Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Tucson, AZ

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WWUS85 KTWC 162041
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
141 PM MST THU APR 16 2015

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF COCHISE COUNTY...

.A DEPARTING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SPREAD GUSTY WINDS AND
VERY DRY AIR OVER THE AREA...LEADING TO A PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO THIS EVENING.

AZZ152-170200-
/O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150417T0200Z/
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-
141 PM MST THU APR 16 2015

...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.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL HAVE THE
  POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY.

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN PORTION OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152
  INCLUDING EAST AND SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF COCHISE COUNTY...THE
  CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS...AND SURROUNDING VALLEYS.

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST
  INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
  MPH POSSIBLE.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...VALUES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* 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.

&&

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WWUS85 KTWC 170202
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
702 PM MST THU APR 16 2015

AZZ152-170315-
/O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150417T0200Z/
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-
702 PM MST THU APR 16 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS
AND THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
230 AM MST THU APR 16 2015

.SYNOPSIS...MUCH COOLER AIR TODAY WITH NOT QUITE AS MUCH WIND AS
YESTERDAY FOR MOST AREAS. UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY EAST OF TUCSON. A LATE SEASON
FREEZE IS EXPECTED IN COLDER VALLEY LOCATIONS OF COCHISE...SANTA
CRUZ...GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES. NOT QUITE AS COLD FRIDAY NIGHT
BUT STILL BELOW AVERAGE. EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS WITH A WARMING TREND
THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE TOWARD THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...CLEARING AND COLDER TONIGHT WITH THE COLD FRONT NOW
EXITING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE. DOUGLAS WINDS ARE NOW OUT
OF THE NORTHWEST WITH THEIR DEW POINT DROPPING FROM 25 TO 14 IN THE
PAST HOUR. QUITE DRY WITH MOST OF THE AREA SEEING SINGLE DIGIT DEW
POINTS OR LOWER.

DAYTIME HIGHS TODAY ABOUT 12 TO 14 DEGREES BELOW CLIMO WITH MANY
LOCATIONS STRUGGLING TO GET OUT OF THE 60S. STILL SOME GUSTY WINDS
MAINLY IN FAR EASTERN AREAS.

TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL SEE THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SINCE
EARLY MARCH. THIS WILL INCLUDE A LATE SEASON FREEZE FOR MANY OF THE
COLDER VALLEY LOCATIONS OF COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...GRAHAM AND
GREENLEE COUNTIES. ONE OR TWO OF THE COLDEST SPOTS MAY EVEN BRIEFLY
TOUCH HARD FREEZE LEVELS AROUND 26 TO 28 DEGREES. A FREEZE WARNING
IS BEING ISSUED FOR AFFECTED LOCATIONS.

NOT QUITE AS COLD FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BUT STILL BELOW
AVERAGE. DRY AND WARMING OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
STILL LOCALLY BREEZY AT TIMES AS THE FILLING LOW SLOWLY LIFTS OUT OF
THE REGION INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS.

ANOTHER SYSTEM DIGGING TOWARD OUR GENERAL DIRECTION FROM THE MIDDLE
TO LATER PARTS OF NEXT WEEK SHOULD BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY
WINDS TO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA BY NEXT THURSDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...VALID THRU 17/12Z.
FEW TO SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 8-12K FT AGL MAINLY NEAR THE NEW MEXICO
BORDER...OTHERWISE CLEAR SKIES. SURFACE WINDS DIMINISHING BEHIND THE
FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN INCREASING AGAIN DURING THE LATE
MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND TODAY WILL BE EAST OF KTUS...ESPECIALLY
NEAR THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. MARKEDLY LESS WIND WILL OCCUR WEST OF
KTUS. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR TAF AMENDMENTS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. OTHERWISE...A VERY DRY REGIME WILL PREVAIL INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. GUSTY WINDS WILL RETURN THURSDAY MAINLY EAST OF
TUCSON. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR THURSDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS FAR SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR. EXPECT SOMEWHAT
LESS WIND THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
MARKEDLY COOLER TODAY AND TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A WARMING TREND THIS
WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FREEZE WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM
     FRIDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF AZZ503-507>509.

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