One product issued by NWS for: 3 Miles NW Tucson AZ
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 130 PM MST Sat May 4 2024 AZZ150>154-051200- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0001.240505T1800Z-240506T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.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- 130 PM MST Sat May 4 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST 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 Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM to 7 PM MST Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * 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 35-45 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 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. && $$ Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson