Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ
022 WWUS85 KTWC 111913 RFWTWC 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. && $$ Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson