Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at Feb 25, 2011, 3:39 PM MST. It took effect at Feb 26, 2011, 11:00 AM 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
- Feb 25, 2011, 3:39 PM MST (22:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2011, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2011, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
990 WWUS85 KTWC 252239 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 339 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY FOR PORTIONS OF GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF THE GILA RIVER AND NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY...SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY...EASTERN PIMA...GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF THE GILA RIVER...SANTA CRUZ...AND COCHISE COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... AZZ147-148-260645- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0002.110226T1800Z-110227T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0003.110226T1800Z-110227T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 339 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY...EASTERN PIMA...GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF THE GILA RIVER...SANTA CRUZ...AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG AND GUSTY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS SATURDAY. DURING THIS SAME TIME PERIOD...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE 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. && $$ AZZ146-260645- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0003.110226T1800Z-110227T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC- 339 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF THE GILA RIVER AND NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG AND GUSTY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS SATURDAY. DURING THIS SAME TIME PERIOD...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$
4 follow-up statements
096 WWUS85 KTWC 260427 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 927 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY FOR PORTIONS OF GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF THE GILA RIVER AND NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY BELOW 6000 FT ELEVATION...SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY...EASTERN PIMA...GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF THE GILA RIVER...SANTA CRUZ...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... AZZ146>148-261400- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0003.110226T1800Z-110227T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 927 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF THE GILA RIVER AND NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY BELOW 6000 FT ELEVATION...SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY...EASTERN PIMA...SANTA CRUZ...SOUTHERN GREENLEE...GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF THE GILA RIVER AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG AND GUSTY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS SATURDAY. DURING THIS SAME TIME PERIOD...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE 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. && $$
191 WWUS85 KTWC 261329 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 629 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF THE GILA RIVER AND NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY BELOW 6000 FT ELEVATION...SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY...EASTERN PIMA...GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF THE GILA RIVER... SANTA CRUZ...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... AZZ146>148-270130- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0003.110226T1800Z-110227T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 629 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF THE GILA RIVER AND NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY BELOW 6000 FT ELEVATION...SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY... EASTERN PIMA...SANTA CRUZ...SOUTHERN GREENLEE...GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF THE GILA RIVER AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG AND GUSTY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY. DURING THIS SAME TIME PERIOD...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE 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
834 WWUS85 KTWC 262109 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 209 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF THE GILA RIVER AND NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY BELOW 6000 FT ELEVATION...SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY...EASTERN PIMA...GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF THE GILA RIVER... SANTA CRUZ...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... AZZ146>148-270200- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110227T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 209 PM MST SAT FEB 26 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 PORTIONS OF GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF THE GILA RIVER AND NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY BELOW 6000 FT ELEVATION...SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY... EASTERN PIMA...SANTA CRUZ...SOUTHERN GREENLEE...GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF THE GILA RIVER AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING COINCIDING WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE 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. && $$
793 WWUS85 KTWC 270159 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 659 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 AZZ146>148-270300- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110227T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 659 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE WARNING AREA HAVE FALLEN BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. IN ADDITION...MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCOMING WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO START FILTERING INTO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SUNDAY. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2:01 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz | 36 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:03 PM MST | Wind Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz | 24 hr |
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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.