Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at May 3, 2011, 12:05 AM MST. It took effect at May 3, 2011, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 10 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
- May 3, 2011, 12:05 AM MST (07:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 3, 2011, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- May 3, 2011, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
243 WWUS85 KTWC 030705 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1205 AM MST TUE MAY 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ ...EASTERN PIMA AND EASTERN PINAL COUNTIES FROM FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY... AZZ147-148-031515- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0016.110503T1500Z-110504T0100Z/ 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- 1205 AM MST TUE MAY 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY FOR GRAHAM ...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...EASTERN PIMA AND EASTERN PINAL COUNTIES FROM FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS EFFECT FOR GRAHAM...COCHISE ...SANTA CRUZ...EASTERN PIMA AND EASTERN PINAL COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD BETWEEN 7 AM AND 8 AM MST TUESDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL EXCEED CRITICAL THRESHOLDS STARTING AROUND 8 AM TUESDAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER 6 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS BY EARLY MORNING TUESDAY AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ALONG WITH A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING WILL RESULT IN 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 FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
3 follow-up statements
817 WWUS85 KTWC 031243 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 543 AM MST TUE MAY 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...EASTERN PIMA AND EASTERN PINAL COUNTIES UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... AZZ147-148-032300- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0016.110503T1500Z-110504T0100Z/ 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- 543 AM MST TUE MAY 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE...COCHISE... SANTA CRUZ...EASTERN PIMA AND EASTERN PINAL COUNTIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...EASTERN PIMA AND EASTERN PINAL COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD BETWEEN 7 AM AND 8 AM MST TODAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL EXCEED CRITICAL THRESHOLDS STARTING AROUND 8 AM TODAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS BY THIS MORNING AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ALONG WITH A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING WILL RESULT IN 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 FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
943 WWUS85 KTWC 031533 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 833 AM MST TUE MAY 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...EASTERN PIMA AND EASTERN PINAL COUNTIES UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING... AZZ147-148-040100- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110504T0100Z/ 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- 833 AM MST TUE MAY 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE...COCHISE... SANTA CRUZ... EASTERN PIMA AND EASTERN PINAL COUNTIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...EASTERN PIMA AND EASTERN PINAL COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BELOW THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD IN MOST AREAS TODAY...OR DROP BELOW THAT VALUE THIS MORNING. IF NOT ALREADY EXCEEDING...WIND SPEEDS WILL EXCEED CRITICAL THRESHOLDS LATER THIS MORNING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE TODAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ALONG WITH A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING WILL RESULT IN 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 FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ KD
743 WWUS85 KTWC 040102 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 602 PM MST TUE MAY 3 2011 AZZ147-148-040215- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110504T0100Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 602 PM MST TUE MAY 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...EASTERN PIMA AND EASTERN PINAL COUNTIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
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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.