Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
212 PM MST MON MAY 20 2013

AZZ146-148-210300-
/O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0012.130520T2200Z-130521T0300Z/
ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER-
APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148
GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN
VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/
SAFFORD BLM/TDC-
212 PM MST MON MAY 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
 SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 146 AND NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF
ZONE 148...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
  GREENLEE...EASTERN GRAHAM AND NORTHEAST COCHISE COUNTIES. THE
  ALPINE RANGER DISTRICT IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS IS NOT INCLUDED.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35
  MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 12 PERCENT ARE FORECAST.

* IMPACTS...ANY ONGOING OR NEW FIRES WILL THE POTENTIAL TO
  EXPERIENCE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND
  DRY CONDITIONS.

* 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.

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

&&

$$

KD

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