.
WHERE
Kaibab Plateau, Marble and Glen Canyons, Grand Canyon Country, Coconino Plateau, Yavapai County Mountains, 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, Western Mogollon Rim, Eastern Mogollon Rim, White Mountains, Northern Gila County, Yavapai County Valleys and Basins, Oak Creek and Sycamore Canyons, Black Mesa Area, and Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264. This includes portions of the Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino, Kaibab, Prescott, and Tonto national forests.
WHEN
From Friday morning through Sunday evening.
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.
Instructions
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are possible. These conditions could promote the rapid spread and growth of wildfires, which could become life-threatening. For forecast updates, go to weather.gov/flagstaff. If you have not packed your go kit yet, now is the time to do so. This includes items like important documents and essentials you cannot live without. Fill your vehicle's fuel tank. Visit ready.gov/kit for more information. 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.