Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at May 22, 2012, 3:11 AM MST. It took effect at May 23, 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 22, 2012, 3:11 AM MST (10:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 23, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- May 23, 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.
024 WWUS85 KTWC 221011 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 311 AM MST TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...EASTERN PIMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST PINAL AND CENTRAL PIMA COUNTIES... .LOW PRESSURE PASSING NORTH OF ARIZONA WILL CREATE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ON WEDNESDAY...WITH SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS UP TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. THESE WINDS...COUPLED WITH CONTINUED HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS...WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. AZZ146>148-222200- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0009.120523T1800Z-120524T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0012.120523T1800Z-120524T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 311 AM MST TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY SOUTHEAST OF ELOY...INCLUDING RED ROCK AND ORACLE...AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY EAST OF SELLS...INCLUDING KITT PEAK...ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE RED FLAG WARNING. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
4 follow-up statements
405 WWUS85 KTWC 222205 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 305 PM MST TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE... SANTA CRUZ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN STATES WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...RESULTING IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THESE WINDS... COUPLED WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND A VARY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AZZ146>148-231400- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0013.120524T1800Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0014.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0012.120523T1800Z-120524T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 305 PM MST TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY... ...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 THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNINGS WEDNESDAY...THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ARE IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS...AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING ON ALL THREE DAYS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY...EXPECT SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. THEN ON FRIDAY...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA EACH DAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER 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... 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
351 WWUS85 KTWC 230950 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 250 AM MST WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST TODAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE... SANTA CRUZ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN STATES THROUGH FRIDAY...RESULTING IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THESE WINDS... COUPLED WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AZZ146>148-232300- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0012.120523T1800Z-120524T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0013.120524T1800Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0014.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 250 AM MST WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY... A 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 TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNINGS TODAY...THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ARE IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS...AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING ON ALL THREE DAYS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THURSDAY...EXPECT SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. THEN ON FRIDAY...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA EACH DAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER 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... 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
779 WWUS85 KTWC 232110 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 210 PM MST WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...PIMA AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN STATES WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THESE WINDS...COUPLED WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AZZ146>148-240500- /O.EXT.KTWC.FW.W.0014.120525T1500Z-120526T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120524T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0013.120524T1800Z-120525T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 210 PM MST WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNINGS TODAY AND THURSDAY ARE IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES. THE RED FLAG WARNING FRIDAY IS IN EFFECT FORGRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE... SANTA CRUZ...PIMA AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS...AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY AND THURSDAY. FRIDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET BY THE MID-MORNING HOURS...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THURSDAY...EXPECT SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. FRIDAY...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA EACH DAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TODAY...AND THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
909 WWUS85 KTWC 240305 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 805 PM MST WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRED AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE... COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE... COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...PIMA AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN STATES WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THESE WINDS...COUPLED WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AZZ146>148-241400- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120524T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0013.120524T1800Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0014.120525T1500Z-120526T0600Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 805 PM MST WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY IS IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES. THE RED FLAG WARNING FRIDAY IS IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ... PIMA AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS...AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING THURSDAY. FRIDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET BY THE MID-MORNING HOURS...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. * WINDS...THURSDAY...EXPECT SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. FRIDAY...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA EACH DAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 8:28 PM MST | Heat Advisory | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 22 hr |
| May 22, 2:43 AM MST | Wind Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz | 41 hr |
| May 22, 3:05 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | TWC | 53 hr | |
| May 22, 3:05 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | TWC | 3 days |
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Sources
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