Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at Mar 2, 2012, 1:50 AM MST. It took effect at Mar 2, 2012, 1:00 PM MST. It was in force for 6 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 1:50 AM MST (08:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2012, 1:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
218 WWUS85 KTWC 020850 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 150 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND NORTHEAST COCHISE COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING... .WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF FIRE ZONE 148 AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF FIRE ZONE 146...MAINLY IN THE GILA RIVER VALLEY AND SAN SIMON VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS ACROSS PORTIONS OF GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND NORTHEAST COCHISE COUNTIES. THUS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...MAINLY IN THE GILA RIVER VALLEY AND SAN SIMON VALLEY. AZZ146-148-022000- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0002.120302T2000Z-120303T0200Z/ 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- 150 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF FIRE ZONE 148 AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF FIRE ZONE 146...OR MAINLY IN THE GILA RIVER VALLEY AND SAN SIMON VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND NORTHEAST COCHISE COUNTIES...OR THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146...MAINLY IN THE GILA RIVER VALLEY AND SAN SIMON VALLEY. * TIMING...1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO NEAR 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND FIRE DANGER IS HIGH. 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
2 follow-up statements
756 WWUS85 KTWC 022000 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 100 PM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND NORTHEAST COCHISE COUNTIES FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING... .WINDS HAVE INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF FIRE ZONE 148 AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF FIRE ZONE 146...MAINLY IN THE GILA RIVER VALLEY AND SAN SIMON VALLEY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. AZZ146-148-030200- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120303T0200Z/ 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- 100 PM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND NORTHEAST COCHISE COUNTIES...OR THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146... MAINLY IN THE GILA RIVER VALLEY AND SAN SIMON VALLEY. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO NEAR 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND FIRE DANGER IS HIGH. 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
432 WWUS85 KTWC 030205 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 705 PM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 AZZ146-148-030315- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120303T0200Z/ 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- 705 PM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS ISSUED EARLIER TODAY FOR GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND NORTHEAST COCHISE COUNTIES...OR THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146...MAINLY IN THE GILA RIVER VALLEY AND SAN SIMON VALLEY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST. THE WINDS HAVE BEEN STEADILY DECREASING OVER THE PAST HOUR OR SO AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING OVER THE PREVIOUSLY WARNED AREA. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
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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.