Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at Mar 6, 2012, 3:29 PM MST. It took effect at Mar 7, 2012, 10:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 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 6, 2012, 3:29 PM MST (22:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 7, 2012, 10:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2012, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
105 WWUS85 KTWC 062229 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 329 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...INCLUDING GREENLEE... GRAHAM...COCHISE...SOUTHEAST PINAL...PIMA...AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...INCLUDING SOUTHERN GREENLEE...EASTERN GRAHAM...AND MUCH OF COCHISE COUNTY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY IN NEVADA WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND THEN MAINLY FOR EASTERN AREAS ON WEDNESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS EASTERN GRAHAM... SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND MUCH OF COCHISE COUNTIES. AZZ148-070530- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0004.120307T1700Z-120308T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120307T0500Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 329 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...INCLUDING GREENLEE...GRAHAM...COCHISE...SOUTHEAST PINAL...PIMA...AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...INCLUDING SOUTHERN GREENLEE...EASTERN GRAHAM...AND MUCH OF COCHISE COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THROUGH 10 PM MST TONIGHT...GREENLEE...GRAHAM... COCHISE...SOUTHEAST PINAL...PIMA...AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHERN GREENLEE...EASTERN GRAHAM...AND MUCH OF COCHISE COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 PM MST THIS EVENING...AND THEN AGAIN FROM 10 AM MST WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 TO 14 PERCENT ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT FOR EASTERN AREAS ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. 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. && $$ AZZ146-147-070500- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120307T0500Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- 329 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...GREENLEE...GRAHAM...COCHISE...SOUTHEAST PINAL...PIMA...AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. * TIMING...2 PM MST TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 10 PM MST TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 TO 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
4 follow-up statements
971 WWUS85 KTWC 070425 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 925 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...INCLUDING SOUTHERN GREENLEE...EASTERN GRAHAM...AND MUCH OF COCHISE COUNTY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY IN NEVADA WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS EASTERN GRAHAM... SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND MUCH OF COCHISE COUNTIES. AZZ148-071230- /O.CAN.KTWC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120307T0500Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0004.120307T1700Z-120308T0100Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 925 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...INCLUDING SOUTHERN GREENLEE...EASTERN GRAHAM...AND MUCH OF COCHISE COUNTY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED TONIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST ARIZONA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TONIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHERN GREENLEE...EASTERN GRAHAM... AND MUCH OF COCHISE COUNTY. * TIMING...AGAIN FROM 10 AM MST WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ AZZ146-147-070530- /O.CAN.KTWC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120307T0500Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- 925 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR SOUTHEAST ARIZONA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. SOME GUSTY WINDS WILL REMAIN OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS...HOWEVER RH VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE AS TEMPERATURES FALL. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
471 WWUS85 KTWC 071117 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 417 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST TODAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...INCLUDING SOUTHERN GREENLEE...EASTERN GRAHAM...AND MUCH OF COCHISE COUNTY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY IN NEVADA WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AGAIN WITH SPEEDS RANGING FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS EASTERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND MUCH OF COCHISE COUNTIES. AZZ148-072200- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0004.120307T1700Z-120308T0100Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 417 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN GREENLEE...EASTERN GRAHAM...AND MUCH OF COCHISE COUNTY. * TIMING...10 AM MST THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
783 WWUS85 KTWC 072113 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 213 PM MST WED MAR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...INCLUDING SOUTHERN GREENLEE...EASTERN GRAHAM...AND MUCH OF COCHISE COUNTY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY IN NORTHERN ARIZONA HAS RESULTED IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY...WITH SPEEDS RANGING FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE LED TO CONTINUED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS EASTERN GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND MUCH OF COCHISE COUNTIES. AZZ148-080100- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120308T0100Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 213 PM MST WED MAR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN GREENLEE...EASTERN GRAHAM...AND MUCH OF COCHISE COUNTY. * TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
340 WWUS85 KTWC 080114 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 614 PM MST WED MAR 7 2012 AZZ148-080215- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120308T0100Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 614 PM MST WED MAR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE RISEN ABOVE 15 PERCENT IN THE WAKE OF PASSING COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS ALSO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN. THUS NO RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2:56 PM MST | Wind Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz | 27 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:41 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Pinal | 64 min |
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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.