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Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
126 AM MST Thu Sep 28 2023

AZZ132-282200-
/O.NEW.KPSR.FW.A.0005.230930T1800Z-231001T0200Z/
Central Deserts-
126 AM MST Thu Sep 28 2023

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH
FIRE DANGER FOR LOWER DESERTS OF MARICOPA AND PINAL COUNTIES...

The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for strong winds, low relative humidity and high fire
danger, which is in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday
evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Central Arizona Deserts.

* TIMING...Late Saturday morning through early Saturday evening.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.

* IMPACTS...Fuels are very dry and fire danger is high. These
  conditions combined with low relative humidity and strong winds
  will lead to widespread hazardous fire weather conditions.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials and fire crews in the
field of this fire weather watch.

&&

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