Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at Apr 10, 2012, 2:56 PM MST. It took effect at Apr 11, 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
- Apr 10, 2012, 2:56 PM MST (21:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 11, 2012, 1:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2012, 7:21 PM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
958 WWUS85 KTWC 102156 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 256 PM MST TUE APR 10 2012 AZZ146-102300- /O.CAN.KTWC.FW.A.0005.120411T1800Z-120412T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146 NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER- APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC- 256 PM MST TUE APR 10 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GRAHAM AND NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED ACROSS GRAHAM AND NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTIES. THEREFORE...THE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ AZZ148-110600- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0005.120411T1800Z-120412T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0008.120411T2000Z-120412T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 256 PM MST TUE APR 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF COCHISE COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF COCHISE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...THE EASTERN HALF OF COCHISE COUNTY. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY 1 PM WEDNESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LESS THAN 15 PERCENT AND AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ONGOING WILDFIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
7 follow-up statements
376 WWUS85 KTWC 110404 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 904 PM MST TUE APR 10 2012 AZZ148-111400- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0008.120411T2000Z-120412T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 904 PM MST TUE APR 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE EASTERN HALF OF COCHISE COUNTY. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY 1 PM WEDNESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LESS THAN 15 PERCENT AND AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ONGOING WILDFIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
919 WWUS85 KTWC 111120 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 420 AM MST WED APR 11 2012 AZZ148-112200- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0008.120411T2000Z-120412T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 420 AM MST WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF COCHISE COUNTY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE EASTERN HALF OF COCHISE COUNTY. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY 1 PM WEDNESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. ONGOING WILDFIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
436 WWUS85 KTWC 111122 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 422 AM MST WED APR 11 2012 AZZ148-111930- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0008.120411T2000Z-120412T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 422 AM MST WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF COCHISE COUNTY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE EASTERN HALF OF COCHISE COUNTY. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY 1 PM WEDNESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECTED TO FALL TO BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. ONGOING WILDFIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
636 WWUS85 KTWC 111125 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 424 AM MST WED APR 11 2012 AZZ148-111945- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0008.120411T2000Z-120412T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 424 AM MST WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF COCHISE COUNTY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE EASTERN HALF OF COCHISE COUNTY. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY 1 PM WEDNESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECTED TO FALL TO BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. ONGOING WILDFIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
639 WWUS85 KTWC 111954 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1254 PM MST WED APR 11 2012 AZZ148-120300- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0008.120411T2000Z-120412T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 1254 PM MST WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF COCHISE COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST GRAHAM COUNTY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE EASTERN HALF OF COCHISE COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST GRAHAM COUNTY. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. ONGOING WILDFIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. 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
717 WWUS85 KTWC 112116 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 216 PM MST WED APR 11 2012 AZZ148-120600- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.A.0006.120413T1800Z-120414T0400Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120412T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 216 PM MST WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF COCHISE COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST GRAHAM COUNTY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS..LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR EASTERN PIMA...SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING AFFECTS THE EASTERN HALF OF COCHISE COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST GRAHAM COUNTY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH AFFECTS EASTERN PIMA...SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM MST THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. ONGOING WILDFIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
069 WWUS85 KTWC 120221 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 721 PM MST WED APR 11 2012 AZZ148-121030- /O.CAN.KTWC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120412T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.A.0006.120413T1800Z-120414T0400Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/ SAFFORD BLM/TDC- 721 PM MST WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF COCHISE COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST GRAHAM COUNTY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR EASTERN PIMA...SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF COCHISE COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST GRAHAM COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH AFFECTS EASTERN PIMA...SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...DIMINISHING WIND THIS EVENING. FOR FRIDAY...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...VALUES WILL BE ABOVE 15 PERCENT THIS EVENING. FOR FRIDAY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. ONGOING WILDFIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ 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.