Red Flag Warning
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WWUS85 KTWC 121806
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
1106 AM MST Wed Jun 12 2024


AZZ152-130830-
/O.CON.KTWC.FW.A.0004.240614T1800Z-240615T0300Z/
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-
1106 AM MST Wed Jun 12 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 152...

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

* TIMING...11 AM MST Friday morning until 8 PM MST Friday
  evening.

* 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...5 to 9 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 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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