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Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Phoenix, AZ

May 23, 2012Imperial County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, California; 5 counties in Arizona

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this red flag warning at May 23, 2012, 3:07 PM PDT for Imperial County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, California; 5 counties in Arizona. It took effect at May 25, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 23, 2012, 3:07 PM PDT (22:07 UTC)
In effect from
May 25, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
May 25, 2012, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ

Counties Gila County, AZ, La Paz County, AZ, Maricopa County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ, Yuma County, AZ, Imperial County, CA, Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA

The radar

The Yuma radar (KYUX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 25, 12:50 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 755 Ne Thousand Palms, CAPEAK WIND AT 3 AM. CURRENTLY GUSTING 60 TO 70 MPH. SKY VALLEY SDSKV

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Yuma Intl Airpor, AZ (KYUM), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 125 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Yuma Intl Airpor, AZ at 12:00Z on 2012-05-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Yuma Intl Airpor, AZ at 12:00Z on 2012-05-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 91 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3739 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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
7 follow-up statements
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.

&&

$$

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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.

&&

$$

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387 
WWUS85 KPSR 250938
RFWPSR

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
238 AM MST FRI MAY 25 2012

CAZ230-232-260000-
/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-
238 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING 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 LATE 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>133-CAZ231-260000-
/O.CON.KPSR.FW.W.0008.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/
ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131                                    
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-
ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 132                                    
SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 133                                    
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231                                 
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
238 AM MST FRI MAY 25 2012 /238 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING 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...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND 
  SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL 
  FOREST FOOTHILLS. 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 LATE MORNING
  HOURS...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.

&&

$$

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WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
491 
WWUS85 KPSR 252311
RFWPSR

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
411 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012

CAZ230-232-260015-
/O.CAN.KPSR.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/
CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 230                                 
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 232                                 
IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY-
411 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

ELEVATED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE HAS SUPPORTED LOW LEVEL HUMIDITIES ABOVE
CRITICAL FIRE THRESHOLDS AND CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TO
DEVELOP. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

AZZ131>133-CAZ231-260300-
/O.CON.KPSR.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/
ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131                                    
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-
ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 132                                    
SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 133                                    
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231                                 
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
411 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012 /411 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/
THIS EVENING 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...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND 
  SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL 
  FOREST FOOTHILLS. IN CALIFORNIA...LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY 
  CA.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE 
  MORNING HOURS...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE 
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 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.

&&

$$

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462 
WWUS85 KPSR 260313
RFWPSR

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
813 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012

AZZ131>133-CAZ231-260415-
/O.EXP.KPSR.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/
ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131                                    
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-
ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 132                                    
SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 133                                    
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231                                 
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
813 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012 /813 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL
ARIZONA AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR ARIZONA FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 131...132...133 PLUS CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231
WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED WELL ABOVE CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS HAVE WEAKENED OVER THE ARIZONA
ZONES AS WELL. THUS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED.


$$

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.