Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at Feb 16, 2011, 3:27 AM MST. It took effect at Feb 16, 2011, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 4 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
- Feb 16, 2011, 3:27 AM MST (10:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2011, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2011, 2:36 PM MST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
916 WWUS85 KTWC 161027 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 327 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TODAY THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR COCHISE COUNTY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING... AZZ148-161830- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0001.110216T1800Z-110217T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0002.110216T1800Z-110217T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 327 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011 ...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 THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS VALID FOR LOCATIONS IN COCHISE COUNTY EAST OF A LINE FROM PALOMINAS THROUGH TOMBSTONE TO COCHISE AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM COCHISE THROUGH PARADISE TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY AFTER 11 AM...REACHING THEIR STRONGEST SPEEDS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 PM. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGHOUT THIS TIME. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY IN EXTREME EASTERN 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 FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$
2 follow-up statements
266 WWUS85 KTWC 161826 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1126 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR COCHISE COUNTY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING... AZZ148-170200- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 1126 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS VALID FOR LOCATIONS IN COCHISE COUNTY EAST OF A LINE FROM PALOMINAS THROUGH TOMBSTONE TO COCHISE AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM COCHISE THROUGH PARADISE TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY AFTER 1 PM... REACHING THEIR STRONGEST SPEEDS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGHOUT THIS TIME. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN EXTREME EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
281 WWUS85 KTWC 162136 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 236 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011 AZZ148-162245- /O.CAN.KTWC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 236 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WIND SPEEDS HAVE NOT INCREASED AS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND ALTHOUGH THEY MAY STILL GET STRONG LATER THIS AFTERNOON TO MEET RED FLAG CRITERIA...THE TIME WILL BE TOO SHORT AND THE AREAL COVERAGE WILL NOT BE LARGE ENOUGH. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
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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.