Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at May 24, 2012, 2:28 PM MST. It took effect at May 26, 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 24, 2012, 2:28 PM MST (21:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 26, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- May 26, 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.
453 WWUS85 KTWC 242128 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 228 PM MST THU MAY 24 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...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... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES... .A LOW PRESSURE 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. AZZ146-148-250500- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0010.120526T1800Z-120527T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0015.120526T1800Z-120527T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-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 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 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY IS IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. THE RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY IS IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. FRIDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET BY THE MID-MORNING HOURS...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. SATURDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...TODAY...EXPECT SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 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 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. SATURDAY... SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. * 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. && $$ AZZ147-250500- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0014.120525T1500Z-120526T0600Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- 228 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN PIMA COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. FRIDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET BY THE MID-MORNING HOURS...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. * WINDS...TODAY...EXPECT SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. FRIDAY...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS TODAY AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SPREAD. ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
7 follow-up statements
300 WWUS85 KTWC 250311 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 811 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRED AT 8 PM THIS EVENING... ...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... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES... .A LOW PRESSURE 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. AZZ146-148-251115- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0014.120525T1500Z-120526T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0015.120526T1800Z-120527T0300Z/ 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- 811 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING FRIDAY IS IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. THE RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY IS IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. FRIDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET BY THE MID-MORNING HOURS...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. SATURDAY... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...FRIDAY...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. SATURDAY... SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. * 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. && $$ AZZ147-251115- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0014.120525T1500Z-120526T0600Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- 811 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING FRIDAY IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN PIMA COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY. * TIMING...FRIDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET BY THE MID-MORNING HOURS...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. * WINDS...FRIDAY...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SPREAD. ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
653 WWUS85 KTWC 250923 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 223 AM MST FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 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...PIMA AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN STATES WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE WINDS...COUPLED WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AZZ146-148-252300- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0014.120525T1500Z-120526T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0015.120526T1800Z-120527T0300Z/ 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- 223 AM MST FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY IS IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. THE RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY IS IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET BY THE MID-MORNING HOURS...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS TODAY. SATURDAY... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...TODAY...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. SATURDAY... SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS TODAY AND SATURDAY. * 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. && $$ AZZ147-252300- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0014.120525T1500Z-120526T0600Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- 223 AM MST FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN PIMA COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET BY THE MID-MORNING HOURS...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SPREAD. ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
886 WWUS85 KTWC 252146 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 246 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM MST TONIGHT 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... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN STATES WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE WINDS...COUPLED WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AZZ146-148-260600- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0015.120526T1800Z-120527T0300Z/ 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- 246 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY IS IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. THE RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY IS IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS TODAY. SATURDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET BY 11 AM MST AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...TODAY...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. SATURDAY... SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS TODAY AND SATURDAY. * 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. && $$ AZZ147-260600- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- 246 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN PIMA COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SPREAD. ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
194 WWUS85 KTWC 260257 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 757 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN STATES WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE WINDS...COUPLED WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AZZ146-148-261300- /O.CAN.KTWC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0015.120526T1800Z-120527T0300Z/ 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- 757 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 AND EASTERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET BY 11 AM MST SATURDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ON SATURDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS SATURDAY. * 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. && $$ AZZ147-260400- /O.CAN.KTWC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- 757 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WIND SPEEDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE NOW BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS...THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
873 WWUS85 KTWC 261250 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 550 AM MST SAT MAY 26 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 HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN STATES WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA TODAY. THESE WINDS...COUPLED WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AZZ146-148-262100- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0015.120526T1800Z-120527T0300Z/ 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- 550 AM MST SAT MAY 26 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 THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 AND EASTERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET BY 11 AM MST TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS TODAY. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
814 WWUS85 KTWC 262023 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 123 PM MST SAT MAY 26 2012 AZZ146-148-270300- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120527T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 123 PM MST SAT MAY 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SPREAD. ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
100 WWUS85 KTWC 270250 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 750 PM MST SAT MAY 26 2012 AZZ146-148-270400- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120527T0300Z/ 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- 750 PM MST SAT MAY 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 146 AND 148... WIND SPEEDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE NOW BELOW RED FLAG THRESHOLDS...THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 3:02 AM MST | Wind Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz | 17 hr |
| May 24, 3:37 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | TWC | 11 hr |
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