Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at Mar 6, 2009, 3:52 AM MST. It took effect at Mar 6, 2009, 11:00 AM 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
- Mar 6, 2009, 3:52 AM MST (10:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2009, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2009, 6:56 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 061052 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 352 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST PINAL...EASTERN PIMA...COCHISE... SANTA CRUZ...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF GRAHAM COUNTIES FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...STRONG WINDS AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... AZZ148-061800- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0001.090306T2000Z-090307T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0002.090306T1800Z-090307T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 352 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND PASS JUST NORTH OF THE FOUR CORNERS TODAY. THE RESULT WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT IN MANY LOCATIONS. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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...INCLUDING ALL OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148. && $$ AZZ146-147-061800- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0002.090306T1800Z-090307T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- 352 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY IN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF GRAHAM COUNTY IN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND PASS JUST NORTH OF THE FOUR CORNERS TODAY. THE RESULT WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT IN MANY LOCATIONS. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...INCLUDING NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146. && $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KTWC 061643 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 943 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST PINAL...EASTERN PIMA...COCHISE... SANTA CRUZ...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF GRAHAM COUNTIES FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...STRONG WINDS AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... AZZ146>148-070200- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0002.090306T1800Z-090307T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 943 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS...WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH EXPECTED. ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT IN MANY LOCATIONS TODAY...SIGNIFICANT HIGH AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO MOISTEN THE ATMOSPHERE FROM THE TOP DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THEREFORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE LIMITING CRITERIA FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS TODAY. DESPITE THE SLOWLY INCREASING MOISTURE...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY...ESPECIALLY FOR SOUTHEAST PINAL... EASTERN PIMA...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF GRAHAM COUNTIES. 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 SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$
000 WWUS85 KTWC 062139 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 239 PM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST PINAL...EASTERN PIMA...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF GRAHAM COUNTIES FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...STRONG WINDS AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... AZZ146>148-070200- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090307T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 239 PM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA TODAY AND SATURDAY. SUSTAINED 20 FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING WILL QUICKLY TAPER OFF AROUND SUNSET...BECOMING 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE STRUGGLED TO DIP BELOW THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH A FEW VALLEY LOCATIONS MANAGING TO DIP INTO THE LOWER TEENS. SIGNIFICANT HIGH AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA HAS BEEN THE REASON FOR THE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DIP BELOW 15 PERCENT TODAY...AS THE ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES TO MOISTEN FROM THE TOP DOWN TO THE SURFACE. ALTHOUGH BORDERLINE RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXIST...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY WITH NEAR RED FLAG CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148. HOWEVER...THESE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD OR LONG ENOUGH IN DURATION TO WARRANT ANY RED FLAG WARNING CONSIDERATIONS AT THIS TIME. 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 SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$
000 WWUS85 KTWC 070156 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 656 PM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 AZZ146>148-070300- /O.CAN.KTWC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090307T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 656 PM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING.... SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST HAVE TAPERED OFF THIS EVENING AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE GREATER THAN 15 PERCENT. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 3:12 AM MST | Wind Advisory | TWC | 16 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.