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WWUS85 KTWC 281027
RFWTWC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
327 AM MST Fri Feb 28 2025

AZZ151-152-154-282300-
/O.CON.KTWC.FW.A.0002.250301T1800Z-250302T0100Z/
Arizona Fire Weather Zone 151
Western half Desert Grasslands FDRA including elevations up to
5500 feet in Southeast corner of Pinal County-
Extreme Eastern Pima County-Western third of Cochise County-
Santa Cruz County-TDC-Arizona Fire Weather Zone 152
Eastern half Desert Grasslands FDRA including elevations up to
5500 feet in Southwest Graham County and Eastern two thirds of
Cochise County-Southern San Carlos Reservation-
Southern Greenlee County below 5000 feet-TDC-
Arizona Fire Weather Zone 154
Forest Woodlands FDRA including the Sky Islands of Southeast
Arizona above 5500 feet-Coronado NF-TDC-
327 AM MST Fri Feb 28 2025

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS,
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 151, 152, AND 154...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 151, 152, And 154 which
  includes southeastern Pinal county, eastern Pima county,
  southern Graham and Greenlee counties, and all of Santa Cruz
  and Cochise counties.

* TIMING...11 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 12 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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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