Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this red flag warning at May 22, 2012, 4:55 AM MST for 5 counties in Arizona. It took effect at May 23, 2012, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 33 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
- May 22, 2012, 4:55 AM MST (11:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 23, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- May 24, 2012, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
Counties Gila County, AZ, La Paz County, AZ, Maricopa County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ, Yuma County, AZ
The radar
The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 00:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 197 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 6373 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
159 WWUS85 KPSR 221155 RFWPSR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 455 AM MST TUE MAY 22 2012 AZZ132-133-230000- /O.UPG.KPSR.FW.A.0006.120523T1800Z-120524T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.FW.W.0007.120523T1800Z-120524T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 132 SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 133 SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- 455 AM MST TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS...AND MARICOPA AND NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT AND HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO THIS RED FLAG WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 133 IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY AND THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS...AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 132 INCLUDING MARICOPA AND NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY...AND FIRE DANGER IS VERY HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX MEYERS
7 follow-up statements
973 WWUS85 KPSR 222205 RFWPSR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 305 PM MST TUE MAY 22 2012 AZZ132-133-231400- /O.NEW.KPSR.FW.A.0007.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KPSR.FW.W.0007.120523T1800Z-120525T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 132 SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 133 SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- 305 PM MST TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS...AND MARICOPA AND NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS...AND MARICOPA AND NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS EXTENDED THE RED FLAG WARNING ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 133 IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY AND THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS...AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 132 INCLUDING MARICOPA AND NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY...AND FIRE DANGER IS VERY HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY. && $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-232-231400- /O.NEW.KPSR.FW.A.0007.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131 YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ- CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 232 IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY- 305 PM MST TUE MAY 22 2012 /305 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...EASTERN RIVERSIDE AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131 IN ARIZONA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231 IN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 232 IN CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND FIRE DANGER IS HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
666 WWUS85 KPSR 230947 RFWPSR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 247 AM MST WED MAY 23 2012 AZZ132-133-240015- /O.CON.KPSR.FW.W.0007.120523T1800Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FW.A.0007.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 132 SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 133 SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- 247 AM MST WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS...AND MARICOPA AND NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS...AND MARICOPA AND NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 133 IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY AND THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS...AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 132 INCLUDING MARICOPA AND NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES. ON FRIDAY...ALL OF THE LOWER DESERTS AND TONTO NATIONAL FOREST COULD SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SIMILAR VALUES ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY...AND FIRE DANGER IS VERY HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY. && $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-232-240015- /O.CON.KPSR.FW.A.0007.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131 YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ- CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 232 IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY- 247 AM MST WED MAY 23 2012 /247 AM PDT WED MAY 23 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY... EASTERN RIVERSIDE AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ. IN CALIFORNIA...LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA AND IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE MORNING... WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND FIRE DANGER IS HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
725 WWUS85 KPSR 232207 RFWPSR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 307 PM MST WED MAY 23 2012 AZZ132-133-241400- /O.UPG.KPSR.FW.A.0007.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.FW.W.0008.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120525T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 132 SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 133 SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- 307 PM MST WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS... AND MARICOPA AND NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS... AND MARICOPA AND NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA...... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED AND NO LONGER IS IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES MAY IMPROVE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER RECOVERIES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN POOR. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY...AND FIRE DANGER IS VERY HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-241400- /O.UPG.KPSR.FW.A.0007.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.FW.W.0008.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131 YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ- CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- 307 PM MST WED MAY 23 2012 /307 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE WESTERN ARIZONA DESERTS AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED AND NO LONGER IS IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ. IN CALIFORNIA...LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND FIRE DANGER IS VERY HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ232-241400- /O.CON.KPSR.FW.A.0007.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 232 IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY- 307 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 232 FOCUSING MAINLY ON THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF IMPERIAL AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND FIRE DANGER IS HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
286 WWUS85 KPSR 240952 RFWPSR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 252 AM MST THU MAY 24 2012 AZZ132-133-241800- /O.CON.KPSR.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FW.W.0008.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 132 SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 133 SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- 252 AM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS...AND MARICOPA AND NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS...AND MARICOPA AND NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO PICK UP AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT BOTH DAYS. HUMIDITIES MAY IMPROVE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER RECOVERIES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN POOR. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY...AND FIRE DANGER IS VERY HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-241800- /O.CON.KPSR.FW.W.0008.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131 YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ- CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- 252 AM MST THU MAY 24 2012 /252 AM PDT THU MAY 24 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE WESTERN ARIZONA DESERTS AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ. IN CALIFORNIA...LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE MORNING... WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND FIRE DANGER IS VERY HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ232-241800- /O.CON.KPSR.FW.A.0007.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 232 IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY- 252 AM PDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE MORNING... WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND FIRE DANGER IS HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
999 WWUS85 KPSR 241748 RFWPSR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 1048 AM MST THU MAY 24 2012 AZZ132-133-242300- /O.CON.KPSR.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FW.W.0008.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 132 SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 133 SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- 1048 AM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS...AND MARICOPA AND NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO PICK UP AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES MAY IMPROVE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT HOWEVER RECOVERIES WILL REMAIN POOR TO MODERATE. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY...AND FIRE DANGER IS VERY HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-242300- /O.CON.KPSR.FW.W.0008.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131 YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ- CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- 1048 AM MST THU MAY 24 2012 /1048 AM PDT THU MAY 24 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE WESTERN ARIZONA DESERTS AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ. IN CALIFORNIA...LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE MORNING... WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND FIRE DANGER IS VERY HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ232-242300- /O.CON.KPSR.FW.A.0007.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 232 IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY- 1048 AM PDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND FIRE DANGER IS HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
357 WWUS85 KPSR 242114 RFWPSR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 214 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 CAZ232-251300- /O.UPG.KPSR.FW.A.0007.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KPSR.FW.W.0008.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 232 IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY- 214 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND FIRE DANGER IS HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND FIRE DANGER IS VERY HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ230-251300- /O.EXA.KPSR.FW.W.0008.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 230 JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- 214 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND FIRE DANGER IS VERY HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ132-133-251300- /O.CON.KPSR.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FW.W.0008.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 132 SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 133 SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- 214 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS...AND MARICOPA AND NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA... RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS...AND MARICOPA AND NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING TONIGHT. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO PICK UP AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY...AND FIRE DANGER IS VERY HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-251300- /O.CON.KPSR.FW.W.0008.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131 YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ- CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- 214 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 /214 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE WESTERN ARIZONA DESERTS AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ. IN CALIFORNIA...LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING HOURS FRIDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND FIRE DANGER IS VERY HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
361 WWUS85 KPSR 250325 RFWPSR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 825 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 AZZ132-133-251130- /O.EXP.KPSR.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FW.W.0008.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 132 SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 133 SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- 825 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS...AND MARICOPA AND NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY...THURSDAY...ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS...AND MARICOPA AND NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP BY LATE MORNING ON FRIDAY AND PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE BEGINNING TO WEAKEN DURING THE EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...VERY DRY VEGETATION COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ230-232-251130- /O.CON.KPSR.FW.W.0008.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 230 JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 232 IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY- 825 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK AND IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND FIRE DANGER IS HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...VERY DRY VEGETATION COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-251130- /O.CON.KPSR.FW.W.0008.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131 YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ- CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- 825 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 /825 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE WESTERN ARIZONA DESERTS AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ. IN CALIFORNIA...LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING HOURS FRIDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...VERY DRY VEGETATION COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 3:05 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PSR | Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Pinal, Yuma | 47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.