STORM2K

Here we are, 18 days after the biggest snowstorm anyone alive has seen in Pinetop and now............we've had "2" WILDFIRES today, this is JUST how DRY it was and STILL IS WHY??? The WINDS today are the STRONGEST SUSTAINED winds I've witnessed. I've had sustained winds of 45-46 MPH since 1520 hrs. today with gusts to over 68 MPH......

Dennis

Here...........

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/fgz

HIGH WIND WARNING

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
519 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006



AZZ017-300300-
/O.EXT.KFGZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060330T0300Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP
519 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING..

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING.

SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH HAVE
BEEN OBSERVED AT THE SHOW LOW AIRPORT AND OTHER AREA WEATHER
STATIONS TODAY. THIS HAS CAUSED SOME TREES TO BLOW OVER AND LOOSE
SHEET METAL TO BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE SHOW LOW AREA. THESE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING UNTIL A COLD FRONT PASSES
THROUGH THE AREA...WHICH IS EXPECTED AROUND 800 PM MST THIS EVENING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED AND CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

It looks like there's rain in your forecast in the next few days. I hope it comes and stays awhile.