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WWUS85 KTWC 031944

RFWTWC



URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Tucson AZ

1244 PM MST Fri May 3 2024



AZZ150>154-041200-

/O.NEW.KTWC.FW.A.0001.240505T1800Z-240506T0200Z/

Arizona Fire Weather Zone 150

Sonoran FDRA-Most of Pima County-South Central Pinal County-

Tohono O'odham Nation-Tucson Metropolitan area-TDC-

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-

1244 PM MST Fri May 3 2024



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH

SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY

AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 150, 151, 

152, 153 AND 154...



The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Fire Weather

Watch, which is in effect from Sunday morning through Sunday

evening. 



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 150, 151, 152, 153 and 154.



* TIMING...11 am to 7 pm MST Sunday.



* WINDS...20-foot southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph and gusts to

  40-45 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...lowering to 6-14 percent in the lower

  elevations and 10-17 percent in the mountains. 



* 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.



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