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WWUS85 KTWC 130818
RFWTWC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
118 AM MST Thu Jun 13 2024


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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-
118 AM MST Thu Jun 13 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY 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 Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM MST Friday. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.


* 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 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.

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