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WWUS85 KTWC 031944
RFWTWC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
1244 PM MST Fri May 3 2024

AZZ150>154-041200-
/O.NEW.KTWC.FW.A.0001.240505T1800Z-240506T0200Z/
Arizona Fire Weather Zone 150
Sonoran FDRA-Most of Pima County-South Central Pinal County-
Tohono O`odham Nation-Tucson Metropolitan area-TDC-
Arizona Fire Weather Zone 151
Western half Desert Grasslands FDRA including elevations up to
5500 feet in Southeast corner of Pinal County-
Extreme Eastern Pima County-Western third of Cochise County-
Santa Cruz County-TDC-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-
Arizona Fire Weather Zone 153
Northern Graham County-Northern Greenlee County-
White and Gila Mountains-Apache Sitgreaves NF-
Southern San Carlos Reservation above 5000 feet-SDC-
Arizona Fire Weather Zone 154
Forest Woodlands FDRA including the Sky Islands of Southeast
Arizona above 5500 feet-Coronado NF-TDC-
1244 PM MST Fri May 3 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 150, 151,
152, 153 AND 154...

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Fire Weather
Watch, which is in effect from Sunday morning through Sunday
evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 150, 151, 152, 153 and 154.

* TIMING...11 am to 7 pm MST Sunday.

* WINDS...20-foot southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph and gusts to
  40-45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...lowering to 6-14 percent in the lower
  elevations and 10-17 percent in the mountains.

* 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 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 Fire Weather Watch for portions of Southeast
Arizona.

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