The human caused Burro Fire started in tall grass and brush in the foothills of Redington Pass on the southeast side of the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 30th. It was contained on July 19th after it consumed over 27,000 acres.
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The episode as NWS TWC wrote it up.
The human caused Burro Fire started in tall grass and brush in the foothills of Redington Pass on the southeast side of the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 30th. It was contained on July 19th after it consumed over 27,000 acres.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 30, 10:20 AM MST, 3 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tucson AZ 1020 AM MST Fri Jun 30 2017 .SYNOPSIS...Temperatures will remain slightly above normal into next week. Dry conditions will also occur into Saturday until a modest increase in moisture brings a few thunderstorms back into the area Sunday into next week, especially south and east of Tucson. && .DISCUSSION...Clear skies prevail across southeast Arizona at this time along with light surface winds. Dew points at lower elevations valid 10 am MST generally range from the mid teens to lower 30s, and these temperatures were mostly 15-30 degrees lower versus 24 hours ago. The exception was in the vicinity of Safford where the dew point was unchanged versus this time Thursday. 30/12Z KTWC sounding total precip water value was 0.24 inch, and this value was 0.21 inch lower versus 24 hours ago. 30/12Z upper air plots depicted a broad upper ridge that extended from well west of southern California eastward into Texas, and 591-592 dm highs were centered near 30N/ 130W and over western Chihuahua Mexico. Light wly flow prevailed above 600 mb across southeast Arizona. Given the aforementioned very dry regime, expect clear skies today with relative light surface winds. Some gusts will occur though due to daytime heating. High temperatures this afternoon are forecast to range about 2-6 degrees above normal depending upon location. There are no updates necessary at this time. Please refer to the additional sections for further detail. && .AVIATION...Valid thru 01/18Z. VFR conditions into Saturday morning. Surface wind this afternoon and early this evening wly/nwly 8-15 kts with gusts to near 20 kts. Surface wind variable in direction less than 12 kts at other times. Aviation discussion not updated for TAF amendments. && .FIRE WEATHER...Dry conditions through Saturday. Daytime minimum relative humidity will generally range from 5-15 percent area-wide. Isolated to scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms are then expected to occur Sunday into next Thursday. The bulk of these thunderstorms will likely be mainly east to south of Tucson. The main concern with the return of thunderstorms is the likelihood for strong, gusty and erratic winds at times, and the potential for new fire ignitions due to lightning. Otherwise, west to northwest afternoon winds at 10-15 mph are expected into early next week, with the strongest speeds northeast of Tucson and especially in the vicinity of Safford. && .PREV DISCUSSION /235 AM MST/...On this last day of June, the sky was clear across SE AZ this morning. Abundant sunshine once again today as this hot month of June comes to a close on another warm/hot day. The streak of 105+ days in Tucson will most likely be extended today to 16 days which would be the 4th longest on record. Over the weekend there will be a gradual increase in moisture from the south with the centered over northern Chihuahua. Dry Saturday but will see a few cloud buildups over the eastern mountains. Sonora should light up Saturday night with shallow outflows pushing north into the area. This added moisture, especially along the International border area where PW values are progged by both the NAM and GFS to be as high as 1.50" Sunday afternoon/evening, will bring an increase in the chances for showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening across Santa Cruz and the southern half of Cochise county. Went ahead an increased PoPs and QPFs for these areas. Slight chance of afternoon/evening storms S and E of Tucson the first half of next week with a gradual increase in daily chances to end next week. Highs remaining above normal through the forecast period. && .CLIMATE...The hottest June on record for Tucson comes to a close today. The full June climate report for Tucson will be posted on our website and social media platforms on Saturday. && .TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...None. && Francis Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The Burro Fire started in the foothills of the southeast side of the Santa Catalina Mountains northwest of Redington Pass. The fire was less than a 1,000 acres in size at the end of June but grew considerably during July.
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