Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2006
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at Jun 14, 2006, 2:41 PM MST. It took effect at Jun 15, 2006, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 14, 2006, 2:41 PM MST (21:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 15, 2006, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2006, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS85 KTWC 142141 RFWTWC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 241 PM MST WED JUN 14 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM MST THROUGH 8 PM MST THURSDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...INCLUDING GREENLEE... GRAHAM...PIMA...SANTA CRUZ... COCHISE AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE BRINGING STRONG AND GUSTS WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE 6 TO 17 PERCENT RANGE. AZZ146>148-150545- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0009.060615T1900Z-060616T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0013.060615T1900Z-060616T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/WMZ-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/SEZ- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/SEZ- 241 PM MST WED JUN 14 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH PREVIOUSLY ISSUED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER IN THE MOUNTAINS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. THIS IS AN UPGRADE TO THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KTWC 151145 RFWTWC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 445 AM MST THU JUN 15 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...INCLUDING GREENLEE... GRAHAM...PIMA...SANTA CRUZ...COCHISE AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TODAY BRINGING STRONG AND GUSTS WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO MIDDLE TEENS... AZZ146>148-152230- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0013.060615T1900Z-060616T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/WMZ-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/SEZ- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/SEZ- 445 AM MST THU JUN 15 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS85 KTWC 152200 RFWTWC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 300 PM MST THU JUN 15 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...INCLUDING GREENLEE... GRAHAM...PIMA...SANTA CRUZ...COCHISE AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE STATE TODAY IS BRINGING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO MIDDLE TEENS. AZZ146>148-160300- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060616T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/WMZ-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/SEZ- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/SEZ- 300 PM MST THU JUN 15 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...INCLUDING GREENLEE... GRAHAM...PIMA...SANTA CRUZ...COCHISE AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS85 KTWC 160254 RFWTWC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 754 PM MST THU JUN 15 2006 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PIMA...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...GRAHAM...GREENLEE...AND SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... .WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES REMAIN VERY LOW...WIND SPEEDS HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH NOW THAT THE SUN HAS SET...FALLING BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. AZZ146>148-160400- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060616T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/WMZ-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/SEZ- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/SEZ- 754 PM MST THU JUN 15 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. ASOS AND RAWS STATIONS ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA INDICATE THAT WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES REMAIN QUITE LOW...WIND SPEEDS HAVE STARTED TO DIMINISH...FALLING BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. THAT SAID...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2:41 PM MST | Wind Advisory | TWC | 29 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.