Red Flag Warning for Kaibab Plateau; Marble and Glen Canyons; Grand Canyon Country +3 more
What: Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph, Relative Humidity between 11 to 23 percent. Impacts: Rapid spread and growth of any new or existing fires. Fires will have the potential to exhibit extreme fire behavior. Elevated potential for...
Official alert brief
WHAT
Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph, Relative Humidity between 11 to 23 percent.
WHERE
Chinle Valley, Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Grand Canyon Country, Kaibab Plateau, Marble and Glen Canyons, and White Mountains. This includes portions of the Apache-Sitgreaves and Kaibab national forests.
WHEN
From 11 AM MST /noon MDT/ to 8 PM MST /9 PM MDT/ Sunday.
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
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.