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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Tucson, AZ

March 22, 20164 counties in Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at Mar 22, 2016, 1:56 PM MST for 4 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Mar 23, 2016, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 6 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 22, 2016, 1:56 PM MST (20:56 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 23, 2016, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Mar 23, 2016, 5:00 PM MST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ

Counties Cochise County, AZ, Graham County, AZ, Greenlee County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 101 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tuscon, AZ at 12:00Z on 2016-03-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tuscon, AZ at 12:00Z on 2016-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3844 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

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.

&&

$$

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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.

&&

$$

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4 follow-up statements
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...


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967 
WWUS85 KTWC 230831
RFWTWC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
131 AM MST WED MAR 23 2016

AZZ152-240000-
/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-
131 AM MST WED MAR 23 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152...WHICH INCLUDES
  COCHISE...GRAHAM AND SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTIES.

* TIMING...11 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH THIS AFTERNOON. 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...

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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467 
WWUS85 KTWC 231803
RFWTWC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1103 AM MST WED MAR 23 2016

AZZ152-240000-
/O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-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-
1103 AM MST WED MAR 23 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
152...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152 THAT INCLUDES SOUTHERN
  GRAHAM COUNTY...CENTRAL AND EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY AND SOUTHERN
  GREENLEE COUNTY.

* TIMING...UNTIL 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...20-FOOT WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
  MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN THE GILA RIVER
  VALLEY AND SAN SIMON VALLEY FROM CENTRAL GRAHAM INTO NORTHEAST
  COCHISE COUNTIES.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...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.

* 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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062 
WWUS85 KTWC 240005
RFWTWC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
505 PM MST WED MAR 23 2016

AZZ152-240115-
/O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-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-
505 PM MST WED MAR 23 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152...

WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE AREA CONTINUED TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS
EVENING AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER AS TEMPERATURES
LOWER. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME
AT 5 PM MST. 

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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.