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WWUS85 KTWC 202037
RFWTWC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
137 PM MST Mon May 20 2024

AZZ152-210300-
/O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240521T0300Z/
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-
137 PM MST Mon May 20 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 152.

* TIMING...Through 8 PM this evening.

* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 to 10 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop or are ongoing will have the
  potential to spread rapidly. 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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