Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 19, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at May 9, 2011, 2:00 PM MST. It took effect at May 10, 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 9, 2011, 2:00 PM MST (21:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 10, 2011, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- May 10, 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.
181 WWUS85 KTWC 092100 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 200 PM MST MON MAY 9 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING 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 RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY 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. AZZ148-101300- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0012.110510T1900Z-110511T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0019.110510T1900Z-110511T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110510T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 200 PM MST MON MAY 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY FOR SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN 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 TUESDAY FOR SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON IS VALID FOR GRAHAM... GREENLEE...EASTERN PIMA...SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES. THE RED FLAG WARNING TUESDAY IS VALID FOR SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES TODAY AND HOVER NEAR 15 PERCENT FOR SANTA CRUZ AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BEYOND CRITICAL THRESHOLDS INTO THE EARLY EVENING WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PERSISTING. FOR TUESDAY IN THE AFFECTED AREAS OF SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT BY NOON. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY MIDDAY AS WELL BEYOND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY THIS EVENING AND ONCE AGAIN TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS PORTIONS OF COCHISE COUNTY TO TEENS ELSEWHERE INTO THIS EVENING. FOR TUESDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE MID TEENS BY NOON AND REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE FOR THE AREAS UNDER THE RED FLAG WARNING. * 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. && $$ AZZ146-100300- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110510T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC- 200 PM MST MON MAY 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS VALID FOR GRAHAM... GREENLEE...EASTERN PIMA...SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN 15 PERCENT INTO THE EARLY EVENING WHICH WILL COINCIDE WITH WIND SPEEDS BEYOND CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE TEENS. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ALONG WITH A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$
5 follow-up statements
232 WWUS85 KTWC 100258 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 758 PM MST MON MAY 9 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. .A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING TO THE NORTH OF ARIZONA WILL BRING ONE MORE DAY OF BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TO FAR EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA TUESDAY 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. AZZ148-101400- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110510T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0019.110510T1900Z-110511T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 758 PM MST MON MAY 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING TUESDAY IS VALID FOR SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT BY NOON TUESDAY IN THE AFFECTED AREAS. 20-FOOT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY LATE MORNING BEYOND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE MID TEENS BY NOON TUESDAY AND REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE FOR THE AFFECTED AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY 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. && $$ AZZ146-100400- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110510T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC- 758 PM MST MON MAY 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 20-FOOT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE SLOWLY INCREASING...WITH MANY STATIONS REPORTING ABOVE THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146...INCLUDING NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY AND GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF THE GILA RIVER. $$
333 WWUS85 KTWC 100320 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 820 PM MST MON MAY 9 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING... .A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING TO THE NORTH OF ARIZONA WILL BRING ONE MORE DAY OF BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TO FAR EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA TUESDAY 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. AZZ148-101400- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0019.110510T1900Z-110511T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 820 PM MST MON MAY 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING TUESDAY IS VALID FOR SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT BY NOON TUESDAY IN THE AFFECTED AREAS. 20-FOOT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY LATE MORNING BEYOND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE MID TEENS BY NOON TUESDAY AND REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE FOR THE AFFECTED AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
968 WWUS85 KTWC 100934 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 234 AM MST TUE MAY 10 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING... .A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING TO THE NORTH OF ARIZONA WILL BRING ANOTHER DAY OF BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TO EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA TODAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. GIVEN THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. AZZ148-110200- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0019.110510T1900Z-110511T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 234 AM MST TUE MAY 10 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. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS VALID FOR SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT BY NOON TUESDAY IN THE WARNING AREA. 20-FOOT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY LATE MORNING BEYOND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE HIGHER THAN MONDAY...VALUES WILL STILL DROP INTO THE MID TEENS BY NOON AND REMAIN IN THE 12 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE FOR THE AFFECTED AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND THE 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
582 WWUS85 KTWC 101917 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1217 PM MST TUE MAY 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING THE NORTH OF ARIZONA HAS RESULTED IN BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. EXPECT SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WITH DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE...AND COCHISE COUNTIES THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. AZZ148-110200- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110511T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 1217 PM MST TUE MAY 10 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. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND 20-FOOT SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE ABOVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS THROUGH 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND 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 TODAY. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
212 WWUS85 KTWC 110204 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 704 PM MST TUE MAY 10 2011 AZZ148-110315- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110511T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 703 PM MST TUE MAY 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STORM SYSTEM THAT IS NOW NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS AND HAS PRODCUED STRONG GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IS NOW PUSHING TO THE EAST. WINDS ARE NOW STARTING TO SUBSIDE ACROSS THE AREA BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS. IN ADDITION...AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO COOL OFF THIS EVENING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE WITH A MODERATE RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. GIVEN THESE FACTORS THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 5:35 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | TWC | 8 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Arizona, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.