Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at Apr 15, 2009, 3:03 AM MST. It took effect at Apr 15, 2009, 1:00 PM MST. It was in force for 7 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
- Apr 15, 2009, 3:03 AM MST (10:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2009, 1:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2009, 7:46 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS85 KTWC 151003 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 303 AM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF THE GILA RIVER AND COCHISE COUNTY FOR CONTINUED STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING... A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS TOWARD THE GREAT BASIN TODAY. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN BY LATE MORNING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AREA OR LOW PRESSURE. WIND SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY MID AFTERNOON. THIS COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL ALSO BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES...BUT PORTIONS OF GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF THE GILA RIVER AND COCHISE COUNTY WILL STILL SEE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AT OR JUST BELOW THE 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD. THUS...THE EXISTING FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING. AZZ148-152200- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0011.090415T2000Z-090416T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0013.090415T2000Z-090416T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 303 AM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF THE GILA RIVER AND COCHISE COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS TOWARD THE GREAT BASIN TODAY. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN BY LATE MORNING TODAY WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO START OFF UP TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT AFTER 2 PM MST WILL INCREASE TO IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. WHILE THIS COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL ALSO BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES...PORTIONS OF GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF THE GILA RIVER AND COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTY WILL STILL SEE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AT OR JUST BELOW THE 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD ALONG WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED INCREASED WIND SPEEDS. THUS...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF THE GILA RIVER AND ALL OF COCHISE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KTWC 152101 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 201 PM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY...GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF THE GILA RIVER AND COCHISE COUNTY FOR CONTINUED STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING... A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NOW LOCATED ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. COOLER AIR AND SLIGHTLY MORE MOISTURE HAS FILTERED INTO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON...BUT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY...GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF THE GILA RIVER AND COCHISE COUNTY WILL STILL SEE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AT OR JUST BELOW THE 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD. AZZ148-160300- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090416T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 201 PM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY...GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF THE GILA RIVER AND COCHISE COUNTY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NOW ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST ARIZONA INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA IS RESULTING IN SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A BIT MORE MOISTURE TODAY WHICH WILL KEEP THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES A BIT HIGHER THAN IN PREVIOUS DAYS. HOWEVER...THESE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE AT OR JUST BELOW THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. THUS...A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR THESE AREAS UNTIL 8 PM MST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. 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 160246 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 746 PM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... AZZ148-160400- /O.CAN.KTWC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090416T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 746 PM MST WED APR 15 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN CONTINUES TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...COOLER AIR IS ARRIVING IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA BEHIND A COLD FRONT. HUMIDITY LEVELS HAVE ALREADY INCREASED ABOVE CRITICAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR MOST LOCATIONS...AND NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL CONTINUE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE TONIGHT AS WELL. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 3:03 AM MST | High Wind Warning | TWC | 17 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.