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Fire Weather Watch

Status

Event Continued Active alert

Start Time

Fri 06/26/2026 02:00 PM EDT

End Time

Sun 06/28/2026 11:00 PM EDT

Significance

Watch

Impacts

Moderate impact

Locations Affected

Flagstaff, AZ ∙ Wagon Wheel, AZ ∙ Canyon de Chelly National Monument, AZ ∙ Lukachukai, AZ ∙ Fredonia, AZ ∙ Grand Canyon, AZ ∙ North Peak, AZ ∙ Kaibito, AZ ∙ Hibbard, AZ ∙ Lonesome Valley, AZ

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 1212 AM MST Wed Jun 24 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Critical fire weather conditions. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph and relative humidity 8 to 16 percent expected each afternoon. * WHERE...All of northern Arizona. * 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. Winds may damage power lines, resulting in new fire starts. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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.

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AZZ104>118-137>140-251200- /O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0005.260626T1800Z-260629T0300Z/ 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- 1212 AM MST Wed Jun 24 2026 /112 AM MDT Wed Jun 24 2026/