Red Flag Warning issued May 19 at 1:15AM MST until May 19 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Red Flag Warning
- Category
- Met
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Urgency
- Expected
- Description
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* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 151, 152, 153 and 154. * TIMING...From 10 AM this morning to 8 PM MST this evening. * WINDS...West to northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop or are ongoing will have the potential to spread rapidly.
- Instruction
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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.
- Area Description
- 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
- Sent
- 05/19/2025 01:15
- Effective
- 05/19/2025 01:15
- Onset
- 05/19/2025 10:00
- Expires
- 05/19/2025 15:00
- Ends
- 05/19/2025 20:00
- Sender Name
- NWS Tucson AZ
- Affected Zones