Red Flag Warning until 07:00PM Sunday
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM to 7 PM MST Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* 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 35-45 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.
* AFFECTED AREAS: PIMA-SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL-TOHONO OODHAM NATION ... 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
Instructions:
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.
Address/Location
Pascua Yaqui Tribe
7474 S Camino De Oeste
Tucson, AZ 85746
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Red Flag Warning