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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
133 AM MST Fri Feb 28 2025

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Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
133 AM MST Fri Feb 28 2025

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHERN GILA
COUNTY AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN PINAL AND EASTERN
MARICOPA COUNTIES...

The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for strong winds, low relative humidity and high to very
high fire danger, which is in effect from late Saturday morning
through early Saturday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest
  Foothills.

* TIMING...Late Saturday morning through early Saturday evening.

* WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.

* IMPACTS...Fuels are very dry and fire danger is high to very
  high. These conditions combined with low relative humidity and
  strong winds will lead to widespread hazardous fire weather
  conditions.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials and fire crews in the
field of this fire weather watch.

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