Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 25, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at Jun 2, 2011, 8:42 AM MST. It took effect at Jun 2, 2011, 12:00 PM 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
- Jun 2, 2011, 8:42 AM MST (15:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 2, 2011, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2011, 7:36 PM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
577 WWUS85 KTWC 021542 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 842 AM MST THU JUN 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL RESULT IN BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA... ESPECIALLY GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS...A VERY DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE RESULTING IN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. AZZ146-148-030300- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0025.110602T1900Z-110603T0300Z/ 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- 842 AM MST THU JUN 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. * AFFECTED AREA...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FOR GRAHAM... GREENLEE...COCHISE AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE ALREADY AT OR BELOW THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD ALREADY THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...THEN NUDGING ABOVE THE CRITICAL 20 MPH THRESHOLD AROUND NOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY WITH STRONG GUSTS THROUGH 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...BEFORE THEY BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST TO WEST 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 SINGLE DIGITS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. 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
2 follow-up statements
729 WWUS85 KTWC 022142 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 242 PM MST THU JUN 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST HAS RESULTED IN BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA... ESPECIALLY GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS...A VERY DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE RESULTING IN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. AZZ146-148-030300- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110603T0300Z/ 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- 242 PM MST THU JUN 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. * AFFECTED AREA...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FOR GRAHAM... GREENLEE...COCHISE AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. 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
722 WWUS85 KTWC 030236 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 736 PM MST THU JUN 2 2011 AZZ146-148-030345- /O.CAN.KTWC.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110603T0300Z/ 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- 736 PM MST THU JUN 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN THERE OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WAS CANCELLED. POOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY IS EXPECTED FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. $$ 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.