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Weather Alerts for Tucson

Issued by the National Weather Service

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TUCSON
Areas Affected:
Eastern Pima-Southeastern Pinal-Santa Cruz-Western Cochise - Southern Graham-Central and Eastern Cochise-Southern Greenlee-Lower Elevations of the San Carlos Apache Nation in Graham County - Northern Graham-Northern Greenlee-White and Gila Mountains - Mountains above 5500 feet
Effective: Fri, 5/16 12:49pm Updated: Sat, 5/17 1:50am Urgency: Future
Expires: Sat, 5/17 4:30am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Possible
 
Details: 
* AFFECTED AREA...Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, and eastern portion
of Santa Cruz Counties, including the Sky Islands of Southeast
Arizona. Fire Weather Zones 151, 152, 153 and 154.

* TIMING...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop or are ongoing will have the
potential to spread rapidly.

Information: 
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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