Weather Alerts for Pima CountyIssued by the National Weather Service |
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PIMA COUNTY | ||
Areas Affected: Eastern Pima-Southeastern Pinal-Santa Cruz-Western Cochise - Pima-South Central Pinal-Tohono Oodham Nation |
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Effective: Sat, 9/30 11:00am | Updated: Fri, 9/29 12:05pm | Urgency: Expected |
Expires: Sat, 9/30 7:00pm | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 150, 151 AND 154... The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM to 7 PM MST Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * TIMING...11 AM MST Saturday morning through 7 PM MST Saturday evening. * WINDS...South to southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 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. Information: 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. |