Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at Mar 21, 2016, 2:00 PM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Mar 22, 2016, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 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 21, 2016, 2:00 PM MST (21:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 22, 2016, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2016, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 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 21:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KDMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 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
- 3543 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
519 WWUS85 KTWC 212100 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 200 PM MST MON MAR 21 2016 AZZ151>153-221330- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0002.160322T1800Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0003.160322T1800Z-160323T0200Z/ 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- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 153 NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- WHITE AND GILA MOUNTAINS-APACHE SITGREAVES NF-SDC- 200 PM MST MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 151...152 AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ZONE 153... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 151...152 AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 153. THE RED FLAG WARNING DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ALPINE DISTRICT OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 153 * TIMING...FROM 11 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH 7 PM TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH BY LATE MORNING...AND THEN PEAK IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 45 MPH. THE HIGHER PART OF THAT SPEED RANGE IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS EASTERN AREAS LIKE ZONE 152. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BEGIN FALLING BELOW 15 PERCENT AFTER 9 AM AND BOTTOM OUT IN THE 5 TO 10 PERCENT RANGE IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH A HEAVY DEAD GRASS LOAD. * 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
043 WWUS85 KTWC 221016 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 316 AM MST TUE MAR 22 2016 AZZ151>153-222315- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0003.160322T1800Z-160323T0200Z/ 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- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 153 NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- WHITE AND GILA MOUNTAINS-APACHE SITGREAVES NF-SDC- 316 AM MST TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 151...152 AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ZONE 153... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 151...152 AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 153. THE RED FLAG WARNING DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ALPINE DISTRICT OF ZONE 153. * TIMING...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH BY LATE MORNING...AND THEN PEAK IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ADJACENT THE ARIZONA/NEW MEXICO BORDER IN ZONE 152. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BEGIN FALLING BELOW 15 PERCENT AFTER 9 AM THIS MORNING...WITH MINIMUM VALUES THIS AFTERNOON OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH A HEAVY DEAD GRASS LOAD. * 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
477 WWUS85 KTWC 222056 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 156 PM MST TUE MAR 22 2016 AZZ152-231200- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0004.160323T1800Z-160324T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160323T0200Z/ 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- 156 PM MST TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152 INCLUDING COCHISE...GRAHAM AND SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152 INCLUDING COCHISE...GRAHAM AND SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...BOTH RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152...WHICH INCLUDE COCHISE...GRAHAM AND SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY IS FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 5 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE VALLEYS TODAY...AND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS TODAY WILL BE ADJACENT TO THE ARIZONA/NEW MEXICO BORDER IN ZONE 152. WINDS WEDNESDAY WILL BE NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE GILA RIVER VALLEY AND SAN SIMON VALLEY FROM CENTRAL GRAHAM INTO NORTHEAST COCHISE COUNTIES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES BOTH DAYS WILL BE 5 TO 10 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH A HEAVY DEAD GRASS LOAD. * 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. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON $$ AZZ151-153-230200- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160323T0200Z/ 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- 156 PM MST TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 151 AND SOUTHERN HALF OF ZONE 153 INCLUDING COCHISE...GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE...SANTA CRUZ...EASTERN PIMA AND EASTERN PINAL COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY IS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 151 AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 153. THIS INCLUDES COCHISE...GRAHAM...SOUTHERN GREENLEE...SANTA CRUZ... EASTERN PIMA AND EASTERN PINAL COUNTIES. THE RED FLAG WARNING DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ALPINE DISTRICT IN NORTHERN ZONE 153. * TIMING...THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE VALLEYS TODAY...AND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE 5 TO 10 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH A HEAVY DEAD GRASS LOAD. * 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
325 WWUS85 KTWC 230206 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 706 PM MST TUE MAR 22 2016 AZZ152-231015- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0004.160323T1800Z-160324T0000Z/ 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- 706 PM MST TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152 INCLUDING COCHISE...GRAHAM AND SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152 INCLUDING COCHISE...GRAHAM AND SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152...WHICH INCLUDE COCHISE...GRAHAM AND SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTIES ON WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...THE RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY IS FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 5 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WINDS WEDNESDAY WILL BE NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE GILA RIVER VALLEY AND SAN SIMON VALLEY FROM CENTRAL GRAHAM INTO NORTHEAST COCHISE COUNTIES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE 5 TO 10 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH A HEAVY DEAD GRASS LOAD. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && 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. && $$ AZZ151-153-230315- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160323T0200Z/ 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- 706 PM MST TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 151 AND SOUTHERN HALF OF ZONE 153 INCLUDING COCHISE...GRAHAM... SOUTHERN GREENLEE...SANTA CRUZ...EASTERN PIMA AND EASTERN PINAL COUNTIES... $$ 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 21, 2:03 PM MST | Wind Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, 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.