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WWUS85 KTWC 240834
RFWTWC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
134 AM MST Fri May 24 2024

AZZ152-250000-
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/O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0003.240525T1700Z-240526T0400Z/
Arizona Fire Weather Zone 152
Eastern half Desert Grasslands FDRA including elevations up to
5500 feet in Southwest Graham County and Eastern two thirds of
Cochise County-Southern San Carlos Reservation-
Southern Greenlee County below 5000 feet-TDC-
134 AM MST Fri May 24 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MST SATURDAY FOR
STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152...

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 10 AM to 9 PM MST Saturday. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 152. This includes portions of
  Cochise, Graham and Southern Greenlee counties.

* TIMING...Saturday 10 AM to 9 PM MST.

* WINDS...Sustained 20-foot/10-minute average winds from the
  west/southwest 18 to 25 MPH with gusts up to 35-40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 to 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop or are ongoing will have the
  potential to spread rapidly.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...Visit
  weather.gov/Tucson and click on the Detailed Hazards Icon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or are expected to develop. A
combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and dry
vegetation will create the potential for rapid and erratic fire
growth.

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of the Red Flag Warning for portions of Southeast Arizona.

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