Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at May 24, 2016, 2:23 AM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at May 25, 2016, 12:00 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
- May 24, 2016, 2:23 AM MST (09:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 25, 2016, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- May 25, 2016, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 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 09:23 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 00:00Z, 9.4 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
- 4253 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
276 WWUS85 KTWC 240923 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 223 AM MST TUE MAY 24 2016 AZZ151-152-242200- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0012.160525T2000Z-160526T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0014.160525T1900Z-160526T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 151 EASTERN PIMA COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY- CORONADO NF-TDC-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- 223 AM MST TUE MAY 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR MOST OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES 151 AND 152... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FROM NOON MST THROUGH 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER SUNRISE THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BEGINNING TO DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT AFT 1000 WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 6 TO 14 PERCENT RANGE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. * 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 ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION 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. && $$ CERNIGLIA VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
5 follow-up statements
181 WWUS85 KTWC 242100 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 200 PM MST TUE MAY 24 2016 AZZ151-152-251400- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0014.160525T1900Z-160526T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 151 EASTERN PIMA COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY- CORONADO NF-TDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152 SOUTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY- SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN CARLOS APACHE NATION IN GRAHAM COUNTY-CORONADO NF-SAFFORD BLM-TDC- 200 PM MST TUE MAY 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR MOST OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES 151 AND 152... * TIMING...FROM NOON MST THROUGH 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER SUNRISE THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BEGINNING TO DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT AFT 1000 WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 6 TO 14 PERCENT RANGE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
745 WWUS85 KTWC 250946 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 246 AM MST WED MAY 25 2016 AZZ150-252215- /O.EXA.KTWC.FW.W.0014.160525T1900Z-160526T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 150 WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION-TDC- 246 AM MST WED MAY 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF ZONE 150 INCLUDING THE EASTERN HALF OF THE TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...FROM NOON MST THROUGH 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * 20 FT WINDS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER SUNRISE THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BEGINNING TO DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT AFT 1000 WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 8 TO 17 PERCENT RANGE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. * 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 ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION 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. && $$ AZZ151-152-252215- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0014.160525T1900Z-160526T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 151 EASTERN PIMA COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY- CORONADO NF-TDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152 SOUTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY- SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN CARLOS APACHE NATION IN GRAHAM COUNTY-CORONADO NF-SAFFORD BLM-TDC- 246 AM MST WED MAY 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR MOST OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES 151 AND 152... * TIMING...FROM NOON MST THROUGH 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * 20 FT WINDS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER SUNRISE THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BEGINNING TO DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT AFT 1000 WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 6 TO 16 PERCENT RANGE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ CERNIGLIA VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
792 WWUS85 KTWC 252120 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 220 PM MST WED MAY 25 2016 AZZ150>152-260200- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160526T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 150 WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION-TDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 151 EASTERN PIMA COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY- CORONADO NF-TDC-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- 220 PM MST WED MAY 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR MOST OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES 151 AND 152 INCLUDING SOUTHERN PINAL...CENTRAL PIMA...EASTERN PIMA...SANTA CRUZ...COCHSIE... SOUTHERN GRAHAM AND SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTIES... * TIMING...FROM NOON MST THROUGH 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * 20 FT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40-45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES. LOCALIZED STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST NEAR THE HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHWEST COCHSIE COUNTY OVERNIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES 6 TO 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. * 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 ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION 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
379 WWUS85 KTWC 252132 CCA RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 232 PM MST WED MAY 25 2016 AZZ150>152-260200- /O.COR.KTWC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160526T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 150 WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION-TDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 151 EASTERN PIMA COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY- CORONADO NF-TDC-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- 232 PM MST WED MAY 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR EASTERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 150...AND MOST OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES 151 AND 152 INCLUDING SOUTHERN PINAL...CENTRAL PIMA...EASTERN PIMA...SANTA CRUZ...COCHSIE...SOUTHERN GRAHAM AND SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTIES... * TIMING...FROM NOON MST THROUGH 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * 20 FT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40-45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES. LOCALIZED STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST NEAR THE HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHWEST COCHSIE COUNTY OVERNIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES 6 TO 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. * 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 ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION 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
258 WWUS85 KTWC 260205 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 705 PM MST WED MAY 25 2016 AZZ150>152-260315- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160526T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 150 WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION-TDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 151 EASTERN PIMA COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY- CORONADO NF-TDC-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- 705 PM MST WED MAY 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR EASTERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 150...AND MOST OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES 151 AND 152 INCLUDING SOUTHERN PINAL...CENTRAL PIMA...EASTERN PIMA... SANTA CRUZ...COCHISE...SOUTHERN GRAHAM AND SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTIES... ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES REMAIN LOW...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...SOME BRIEF AND SPOTTY RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER AREAS UNTIL AROUND 8 PM MST. $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.