Weather Alert Detail

Red Flag Warning for Chiricahua Mountains including Chiricahua National Monument County, Arizona
Red Flag Warning issued May 20 at 2:12PM MST until May 20 at 8:00PM MST by NWS
Effective: Monday, May 20, 2013 at 2:12 p.m.
Expires: Monday, May 20, 2013 at 8 p.m.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 146 AND NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF
ZONE 148...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
GREENLEE...EASTERN GRAHAM AND NORTHEAST COCHISE COUNTIES. THE
ALPINE RANGER DISTRICT IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS IS NOT INCLUDED.
* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM.
* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 12 PERCENT ARE FORECAST.
* IMPACTS...ANY ONGOING OR NEW FIRES WILL THE POTENTIAL TO
EXPERIENCE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND
DRY CONDITIONS.
* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB

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