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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
114 PM MST SAT APR 26 2025
AZZ151>154-271200-
/O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0011.250427T1700Z-250428T0300Z/
ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 151
WESTERN HALF DESERT GRASSLANDS FDRA INCLUDING ELEVATIONS UP TO
5500 FEET IN SOUTHEAST CORNER OF PINAL COUNTY-
EXTREME EASTERN PIMA COUNTY-WESTERN THIRD OF COCHISE COUNTY-
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-TDC-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-
ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 153
NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-
WHITE AND GILA MOUNTAINS-APACHE SITGREAVES NF-
SOUTHERN SAN CARLOS RESERVATION ABOVE 5000 FEET-SDC-
ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 154
FOREST WOODLANDS FDRA INCLUDING THE SKY ISLANDS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA ABOVE 5500 FEET-CORONADO NF-TDC-
114 PM MST SAT APR 26 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST
SUNDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND
HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 151, 152,
153, AND 154...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 151, 152, 153 AND 154.
* TIMING...FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY.
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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