Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 28, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at Jun 11, 2011, 11:22 PM MST. It took effect at Jun 12, 2011, 1:00 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
- Jun 11, 2011, 11:22 PM MST (06:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 12, 2011, 1:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2011, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
787 WWUS85 KTWC 120622 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1122 PM MST SAT JUN 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES... .A STRONG PACIFIC TROUGH MOVING EAST ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO EASTERN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS TODAY. AZZ146-148-122215- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0028.110612T2000Z-110613T0300Z/ 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- 1122 PM MST SAT JUN 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AFTER 1 PM SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND 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
557 WWUS85 KTWC 122123 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 223 PM MST SUN JUN 12 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES... .A STRONG PACIFIC TROUGH MOVING EAST ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO EASTERN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS TODAY. AZZ146-148-130300- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110613T0300Z/ 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- 223 PM MST SUN JUN 12 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MST TODAY FOR ALL OF GREENLEE COUNTY AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF GRAHAM AND COCHISE COUNTIES. LOCATIONS IN THIS WARNING INCLUDE AREAS EAST OF A SAFFORD...WILLCOX...BISBEE LINE. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS THROUGH 8 PM MST TODAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST 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 THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BEGINNING TO RECOVER AFTER 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS THIS AFTERNOON AND 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. && $$
986 WWUS85 KTWC 130252 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 752 PM MST SUN JUN 12 2011 AZZ146-148-130400- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110613T0300Z/ 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- 752 PM MST SUN JUN 12 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GRAHAM...COCHISE AND GREENLEE COUNTIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. WINDS SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS...THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 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.