Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at Feb 26, 2012, 2:11 PM MST. It took effect at Feb 27, 2012, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2012, 2:11 PM MST (21:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2012, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
623 WWUS85 KTWC 262111 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 211 PM MST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST TO 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR GRAHAM...COCHISE...AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING... .WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA MONDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR JUST BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS ACROSS PORTIONS OF GRAHAM...COCHISE AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. THUS...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY FROM 11 AM MST TO 8 PM MST FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 (MAINLY THE SAFFORD VALLEY). AZZ146-148-271200- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0001.120227T1800Z-120228T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0001.120227T1800Z-120228T0300Z/ 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- 211 PM MST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...GRAHAM...COCHISE AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES... OR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 (MAINLY THE SAFFORD VALLEY). * TIMING...11 AM MST MONDAY MORNING THROUGH 8 PM MST MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH... WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY...AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
4 follow-up statements
645 WWUS85 KTWC 270448 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 948 PM MST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST TO 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR GRAHAM...COCHISE...AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING... .WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA MONDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR JUST BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS ACROSS PORTIONS OF GRAHAM...COCHISE AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. THUS...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY FROM 11 AM MST TO 8 PM MST FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 (MAINLY THE SAFFORD VALLEY). AZZ146-148-271400- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0001.120227T1800Z-120228T0300Z/ 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- 948 PM MST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...GRAHAM...COCHISE AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES... OR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 (MAINLY THE SAFFORD VALLEY). * TIMING...11 AM MST MONDAY MORNING THROUGH 8 PM MST MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH... WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY...AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
438 WWUS85 KTWC 270944 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 244 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 11 AM MST TO 8 PM MST FOR GRAHAM...COCHISE...AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING... .WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM THE LATE MORNING HOURS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR JUST BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS ACROSS PORTIONS OF GRAHAM...COCHISE AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. THUS...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 11 AM MST TO 8 PM MST OR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 (MAINLY THE SAFFORD VALLEY). AZZ146-148-271830- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0001.120227T1800Z-120228T0300Z/ 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- 244 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...GRAHAM...COCHISE AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES... OR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 (MAINLY THE SAFFORD VALLEY). * TIMING...11 AM MST THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS...AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 TODAY. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
683 WWUS85 KTWC 271822 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1122 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GRAHAM...COCHISE...AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING... .WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR JUST BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS ACROSS PORTIONS OF GRAHAM...COCHISE AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. THUS...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 (MAINLY THE SAFFORD VALLEY). AZZ146-148-280300- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120228T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 1122 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...GRAHAM...COCHISE AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES... OR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 (MAINLY THE SAFFORD VALLEY). * TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 TODAY. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
557 WWUS85 KTWC 280248 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 748 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 AZZ146-148-280400- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120228T0300Z/ 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- 748 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS CONTINUE TO REMAIN WINDY THIS EVENING...HUMIDITIES CONTINUE TO INCREASE WELL ABOVE THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 800 PM MST. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2:08 AM MST | Wind Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz | 51 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:50 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | TWC | 10 hr |
Nearby
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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.