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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1122 AM MST TUE NOV 18 2008

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SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-
1122 AM MST TUE NOV 18 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

A VERY TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES TO PRODUCE STRONG
AND GUSTY EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147
AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148...INCLUDING
EASTERN PIMA COUNTY AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. THESE SUSTAINED 20-
FOOT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
IN COMBINATION WITH A VERY DRY AIRMASS...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
GENERALLY RANGING FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT...HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE
OF A RED FLAG WARNING. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...VERY DRY AIRMASS...
AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING MEANS THAT EXTREME
CAUTION SHOULD BE UTILIZED THE REST OF THIS MORNING AND THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE RED FLAG WARNING AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

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