Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at May 17, 2012, 2:26 PM MST. It took effect at May 18, 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
- May 17, 2012, 2:26 PM MST (21:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 18, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- May 18, 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.
091 WWUS85 KTWC 172126 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 226 PM MST THU MAY 17 2012 ..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE... SOUTHEAST PINAL...EASTERN PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES... AZZ146-148-181400- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0008.120518T1800Z-120519T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0011.120518T1800Z-120519T0300Z/ 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- 226 PM MST THU MAY 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM... GREENLEE...COCHISE...EASTERN PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS THE AREA WILL FALL BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS BY MID-MORNING FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS EXCEEDING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS BY LATE-MORNING FRIDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 20-FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS. * IMPACTS...IF CONDITIONS ARE MET...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SPREAD. ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ AZZ147-181400- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0011.120518T1800Z-120519T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- 226 PM MST THU MAY 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PINAL COUNTY. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS THE AREA WILL FALL BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS BY MID-MORNING FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS EXCEEDING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS BY LATE-MORNING FRIDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 20-FOOT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS. * IMPACTS...IF CONDITIONS ARE MET...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SPREAD. ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
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980 WWUS85 KTWC 172129 CCA RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 228 PM MST THU MAY 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE... SOUTHEAST PINAL...EASTERN PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES... AZZ146-148-181415- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0008.120518T1800Z-120519T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0011.120518T1800Z-120519T0300Z/ 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- 228 PM MST THU MAY 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM... GREENLEE...COCHISE...EASTERN PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS THE AREA WILL FALL BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS BY MID-MORNING FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS EXCEEDING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS BY LATE-MORNING FRIDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 20-FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS. * IMPACTS...IF CONDITIONS ARE MET...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SPREAD. ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ AZZ147-181415- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0011.120518T1800Z-120519T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- 228 PM MST THU MAY 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PINAL COUNTY. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS THE AREA WILL FALL BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS BY MID-MORNING FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS EXCEEDING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS BY LATE-MORNING FRIDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 20-FOOT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS. * IMPACTS...IF CONDITIONS ARE MET...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SPREAD. ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
319 WWUS85 KTWC 181111 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 409 AM MST FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE... SOUTHEAST PINAL...EASTERN PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES... AZZ146-148-190300- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0008.120518T1800Z-120519T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0011.120518T1800Z-120519T0300Z/ 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- 409 AM MST FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM... GREENLEE...COCHISE...EASTERN PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS THE AREA WILL FALL BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS BY MID-MORNING FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS EXCEEDING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS BY LATE-MORNING FRIDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 20-FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS. * IMPACTS...IF CONDITIONS ARE MET...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SPREAD. ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ AZZ147-190300- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0011.120518T1800Z-120519T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- 409 AM MST FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PINAL COUNTY. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS THE AREA WILL FALL BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS BY MID-MORNING FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS EXCEEDING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS BY LATE-MORNING FRIDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 20-FOOT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS. * IMPACTS...IF CONDITIONS ARE MET...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SPREAD. ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
999 WWUS85 KTWC 181156 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 456 AM MST FRI MAY 18 2012 AZZ146-148-182215- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0008.120518T1800Z-120519T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0011.120518T1800Z-120519T0300Z/ 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- 456 AM MST FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA ARE FORECAST TO FALL BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS BY MID- MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS EXCEEDING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS BY LATE MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SPREAD. ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ AZZ147-182215- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0011.120518T1800Z-120519T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- 456 AM MST FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR EASTERN PINAL COUNTY AND THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...INCLUDING KITT PEAK. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS BY MID MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS EXCEEDING CRITICAL THRESHOLDS BY LATE MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 20-FOOT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FORM THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO THE LOWER TEENS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID GROWTH. ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
297 WWUS85 KTWC 181418 CCA RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 712 AM MST FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE... COCHISE...SOUTHEAST PINAL...EASTERN PIMA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF CENTRAL PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES... AZZ146-148-190045- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0008.120518T1800Z-120519T0300Z/ /O.COR.KTWC.FW.W.0011.120518T1800Z-120519T0300Z/ 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- 712 AM MST FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA ARE FORECAST TO FALL BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS BY MID- MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS EXCEEDING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS BY LATE MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SPREAD. ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ AZZ147-190045- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0011.120518T1800Z-120519T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- 712 AM MST FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR EASTERN PINAL COUNTY AND THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...INCLUDING KITT PEAK. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS BY MID MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS EXCEEDING CRITICAL THRESHOLDS BY LATE MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 20-FOOT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FORM THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO THE LOWER TEENS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID GROWTH. ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
432 WWUS85 KTWC 190039 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 539 PM MST FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SOUTHEAST PINAL...EASTERN PIMA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF CENTRAL PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES... AZZ146-148-190300- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0008.000000T0000Z-120519T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0011.120519T0039Z-120519T0300Z/ 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- 539 PM MST FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS WILL CONTINUE THOUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SPREAD. ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ AZZ147-190300- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0011.120519T0039Z-120519T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- 539 PM MST FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR EASTERN PINAL COUNTY AND THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...INCLUDING KITT PEAK. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS WILL CONTINUE THOUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID GROWTH. ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
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