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Red Flag Warning
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
247 AM MST WED JUN 19 2013

AZZ146-200200-
/O.NEW.KTWC.FW.A.0009.130620T1800Z-130621T0300Z/
/O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0016.130619T1900Z-130620T0200Z/
ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER-
APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-
247 AM MST WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST
THIS EVENING FOR THE ALPINE DISTRICT OF ZONE 146 FOR STRONG AND
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH TO
VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE ALPINE DISTRICT OF ZONE 146 FOR STRONG
AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH
FIRE DANGER RATING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR THE ALPINE DISTRICT OF ZONE 146. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE
ALPINE DISTRICT OF ZONE 146.

* AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY AND THE FIRE WEATHER
  WATCH TOMORROW ARE BOTH FOR THE ALPINE DISTRICT IN THE WHITE
  MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146.

* TIMING...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST
  THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE
  THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 18 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 9 PCT.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
   WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH.

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

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA.

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