Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at Apr 24, 2016, 2:07 PM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Apr 25, 2016, 12:00 PM 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
- Apr 24, 2016, 2:07 PM MST (21:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 25, 2016, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2016, 7:58 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 21:11 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, 9.1 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
- 2649 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
335 WWUS85 KTWC 242107 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 207 PM MST SUN APR 24 2016 AZZ150>152-251200- /O.UPG.KTWC.FW.A.0007.160425T1900Z-160426T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0009.160425T1900Z-160426T0300Z/ 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- 207 PM MST SUN APR 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 7000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...12 PM MST MONDAY THROUGH 8 PM MST MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE MORNING... INCREASING BY MIDDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ZONE 152. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAYTIME MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE 11 TO 16 PCT RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 7000 FT. ABOVE 7000 FT...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE 17 TO 25 PCT RANGE OR HIGHER...AND THEREFORE THESE AREAS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE WARNING. * 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... && 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. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
3 follow-up statements
070 WWUS85 KTWC 251007 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 307 AM MST MON APR 25 2016 AZZ153-252300- /O.EXA.KTWC.FW.W.0009.160425T1900Z-160426T0300Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 153 NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- WHITE AND GILA MOUNTAINS-APACHE SITGREAVES NF-SDC- 307 AM MST MON APR 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 7000 FEET... * TIMING...12 PM MST MONDAY THROUGH 8 PM MST TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING REACHING 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY WELL INTO THE NIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAYTIME MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE 12 TO 18 PCT RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 7000 FT. ABOVE 7000 FT...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE 20 PERCENT...AND THEREFORE THESE AREAS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE WARNING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ AZZ150>152-252300- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0009.160425T1900Z-160426T0300Z/ 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- 307 AM MST MON APR 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 7000 FEET... * TIMING...12 PM MST MONDAY THROUGH 8 PM MST MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH MORNING AND BY THE AFTERNOON REACH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ZONE 152. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAYTIME MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE 8 TO 15 PCT RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AT ELEVATIONS BELOW ABOUT 7000 FT. ABOVE 7000 FT...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE 17 TO 25 PCT RANGE AND THEREFORE THESE AREAS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE WARNING. * 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
620 WWUS85 KTWC 252054 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 154 PM MST MON APR 25 2016 AZZ150>153-260300- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160426T0300Z/ 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- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 153 NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- WHITE AND GILA MOUNTAINS-APACHE SITGREAVES NF-SDC- 154 PM MST MON APR 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 7000 FEET... * TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY WELL INTO THE NIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO FALL INTO THE 11 TO 18 PCT RANGE AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 7000 FT. ABOVE 7000 FT...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE 20 PERCENT...AND THEREFORE THESE AREAS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE WARNING. * 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. && $$ CARLAW VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
938 WWUS85 KTWC 260258 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 758 PM MST MON APR 25 2016 AZZ150>153-260400- /O.CAN.KTWC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160426T0300Z/ 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- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 153 NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- WHITE AND GILA MOUNTAINS-APACHE SITGREAVES NF-SDC- 758 PM MST MON APR 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 150...151...152 AND 153... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE CRITICAL COMBINATION OF WINDS AND RH HAS SUBSIDED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8PM. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2:00 PM MST | Wind Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz | 30 hr |
Nearby
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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.