RED FLAG WARNING
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED MAY 17 AT 1:22AM MST UNTIL MAY 17 AT 8:00PM MST
Effective: 2026-05-17 01:22:00
Expires: 2026-05-17 20:00:00
Issued by: NWS Flagstaff AZ
Alert Text
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ANDRELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 8 AND 16 PERCENT.
* WHERE...NAVAJO NATION IN ARIZONA, LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY, KAIBAB PLATEAU, MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS, GRAND CANYON COUNTRY, EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM, AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE APACHE-SITGREAVES, COCONINO, AND KAIBAB NATIONAL FORESTS.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM MST NOON MDT THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST 9 PM MDT THIS 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.
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Target Area
KAIBAB PLATEAU, MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS, GRAND CANYON COUNTRY, 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, EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM, WHITE MOUNTAINS, BLACK MESA AREA, NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264
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