Cochise County Alerts
Fire Weather Watch issued April 9 at 12:27PM MST until April 12 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Headline
Fire Weather Watch issued April 9 at 12:27PM MST until April 12 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Description
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for strong and gusty winds, low relative humidity, and high
fire danger, which is in effect from Sunday morning through
Sunday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 150, 151 and 152.
* TIMING...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening.
* WINDS...Southwest to west 18 to 25 mph with gusts 35 to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Ranging from 10 to 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop or are ongoing will have the
potential to spread rapidly.
Instructions
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of the Fire Weather Watch for portions of Southeast
Arizona.
Additional Details
| Type | Alert |
| Phenomena | Fire Weather |
| Severity | Watch |
| Event Code | NWS |
| Area | 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 |
| Sent | Thursday, April 9, 2026 12:27 PM PDT |
| Expires | Thursday, April 9, 2026 8:30 PM PDT |
| Sender | NWS Tucson AZ |
| Id | urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a73ca340d5ecaadb3ad78b1d2cb99bcd8d7f1c35.001.1 |