Fire Weather Watch
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
118 PM MST Sun Feb 9 2025
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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-
118 PM MST Sun Feb 9 2025
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS, LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
152...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 152 which includes Cochise,
Graham, and Greenlee Counties below 5500 feet.
* TIMING...Tuesday afternoon and early evening.
* WINDS...Sustained 20-foot/10-minute average winds from the
southwest 20 to 25 MPH with gusts 35-40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
1240 PM MST Sun Feb 9 2025
...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER TUESDAY FOR LOWLANDS OF SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO...
.An upper level system will push through the region later on
Tuesday, bringing breezy to windy conditions. 20 foot wind speeds
of 20 to 30 mph are expected Tuesday afternoon from the west-
southwest with gusts to 40 mph. Due to the lack of recent
precipitation over the past couple months, ERC values are near
record levels for this time of year. Minimum relative humidities
of 10 to 15 percent are forecast Tuesday. The combination of
strong winds, low humidity, and dry fuels result in critical fire
weather conditions Tuesday afternoon and early evening.
NMZ111-112-101400-
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Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
1240 PM MST Sun Feb 9 2025
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 111 AND 112...
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has
issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Tuesday
afternoon through Tuesday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 111. Fire weather zone 112.
* WIND... West to southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40
mph.
* HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 to 6.
* HIGHEST THREAT...is located along and west of the Rio Grande
Valley.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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.
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Aronson