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HWOTWC

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
855 AM MST TUE MAY 13 2008

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
855 AM MST TUE MAY 13 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM THIS
EVENING FOR COCHISE AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHWEST ARIZONA WILL DROP SOUTH
AND EAST THROUGH THE STATE TODAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE STRONG
AND GUSTY AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM. WHILE THIS STORM WILL GRADUALLY
BRING INCREASED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO THE AREA...IT WILL BE SLOW
MOVING INTO SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES. AS A RESULT...THESE
AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE RED FLAG CONDITIONS WITH SUSTAINED
20-FOOT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. AS A RESULT...A RED FLAG
WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COCHISE AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES FROM
10 AM MST THIS MORNING UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING.

IN ADDITION TO THE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS COCHISE COUNTY WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...
ESPECIALLY LOCATIONS TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST OF THE WILLCOX
PLAYA. BLOWING DUST MAY BRIEFLY DROP VISIBILITIES TO BELOW A HALF
MILE.

.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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