Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at Mar 25, 2016, 2:25 PM MST for 4 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Mar 26, 2016, 12:00 PM 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 25, 2016, 2:25 PM MST (21:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 26, 2016, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2016, 6:00 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 21:29 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, 9.4 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3650 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
397 WWUS85 KTWC 252125 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 225 PM MST FRI MAR 25 2016 AZZ152-153-261200- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0003.160326T1900Z-160327T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0005.160326T1900Z-160327T0100Z/ 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- 225 PM MST FRI MAR 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR EASTERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152 AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ZONE 153 NOT INCLUDING THE ALPINE DISTRICT... * TIMING...NOON SATURDAY THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE GILA VALLEY AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN JUST NORTH OF THE VALLEY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAYTIME MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. EXPECT VALUES AROUND 5 TO 10 PCT IN THE VALLEYS AND AROUND 10 TO 15 PCT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * 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 ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY 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
3 follow-up statements
141 WWUS85 KTWC 260852 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 152 AM MST SAT MAR 26 2016 AZZ152-153-262200- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0005.160326T1900Z-160327T0100Z/ 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- 152 AM MST SAT MAR 26 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152 AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ZONE 153 NOT INCLUDING THE ALPINE DISTRICT... * TIMING...NOON TODAY THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE GILA VALLEY AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN JUST NORTH OF THE VALLEY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAYTIME MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. EXPECT VALUES AROUND 5 TO 10 PCT IN THE VALLEYS AND AROUND 10 TO 15 PCT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * 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 ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY 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
933 WWUS85 KTWC 262048 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 148 PM MST SAT MAR 26 2016 AZZ152-153-270100- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160327T0100Z/ 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- 148 PM MST SAT MAR 26 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152 AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ZONE 153 NOT INCLUDING THE ALPINE DISTRICT... * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 45 MPH HIGHER TERRAIN JUST NORTH OF THE GILA VALLEY. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...CURRENT HUMIDITY LEVELS GENERALLY RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PCT AND ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE 6 TO 12 PCT RANGE FROM 1500 TO 1600 THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING IN THE WARNING AREA AND 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 ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY 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. && $$ CERNIGLIA VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
621 WWUS85 KTWC 270101 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 601 PM MST SAT MAR 26 2016 AZZ152-153-270215- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160327T0100Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152 SOUTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY- SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN CARLOS APACHE NATION IN GRAHAM COUNTY-CORONADO NF-SAFFORD BLM-TDC- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 153 NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- WHITE AND GILA MOUNTAINS-APACHE SITGREAVES NF-SDC- 601 PM MST SAT MAR 26 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152 AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ZONE 153 NOT INCLUDING THE ALPINE DISTRICT... WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER AS TEMPERATURES LOWER. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME AT 6 PM MST. $$ 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 25, 2:21 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pinal | 12 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.