…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST
SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE
DANGER FOR SOUTHERN GILA AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
PINAL AND EASTERN MARICOPA COUNTIES…
* AFFECTED AREA…Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest
Foothills.
* TIMING…In effect 11 AM to 8 PM MST Saturday and Sunday.
* WINDS…Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 4 percent.
* IMPACTS…Fuels are very dry and fire danger is high. These
conditions combined with low relative humidity and strong
winds will lead to widespread hazardous fire weather
conditions.