Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 17, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at May 7, 2011, 1:41 PM MST. It took effect at May 8, 2011, 12:00 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
- May 7, 2011, 1:41 PM MST (20:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 8, 2011, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- May 8, 2011, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
293 WWUS85 KTWC 072041 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 141 PM MST SAT MAY 7 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...PIMA AND SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FORE DANGER. .A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING TO THE NORTH OF ARIZONA WILL BRING BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GIVEN THE ALREADY VERY DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. AZZ146-148-081300- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0010.110508T1800Z-110509T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0017.110508T1900Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.A.0011.110509T1800Z-110510T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 141 PM MST SAT MAY 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY FOR COCHISE...GREENLEE...GRAHAM...SANTA CRUZ...PIMA AND SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING SUNDAY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA SUNDAY WHILE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH MONDAY IS VALID FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD BETWEEN 8 AM AND 10 AM MST SUNDAY. WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED CRITICAL THRESHOLDS UNTIL AFTER 12 PM SUNDAY. SIMILAR TIMING IS EXPECTED MONDAY FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH AREA. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS BY MID MORNING SUNDAY AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FOR MONDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE HIGH SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES AND REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS ELSEWHERE. * 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... && 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ AZZ147-081300- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0010.110508T1800Z-110509T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0017.110508T1900Z-110509T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- 141 PM MST SAT MAY 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY FOR COCHISE...GREENLEE...GRAHAM...SANTA CRUZ...PIMA AND SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING SUNDAY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA SUNDAY. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD BETWEEN 8 AM AND 10 AM MST SUNDAY. WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED CRITICAL THRESHOLDS UNTIL AFTER 12 PM SUNDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS BY MID MORNING SUNDAY AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ALONG WITH A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$
4 follow-up statements
874 WWUS85 KTWC 081220 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 520 AM MST SUN MAY 8 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST TODAY FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...PIMA AND SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FORE DANGER. .A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING TO THE NORTH OF ARIZONA WILL BRING BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA TODAY AND MONDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GIVEN THE ALREADY VERY DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. AZZ146-148-082200- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0017.110508T1900Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.A.0011.110509T1800Z-110510T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 520 AM MST SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST TODAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA WHILE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH MONDAY IS VALID FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD BETWEEN 8 AM AND 10 AM MST TODAY. WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED CRITICAL THRESHOLDS UNTIL AFTER 12 PM TODAY. SIMILAR TIMING IS EXPECTED MONDAY FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH AREA. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS BY MID MORNING AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FOR MONDAY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE HIGH SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES AND REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS ELSEWHERE. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ AZZ147-082200- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0017.110508T1900Z-110509T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- 520 AM MST SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD BETWEEN 8 AM AND 10 AM MST. WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED CRITICAL THRESHOLDS UNTIL AFTER 12 PM. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS BY MID MORNING AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ALONG WITH A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
662 WWUS85 KTWC 081407 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 707 AM MST SUN MAY 8 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST TODAY FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...PIMA AND SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER. .A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING TO THE NORTH OF ARIZONA WILL BRING BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA TODAY AND MONDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GIVEN THE ALREADY VERY DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. AZZ146-148-082300- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0017.110508T1900Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.A.0011.110509T1800Z-110510T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 707 AM MST SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST TODAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA WHILE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH MONDAY IS VALID FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD BETWEEN 8 AM AND 10 AM MST TODAY. WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED CRITICAL THRESHOLDS UNTIL AFTER 12 PM TODAY. SIMILAR TIMING IS EXPECTED MONDAY FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH AREA. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS BY MID MORNING AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FOR MONDAY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE HIGH SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES AND REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS ELSEWHERE. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ AZZ147-082300- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0017.110508T1900Z-110509T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- 707 AM MST SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD BETWEEN 8 AM AND 10 AM MST. WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED CRITICAL THRESHOLDS UNTIL AFTER 12 PM. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS BY MID MORNING AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ALONG WITH A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$
170 WWUS85 KTWC 082059 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 159 PM MST SUN MAY 8 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST TODAY FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...PIMA AND SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST TO 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...EASTERN PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. .A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING TO THE NORTH OF ARIZONA WILL BRING BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND ONCE AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GIVEN THE ALREADY VERY DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. AZZ146-148-091300- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0011.110509T1800Z-110510T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0018.110509T1800Z-110510T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110509T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 159 PM MST SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MONDAY VALID FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA WHILE THE RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY IS VALID FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...EASTERN PIMA...SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND WIND SPEEDS WILL EXCEED CRITICAL THRESHOLDS INTO THE EARLY EVENING. FOR MONDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT BY LATE MORNING WHICH WILL COINCIDE WITH WIND SPEEDS INCREASING BEYOND CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. EXPECT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO PERSIST INTO MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. FOR MONDAY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE HIGH SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS BY LATE MORNING. * 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. && $$ AZZ147-090200- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110509T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- 159 PM MST SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ALONG WITH A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$
211 WWUS85 KTWC 090156 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 656 PM MST SUN MAY 8 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST TO 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...EASTERN PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. .A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING TO THE NORTH OF ARIZONA WILL BRING BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GIVEN THE ALREADY VERY DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. AZZ146-148-091400- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0018.110509T1800Z-110510T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-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 SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ AND PIMA COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR MONDAY IS VALID FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...EASTERN PIMA...SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT BY LATE MONDAY MORNING WHICH WILL COINCIDE WITH WIND SPEEDS INCREASING BEYOND CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. EXPECT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO PERSIST INTO MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE HIGH SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ AZZ147-090300- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110509T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- 656 PM MST SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY AS WELL AS SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH...FALLING BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS IN MOST LOCATIONS. WHILE ISOLATED RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...WIDESPREAD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
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Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| May 7, 12:41 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | TWC | 13 hr | |
| May 7, 1:41 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | TWC | 24 hr |
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