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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1123 PM MST WED MAY 6 2009

AZZ104>107-109>117-139-140-071430-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FW.A.0008.090507T1900Z-090508T0200Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)-
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105)-
GRAND CANYON COUNTRY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106)-
COCONINO PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107)-
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
109)-CHINLE VALLEY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110)-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 112)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
113)-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
114)-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116)-
WHITE MOUNTAINS (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117)-
BLACK MESA AREA (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 139)-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 (FIRE WEATHER ZONE
140)-
1123 PM MST WED MAY 6 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PASSING NORTH OF ARIZONA WILL TIGHTEN
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND INCREASE WIND SPEEDS ON THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS
BELOW 15 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE KAIBAB PLATEAU ALONG THE
MOGOLLON RIM TO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS NORTHWARD TO THE FOUR
CORNERS. HAINES INDEX VALUES WILL ALSO BE IN THE FIVE TO SIX
RANGE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE WATCH AREA. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS RECOVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

PLEASE NOTIFY FIELD CREWS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$







URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
303 PM MDT WED MAY 6 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING
ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BELOW
SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK AND ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING
ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BELOW SIGNIFICANT
SNOWPACK AND ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.STILL LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS BOTH
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
WILL LEAD TO EFFICIENT MIXING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS GENERALLY
BETWEEN 15 TO 30 MPH. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH HAINES INDEX
VALUES AND LOW HUMIDITY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 2 TO 4 HOURS OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAINLY FOCUSING WEST OF A LINE
FROM SPRINGER TO RAGLAND AND EAST OF A LINE FROM LAS VEGAS TO NEAR
CORONA.

NMZ103-104-107-108-071400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0035.090507T1800Z-090508T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0036.090508T1800Z-090509T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
303 PM MDT WED MAY 6 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT
WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE FORECAST TO
OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THESE FIRE WEATHER WATCHES.

&&

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Hazardous Weather Outlook


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
337 AM MDT THU MAY 07 2009

COZ030>051-071700-
JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND
COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000
FEET-SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/
NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST
GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/
SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND
BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-JEFFERSON AND WEST
DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK
COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-LARIMER
COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-BOULDER AND JEFFERSON
COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-NORTH DOUGLAS
COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/
EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES
ABOVE 6000 FEET-NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD
COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS
COUNTY-
337 AM MDT THU MAY 07 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.

THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LATE DAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS FOR THE FORECAST AREA.  TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS TODAY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A COOLING TREND AND A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL RETURN TO THE
REGION FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND.
DRIER AND WARMER AGAIN FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

$$
RJK/SWE



HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1006 PM MDT WED MAY 6 2009

WYZ059>070-071130-
CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-
CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS-
1006 PM MDT WED MAY 6 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

IT WILL BE WINDY AGAIN THURSDAY...WITH SOME ISOLATED WEAK
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AS WELL AS ON THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE

$$


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
443 AM MDT WED MAY 6 2009

WYZ001>020-022>030-071200-
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-CASPER MOUNTAIN-CODY FOOTHILLS-
EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE-
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-JACKSON HOLE-LANDER FOOTHILLS-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-
ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-
SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN-
SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-STAR VALLEY-
TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-
443 AM MDT WED MAY 6 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN WYOMING THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY
RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO REPORT WIND GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THANK YOU.

$$

TEAM RIVERTON





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