Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264

... Red flag warning remains in effect from 11 am Thursday to 8 PM
MST Friday for strong winds and low relative humidity...
... Red flag warning has expired for strong winds and low relative
humidity...

* affected area... all of Apache... Coconino... Navajo... Yavapai and
northern Gila counties.

* Timing... critical fire weather conditions are expected again on
Thursday and Friday. Winds will remain breezy Thursday night and
critical fire weather conditions are possible in thermal belts.

* 20 foot winds... southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* Minimum relative humidity... as low as 6 percent.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring or are imminent. A combination of strong
winds and low relative humidity will create extreme fire growth
potential.

Please notify field crews of this red flag warning.

... Record high low temperatures for northern Arizona on may 23 2012...


City (period of record) new high low previous record/year
alpine (1905 - 2012) 55 44 in 1996
Page (1958 - 2012) 72 67 in 2000



These records are preliminary pending official reports.

... A windy day across much of northern and central Arizona...

A low pressure system over the Great Basin brought windy conditions
and areas of blowing dust to much of the region today. Winds will
decrease overnight... and will not be as strong on Thursday. Winds
will then increase substantially by Friday.

Here are some peak wind gusts from various locations around the
state as of 9 PM mst:

***********************peak wind gust***********************

Location Max wind time/date comments
                        gust of
                         mph measurement

Arizona

... Apache County...
   Window Rock 60 329 PM 5/23
   St. Johns 52 213 PM 5/23
   Greer 43 355 PM 5/23
   alpine 40 216 PM 5/23

... Coconino County...
   House Rock 50 305 PM 5/23
   Flagstaff 48 406 PM 5/23
   wupatki RAWS 45 612 PM 5/23
   Grand Canyon Airport 41 234 PM 5/23
   Page 39 455 PM 5/23
   Williams 38 355 PM 5/23

... Navajo County...
   Winslow 49 321 PM 5/23
   Show Low 46 255 PM 5/23

... Yavapai County...
   Sedona 35 415 PM 5/23
   Prescott 33 350 PM 5/23