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Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at Apr 1, 2014, 11:09 AM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. 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
- Apr 1, 2014, 11:09 AM MST (18:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2014, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
Counties Cochise County, AZ, Graham County, AZ, Greenlee County, AZ, Pima County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ
The radar
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KDMA), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 49 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3549 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
126 WWUS85 KTWC 011809 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1109 AM MST TUE APR 1 2014 AZZ152-020215- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0007.140401T1809Z-140402T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.A.0005.140402T1800Z-140403T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152 SOUTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY- SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN CARLOS APACHE NATION IN GRAHAM COUNTY-CORONADO NF-SAFFORD BLM-TDC- 1109 AM MST TUE APR 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE THREAT TODAY WILL SPAN ACROSS ALL OF COCHISE...SOUTHERN GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES. THE THREAT ON WEDNESDAY WILL SPAN ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN GRAHAM AND GREENLEE AND SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF COCHISE COUNTY. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT BETWEEN 11 AM TO 8 PM MST BOTH DAYS. * WINDS...20-FOOT WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. * 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. 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. && $$ AZZ151-153-020215- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0007.140401T1809Z-140402T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 151 EASTERN PIMA COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY- CORONADO NF-TDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 153 NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- WHITE AND GILA MOUNTAINS-APACHE SITGREAVES NF-SDC- 1109 AM MST TUE APR 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE THREAT TODAY WILL SPAN ACROSS ALL OF COCHISE...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FT IN GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES...AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF SANTA CRUZ AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT BETWEEN 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...20-FOOT WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB* PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
2 follow-up statements
046 WWUS85 KTWC 012153 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 253 PM MST TUE APR 1 2014 AZZ152-020500- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0005.140402T1800Z-140403T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0008.140402T1800Z-140403T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140402T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152 SOUTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY- SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN CARLOS APACHE NATION IN GRAHAM COUNTY-CORONADO NF-SAFFORD BLM-TDC- 253 PM MST TUE APR 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE THREAT ON WEDNESDAY WILL SPAN ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES...TO INCLUDE THE EASTERN HALF OF THE GILA RIVER VALLEY AS WELL THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF COCHISE COUNTY...BELOW 6000 FT. * TIMING...CONDITIONS TODAY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 8 PM MST. CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY WILL OCCUR FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST. * WINDS...20-FOOT WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. * 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. && $$ AZZ151-153-020300- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140402T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 151 EASTERN PIMA COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY- CORONADO NF-TDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 153 NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- WHITE AND GILA MOUNTAINS-APACHE SITGREAVES NF-SDC- 253 PM MST TUE APR 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...THE THREAT TODAY WILL SPAN ACROSS ALL OF COCHISE COUNTY...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FT IN GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES...AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF SANTA CRUZ AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THRU 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...20-FOOT WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB* PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
591 WWUS85 KTWC 020310 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 810 PM MST TUE APR 1 2014 AZZ152-021115- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140402T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0008.140402T1800Z-140403T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152 SOUTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY- SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN CARLOS APACHE NATION IN GRAHAM COUNTY-CORONADO NF-SAFFORD BLM-TDC- 810 PM MST TUE APR 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...RED FLAG CONDITIONS HAVE SUBSIDED THIS EVENING AND THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED. * AFFECTED AREA...THE THREAT ON WEDNESDAY WILL SPAN ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES...TO INCLUDE THE EASTERN HALF OF THE GILA RIVER VALLEY AS WELL THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF COCHISE COUNTY...BELOW 6000 FT. * TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY WILL OCCUR FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST. * WINDS...20-FOOT WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN BY 1 PM AND LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * 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. && $$ AZZ151-153-020415- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140402T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 151 EASTERN PIMA COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY- CORONADO NF-TDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 153 NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- WHITE AND GILA MOUNTAINS-APACHE SITGREAVES NF-SDC- 810 PM MST TUE APR 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY... RED FLAG CONDITIONS HAVE SUBSIDED THIS EVENING AND THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 11:09 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pinal | 4 hr |
| Apr 1, 2:53 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz | 29 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:00 PM MST | Wind Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Santa Cruz | 29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.