Weather Alerts for Pima County

Issued by the National Weather Service

Red Flag Warning  RED FLAG WARNING   Red Flag Warning
PIMA COUNTY

Areas Affected:
Eastern Pima-Southeastern Pinal-Santa Cruz-Western Cochise - Pima-South Central Pinal-Tohono Oodham Nation
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Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.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.