Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ

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WWUS85 KTWC 111913
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
1213 PM MST Tue Jun 11 2024

AZZ152-121400-
/O.NEW.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-
1213 PM MST Tue Jun 11 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH 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...

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

* 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...7 to 11 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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