Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at Mar 15, 2014, 2:41 AM MST. It took effect at Mar 15, 2014, 1:00 PM MST. It was in force for 7 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 15, 2014, 2:41 AM MST (09:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 15, 2014, 1:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2014, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
522 WWUS85 KTWC 150941 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 241 AM MST SAT MAR 15 2014 AZZ146-148-152200- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0002.140315T2000Z-140316T0300Z/ 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- 241 AM MST SAT MAR 15 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146... WHICH INCLUDES SOUTHERN PARTS OF GREENLEE COUNTY...NORTHERN PARTS OF GRAHAM COUNTY AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 148...WHICH INCLUDES A LARGE PART OF GRAHAM COUNTY AS WELL AS EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS...BUT THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR FROM 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...20-FOOT WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE MIDDLE TEENS. * IMPACTS... ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB 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. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
3 follow-up statements
149 WWUS85 KTWC 151810 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1110 AM MST SAT MAR 15 2014 AZZ147-160215- /O.EXA.KTWC.FW.W.0002.140315T2000Z-140316T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 147 SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-CORONADO NF/PAPAGO BIA/TDC- 1110 AM MST SAT MAR 15 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146... WHICH INCLUDES SOUTHERN PARTS OF GREENLEE COUNTY...NORTHERN PARTS OF GRAHAM COUNTY...EASTERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 148...WHICH INCLUDES A LARGE PART OF GRAHAM COUNTY AS WELL AS EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 147 INCLUDING EASTERN PINAL COUNTY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OCCURRING FROM 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...20-FOOT WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE MIDDLE TEENS. * IMPACTS... ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ AZZ146-148-160215- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0002.140315T2000Z-140316T0300Z/ 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- 1110 AM MST SAT MAR 15 2014 ...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...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146... WHICH INCLUDES SOUTHERN PARTS OF GREENLEE COUNTY...NORTHERN PARTS OF GRAHAM COUNTY...EASTERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 148...WHICH INCLUDES A LARGE PART OF GRAHAM COUNTY AS WELL AS EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 147 INCLUDING EASTERN PINAL COUNTY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OCCURRING FROM 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...20-FOOT WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE MIDDLE TEENS. * IMPACTS... ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB 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. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
876 WWUS85 KTWC 152114 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 214 PM MST SAT MAR 15 2014 AZZ146>148-160300- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140316T0300Z/ 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- 214 PM MST SAT MAR 15 2014 ...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...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146... WHICH INCLUDES SOUTHERN PARTS OF GREENLEE COUNTY...NORTHERN PARTS OF GRAHAM COUNTY...EASTERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 148... WHICH INCLUDES A LARGE PART OF GRAHAM COUNTY AS WELL AS EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 147 INCLUDING EASTERN PINAL COUNTY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OCCURRING THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...20-FOOT WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE MIDDLE TEENS. * IMPACTS... ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB 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. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
892 WWUS85 KTWC 160301 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 801 PM MST SAT MAR 15 2014 AZZ146>148-160415- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140316T0300Z/ 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- 801 PM MST SAT MAR 15 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW RED FLAG THRESHOLDS ACROSS THE AREA...THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2:17 AM MST | Wind Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee | 9 hr |
| Mar 15, 10:55 AM MST | High Wind Warning | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee | 8 hr |
| Mar 15, 10:55 AM MST | Wind Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz | 8 hr |
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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.