Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ

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WWUS85 KTWC 180439
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
939 PM MST Sun May 17 2026

AZZ151>154-180545-
/O.CAN.KTWC.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260518T0600Z/
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 153
Northern Graham County-Northern Greenlee County-
White and Gila Mountains-Apache Sitgreaves NF-
Southern San Carlos Reservation above 5000 feet-SDC-
Arizona Fire Weather Zone 154
Forest Woodlands FDRA including the Sky Islands of Southeast
Arizona above 5500 feet-Coronado NF-TDC-
939 PM MST Sun May 17 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS, LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
151, 152, 153, AND 154...

The National Weather Service in Tucson has cancelled the Red Flag
Warning.

While breezy winds will continue across portions of southeast
Arizona tonight, wind speeds have fallen below critical levels.
Therefore, the Red Flag Warning has been allowed to expire.

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