Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at Mar 3, 2007, 2:43 PM MST. It took effect at Mar 4, 2007, 10:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 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
- Mar 3, 2007, 2:43 PM MST (21:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2007, 10:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2007, 7:03 PM MST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS85 KTWC 032143 RFWTWC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 243 PM MST SAT MAR 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST UNTIL 7 PM MST SUNDAY FOR GREENLEE...GRAHAM...COCHISE...SOUTHEAST PINAL...EASTERN PIMA...AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES FOR STRONG EAST WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING... .STRONG EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TOMORROW WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES QUICKLY DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. THIS COUPLED WITH A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...SOUTHEAST PINAL...AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. AZZ146>148-041400- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0002.070304T1700Z-070305T0200Z/ 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- 243 PM MST SAT MAR 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 (NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY AND GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF THE GILA RIVER)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 (GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF THE GILA RIVER...SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY...SANTA CRUZ COUNTY...COCHISE COUNTY AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTY) AND EASTERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 (SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY). A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IN PLACE OVER EASTERN ARIZONA TOMORROW WILL BRING STRONG EAST WINDS WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT VALUES OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THE VERY DRY AIRMASS ALREADY OVER SOUTHEAST ARIZONA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TOMORROW WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT BY 10 AM MST AND BOTTOMING OUT IN THE LOW SINGLE DIGITS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS COUPLED WITH THE LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING HAVE PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KTWC 041300 RFWTWC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 600 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST UNTIL 7 PM MST SUNDAY FOR GREENLEE...GRAHAM...COCHISE...SOUTHEAST PINAL... EASTERN PIMA...AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES FOR STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING... .STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. THIS COUPLED WITH A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING HAS LED TO THE CONTINUATION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 146...148 AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 147 (SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY). AZZ146>148-050200- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0002.070304T1700Z-070305T0200Z/ 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- 600 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 146...148 AND EASTERN 147 (SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY). A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IN PLACE OVER SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA WILL RESULT IN STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS...WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT VALUES OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BOTTOMING OUT IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. $$
000 WWUS85 KTWC 042149 RFWTWC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 249 PM MST SUN MAR 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GREENLEE...GRAHAM...COCHISE...SOUTHEAST PINAL...EASTERN PIMA... AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES FOR STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING... .STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. THIS COUPLED WITH A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING HAS LED TO THE CONTINUATION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 146...148 AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 147 (SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY). AZZ146>148-050200- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070305T0200Z/ 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- 249 PM MST SUN MAR 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 (NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY AND GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF THE GILA RIVER)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 (GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF THE GILA RIVER...SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY...SANTA CRUZ COUNTY...COCHISE COUNTY AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTY) AND EASTERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 (SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY). A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS OVER SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA RESULTING IN A CONTINUATION OF STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS...WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS EVENING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE LOWER TEENS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. $$
000 WWUS85 KTWC 050203 RFWTWC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 703 PM MST SUN MAR 4 2007 AZZ146>148-050315- /O.CAN.KTWC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070305T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/WMZ-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/SEZ- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/SEZ- 703 PM MST SUN MAR 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WEATHER OBSERVATIONS EARLY THIS EVENING INDICATED THAT WIND SPEEDS CONTINUED TO DROP WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMING UP A BIT. THESE TRENDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO END AT 700 PM MST. $$
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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.