Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued April 12 at 1:30AM MST until April 12 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 12, 2026 - 1:30am
Expires:
April 12, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 150, 151 and 152.
* TIMING...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM MST this evening.
* WINDS...Southwest 18 to 25 mph with gusts 35 to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 to 14 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop or are ongoing will have the
potential to spread rapidly.
Instruction:
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or are expected to develop. A
combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and dry
vegetation will create the potential for rapid and erratic fire
growth.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of the Red Flag Warning for portions of Southeast Arizona.
Area Description:
Pima-South Central Pinal-Tohono Oodham Nation; Eastern Pima-Southeastern Pinal-Santa Cruz-Western Cochise; Southern Graham-Central and Eastern Cochise-Southern Greenlee-Lower Elevations of the San Carlos Apache Nation in Graham County
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ