Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued June 23 at 9:56AM MST until June 28 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
June 23, 2026 - 9:56am
Expires:
June 25, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
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.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
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; Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264
Forcast Office:
NWS Flagstaff AZ
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