Red Flag Warning 30, NWS Tucson, AZ

563 
WWUS85 KTWC 170204
RFWTWC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
704 PM MST THU JUN 16 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 7 PM MST FRIDAY
FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME
FIRE DANGER RATING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ AND
EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER
RATING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA FOR STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME
FIRE DANGER RATING...

.A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN WILL
BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THROUGH SUNDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING WILL
PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

AZZ146-148-171015-
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/O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0030.110617T1900Z-110618T0200Z/
/O.CON.KTWC.FW.A.0018.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/
/O.CON.KTWC.FW.A.0019.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/
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-
704 PM MST THU JUN 16 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST
FRIDAY FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 AND
EASTERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 INCLUDING GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND
COCHISE COUNTIES FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 AND FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 148. IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST
  FRIDAY INCLUDES GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES. THE FIRE
  WEATHER WATCH ON SATURDAY INCLUDES GRAHAM... GREENLEE...
  COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. THE FIRE WEATHER
  WATCH ON SUNDAY INCLUDES ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA INCLUSIVE OF
  GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...PIMA AND SOUTHEAST
  PINAL COUNTIES.

* TIMING...ON FRIDAY... CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
  DEVELOP BY NOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. FOR SATURDAY
  AND SUNDAY... CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE
  MORNING AND WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* 20-FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH 
  SATURDAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 45 ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE
  SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY LOW
  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER
  RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY.

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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.

&&

$$

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ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-
TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC-
704 PM MST THU JUN 16 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON SUNDAY INCLUDES ALL 
  OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. 

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING 
  AND WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

* 20-FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 
  SINGLE DIGITS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY LOW 
  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER 
  RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.

&&

$$

421 
WWUS85 KTWC 171107
RFWTWC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
407 AM MST FRI JUN 17 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH 7 PM MST
THIS EVENING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES FOR
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY
HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ AND
EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER
RATING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA FOR STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME
FIRE DANGER RATING...

.A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN WILL
BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THROUGH SUNDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING WILL
PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

AZZ146-148-172200-
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/O.CON.KTWC.FW.A.0018.110618T1800Z-110619T0300Z/
/O.CON.KTWC.FW.A.0019.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/
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-
407 AM MST FRI JUN 17 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST
THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 AND FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 148. IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
  TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE
  COUNTIES. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON SATURDAY INCLUDES GRAHAM...
  GREENLEE... COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. THE
  FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON SUNDAY INCLUDES ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA
  INCLUDING GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ AND EASTERN
  PIMA COUNTIES.

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY
  NOON TODAY AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. FOR SATURDAY AND
  SUNDAY...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING
  AND WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* 20-FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY.
  WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 ARE
  EXPECTED SUNDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE
  SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY LOW
  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER
  RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY.

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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.

&&

$$

AZZ147-172200-
/O.CON.KTWC.FW.A.0019.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/
ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-
TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC-
407 AM MST FRI JUN 17 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON SUNDAY INCLUDES ALL OF
  SOUTHEAST ARIZONA INCLUDING PIMA COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST PINAL
  COUNTY.

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING
  AND WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* 20-FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE
  SINGLE DIGITS SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY LOW
  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER
  RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

418 
WWUS85 KTWC 172110
RFWTWC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
210 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME
FIRE DANGER RATING...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 7 PM MST SATURDAY 
FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME
FIRE DANGER RATING...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
8 PM MST SUNDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA FOR STRONG
AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO
EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING...

.A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN WILL
BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THROUGH SUNDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING WILL
PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

AZZ146-148-181300-
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/O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0031.110618T1900Z-110619T0200Z/
/O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0019.110619T1800Z-110620T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0032.110619T1700Z-110620T0300Z/
/O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110618T0200Z/
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-
210 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING
FOR COCHISE...GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY FOR
FOR COCHISE...GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 146 AND EASTERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148. A RED FLAG
WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE SAME AREAS ON SATURDAY FROM NOON
UNTIL 7 PM MST. MEANWHILE...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
SUNDAY AND A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY. 


* AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST
  THIS EVENING AND NOON TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE
  AND COCHISE COUNTIES. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF
  SOUTHEAST ARIZONA FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY WHICH INCLUDES
  GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ AND EASTERN PIMA
  COUNTIES.

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO
  THE EARLY EVENING. FOR SATURDAY...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED BY MIDDAY AND WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. FOR
  SUNDAY...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE
  MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

* 20-FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND SATURDAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST
  WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 
  SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY LOW 
  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER 
  RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ147-181300-
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/O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0032.110619T1700Z-110620T0300Z/
ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-
TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC-
210 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY. 


* AFFECTED AREA...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON SUNDAY INCLUDES ALL OF
  SOUTHEAST ARIZONA INCLUDING PIMA COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST PINAL
  COUNTY.

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE
  MORNING AND WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* 20-FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 
  SINGLE DIGITS SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY LOW
  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER
  RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS SUNDAY.


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.

&&

$$

541 
WWUS85 KTWC 180201
RFWTWC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
701 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 7 PM MST SATURDAY
FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME
FIRE DANGER RATING...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH 8 PM MST SUNDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA FOR
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY
HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING...

.A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN WILL
BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THROUGH SUNDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING WILL
PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

AZZ146-148-181200-
/O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110618T0200Z/
/O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0031.110618T1900Z-110619T0200Z/
/O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0032.110619T1700Z-110620T0300Z/
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-
701 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST
SATURDAY FOR COCHISE...GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST
SUNDAY FOR ALL COUNTIES...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR 
COCHISE...GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES...


* AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT NOON TO 7 PM
  MST SATURDAY FOR GRAHAM... GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES. A RED
  FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA FROM 10
  AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY WHICH INCLUDES GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...
  SANTA CRUZ AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES.

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY BY
  MIDDAY AND WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. FOR
  SUNDAY...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE
  MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* 20-FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST
  WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 
  SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY LOW
  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER
  RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ147-181200-
/O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0032.110619T1700Z-110620T0300Z/
ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-
TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC-
701 PM MST FRI JUN 17 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST
SUNDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST
SUNDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON SUNDAY INCLUDES ALL 
  OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA INCLUDING PIMA COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST PINAL 
  COUNTY. 

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE 
  MORNING AND WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

* 20-FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 
  SINGLE DIGITS SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY LOW 
  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER 
  RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
919 AM MST THU JUN 16 2011

CORRECTED DATE

.SYNOPSIS...DRY CONDITIONS AND SEASONABLY HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. A COUPLE OF WEATHER
SYSTEMS PASSING NORTH OF THE AREA WILL BRING STRONGER AND GUSTIER
WINDS TODAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

&&

.DISCUSSION...THE FORECAST PROBLEM FOR THE DAY IS THE WIND SPEEDS
FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS TODAY ARE ON TRACK WITH
WIDESPREAD 15-25 KTS AND GUSTS OF 30-35 KTS. THE SECONDARY SHORT
WAVE DROPPING INTO THE WESTERN U.S. TROUGH IS FAVORABLE FOR STRONGER
WINDS ON SUNDAY. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ARE DAYS WITH SLIGHTLY LESS
FAVORABLE GRADIENT CONDITIONS. THE MODELS CURRENTLY HAVE BORDERLINE
RED FLAG CONDITIONS SO WILL CONTINUE TO EXAMINE DETAILS AS THE MODEL
DATA FROM THIS MORNINGS RUNS ARRIVES.

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE
THROUGH 7 DAYS. MONSOON MOISTURE IS FAR SOUTH IN MEXICO WITH A LACK
OF CONVECTION EVEN OCCURRING OVER THE SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS IN
MEXICO. THEREFORE A CONTINUED DRY FORECAST.

&&

.AVIATION...OUTSIDE OF A FEW-SCT HIGH CLOUDS...SKC ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. SFC WIND LESS THAN 10 KTS THRU 16Z
TODAY...THEN WLY/SWLY 15-25 KTS WITH GUSTS OF 30-35 KTS...STRONGEST
WIND EAST AND SOUTH OF KTUS. AFT 03Z FRI...SFC WLY/SWLY 5 TO 15 KTS.
WIND AGAIN INCREASING IN SPEED ON FRIDAY AFTER 16Z. AVIATION
DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR TAF AMENDMENTS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...EXTENDED PERIOD OF BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS FOR
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA OVER THE NEXT FOUR DAYS. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN
EFFECT TODAY FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST FOR FIRE ZONES 146 AND 148...OR
FOR COCHISE...GRAHAM...GREENLEE...SANTA CRUZ AND EASTERN PIMA
COUNTIES. ALSO...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES
146 AND 148 FOR FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...AND FOR
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG
AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND
A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE
CONDITIONS. THE MODELS HAVE WAFFLED A BIT ON THE WIND SPEEDS FOR
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...SO FURTHER EVALUATION NEEDED FOR THE AFTERNOON
FORECASTS.

OTHERWISE...DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK. DAYTIME MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS WITH POOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY. ALSO...SMOKE
FROM VARIOUS WILDFIRES SUCH AS THE WALLOW...MONUMENT AND HORSESHOE 2
WILL LIKELY RESTRICT LOCAL VISIBILITIES TO AROUND ONE MILE DURING
THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.

&&

.TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
    RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST TODAY FOR AZZ146-148.

    FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
    EVENING FOR AZZ146-148.

    FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
    EVENING FOR AZZ146-148.

GWS

WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
423 AM MST THU JUN 16 2011

AZZ503-504-507>514-162300-
UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA-
UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY-
EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES-
GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS-
DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS-
CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS-
423 AM MST THU JUN 16 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE
DANGER RATING WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS. PLEASE REFER TO
AWIPS PRODUCT PHXRFWTWC /WMO HEADER WWUS85 KTWC/ FOR ADDITIONAL
DETAIL.

SMOKE FROM THE WALLOW FIRE IN GREENLEE COUNTY...AND THE HORSESHOE2
AND MONUMENT FIRES IN COCHISE COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SMOKE
PROBLEMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...AND AGAIN FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO AWIPS PRODUCT PHXRFWTWC /WMO HEADER
WWUS85 KTWC/ FOR ADDITIONAL DETAIL.

CURRENT MODELS PROJECTIONS ARE INDICATING THAT THESE GUSTY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO MONDAY.

SMOKE FROM THE WALLOW FIRE IN GREENLEE COUNTY...AND THE HORSESHOE2
AND MONUMENT FIRES IN COCHISE COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SMOKE
PROBLEMS IN SOME LOCATIONS. AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST INCLUDE:

CLIFTON...MORENCI AND ALONG THE BLUE RIVER ASSOCIATED WITH THE
WALLOW FIRE.

PORTAL...THE CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAIN AREA AND INTERSTATE 10 NEAR THE
NEW MEXICO BORDER ASSOCIATED WITH THE HORSESHOE2 FIRE.

SIERRA VISTA AND THE HUACHUCA MOUNTAIN AREA ASSOCIATED WITH THE
MONUMENT FIRE.

THESE AREAS COULD EXPERIENCE AIR QUALITY THAT IS UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES. IN
AREAS WITH SIGNIFICANT SMOKE IMPACTS...EXPECT HEAVIEST
CONCENTRATIONS IN THE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON