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Red Flag Warning 113, NWS Tallahassee, FL

October 23, 200616 counties in Florida; 5 counties in Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Oct 23, 2006, 1:30 PM CDT for 16 counties in Florida; 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Oct 24, 2006, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 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
Oct 23, 2006, 1:30 PM CDT (18:30 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 24, 2006, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 24, 2006, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 21 counties

Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Dixie County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Leon County, FL, Madison County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:31 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

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 57 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2006-10-23Temperature 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2006-10-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -131 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
1575 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-131 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS82 KTAE 231830
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
230 PM EDT MON OCT 23 2006

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST GEORGIA DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY 
VALUES LESS THAN 25 PERCENT ALONG WITH 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 
20 MPH...

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT/7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO
LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...SUSTAINED
20 FOOT WINDS OF 15 MPH OR GREATER AND IN MOST CASES DISPERSION
INDICES NEAR OR ABOVE 75...

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT FOR ALL OF
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 30
PERCENT...SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS GREATER THAN 10 MPH AND A KBDI
GREATER THAN 500...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT TUESDAY FROM 12 PM EDT/11
AM CDT THROUGH 7 PM EDT/6 PM CDT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35
PERCENT...AND DISPERSION INDICES NEAR OR ABOVE 75...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT TUESDAY FROM 12 PM CDT
THROUGH 6 PM CDT DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 30 PERCENT WITH WINDS NEAR 10 MPH AND A KBDI GREATER 
THAN 500...

...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST
GEORGIA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...

.DRY AIR CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE FORECAST AREA BEHIND THE 
COLD FRONT NOW STRETCHED ACROSS THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA.
THIS DRY AIR COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND GUSTY 
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE RED FLAG 
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND
REGIONS...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
GEORGIA. ON TUESDAY...WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS GUSTY AND 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS LOW. 
HOWEVER...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED ACROSS 
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND 
REGIONS. ACROSS SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE QUITE LOW...A LONG DURATION OF 
VALUES BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS IS NOT FORECAST...AND 20 FOOT 
WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 20 MPH.

GAZ120>127-142>146-155>158-232200-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0090.061024T1800Z-061024T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0112.000000T0000Z-061023T2200Z/
QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-EARLY-
MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-
230 PM EDT MON OCT 23 2006

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 25 PERCENT
ALONG WITH 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 20 MPH.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 
ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE LOW
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A LONG DURATION OF VALUES BELOW 25 PERCENT 
IS NO LONGER EXPECTED.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

$$

GAZ128>131-147-148-159>161-231930-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0090.061024T1800Z-061024T2300Z/
TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-COOK-BERRIEN-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
230 PM EDT MON OCT 23 2006

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH. ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE STILL
EXPECTED TO BE LOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A LONG DURATION OF VALUES
BELOW 25 PERCENT IS NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-232300-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0090.061024T1500Z-061025T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0113.061024T1600Z-061024T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0112.000000T0000Z-061024T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-
GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
DIXIE-
130 PM CDT MON OCT 23 2006 /230 PM EDT MON OCT 23 2006/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM EDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 7 PM
EDT /6 PM CDT/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM EDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 7 PM
EDT /6 PM CDT/ TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

$$

ALZ065>069-232300-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0090.061024T1700Z-061024T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0113.061024T1700Z-061024T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0112.000000T0000Z-061023T2300Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
130 PM CDT MON OCT 23 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

$$

14-MROCZKA
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS82 KTAE 232248
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
648 PM EDT MON OCT 23 2006

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT TUESDAY FROM 12 PM EDT /11
AM CDT/ THROUGH 7 PM EDT/6 PM CDT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35
PERCENT...AND DISPERSION INDICES NEAR OR ABOVE 75...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT TUESDAY FROM 12 PM CDT
THROUGH 6 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT WITH WINDS NEAR 10 MPH AND A
KBDI GREATER THAN 500...

...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST
GEORGIA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...

.DRY AIR CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE FORECAST AREA. ON TUESDAY...
WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS GUSTY AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS LOW. HOWEVER...RED FLAG CONDITIONS
ARE STILL EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...THE EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND REGIONS. ACROSS SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...ALTHOUGH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE QUITE LOW...A
LONG DURATION OF VALUES BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS IS NOT FORECAST...AND
20 FOOT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 20 MPH.

FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-241130-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.W.0112.000000T0000Z-061024T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0113.061024T1600Z-061024T2300Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-
GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
DIXIE-
548 PM CDT MON OCT 23 2006 /648 PM EDT MON OCT 23 2006/

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED THIS MONDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM EDT /11 AM CDT/
TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELED THE RED
FLAG WARNING THIS MONDAY EVENING. 

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM EDT /11 AM CDT/
TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ TUESDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

ALZ065>069-241130-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.W.0112.000000T0000Z-061023T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0113.061024T1700Z-061024T2300Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
548 PM CDT MON OCT 23 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED THIS MONDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELED THE RED
FLAG WARNING THIS MONDAY EVENING. 

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT
TUESDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

BARRY
000 
WWUS82 KTAE 240832
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
432 AM EDT TUE OCT 24 2006

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM NOON EDT
/11 AM CDT/ THROUGH 7 PM EDT/6 PM CDT/ FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 35 PERCENT AND DISPERSION INDICES ABOVE 75...

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM NOON THROUGH
6 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT WITH WINDS OVER 10 MPH AND A KBDI
GREATER THAN 500...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR WEDNESDAY FROM NOON
EDT /11 AM CDT/ THROUGH 7 PM EDT/6 PM CDT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO LIKELY LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR
LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...

.THE DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY AND RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN IN NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS ON MONDAY. RED
FLAG CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY IN NORTH
FLORIDA. DURATIONS LOOK MARGINAL IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA...BUT IT IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO WARRANT A WATCH AT THIS TIME.

FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-242300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0091.061025T1600Z-061025T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0113.061024T1600Z-061024T2300Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-
GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
DIXIE-
332 AM CDT TUE OCT 24 2006 /432 AM EDT TUE OCT 24 2006/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/
TODAY TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION INDICES.
THE WATCH IS FOR LIKELY LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON
WEDNESDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

$$

ALZ065>069-242300-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0113.061024T1700Z-061024T2300Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
332 AM CDT TUE OCT 24 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT COMBINED WITH WINDS OVER 10 MPH AND A
KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX OVER 500.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

$$

GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-242300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0091.061025T1800Z-061025T2300Z/
QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-
TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-
BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
432 AM EDT TUE OCT 24 2006

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE POSSIBILITY THAT DURATIONS
OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT WILL EXCEED FOUR HOURS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

$$

18-WOOL
000 
WWUS82 KTAE 241822
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
222 PM EDT TUE OCT 24 2006

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND 
EARLY EVENING UNTIL 7 PM EDT/6 PM CDT/ FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 35 PERCENT AND DISPERSION INDICES ABOVE 75...

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING UNTIL 6 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO LONG
DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT WITH WINDS OVER 10
MPH AND A KBDI GREATER THAN 500...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY FROM 1 PM
EDT/12 PM CDT/ THROUGH 7 PM EDT/6 PM CDT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY FROM 1 PM
EDT THROUGH 7 PM EDT FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE
TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25
PERCENT...

.DRY AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S TO NEAR 70 IS PRODUCING LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. THIS DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WITH SIMILAR 
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE 
FOR THIS DRY AIR WILL PUSH OFF THE EAST COAST DURING THURSDAY WITH 
AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND POSSIBLE SHOWERS BY LATE IN
THE DAY. MOISTURE AND RAIN CHANCES WILL FURTHER INCREASE INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
WEST. 

FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-242300-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0091.061025T1600Z-061025T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0114.061025T1700Z-061025T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0113.000000T0000Z-061024T2300Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-
GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
DIXIE-
122 PM CDT TUE OCT 24 2006 /222 PM EDT TUE OCT 24 2006/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /12 PM CDT/ TO 7 PM
EDT /6 PM CDT/ WEDNESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM
CDT/ THIS EVENING DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 35 PERCENT AND DISPERSION INDICES ABOVE 75. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /12 PM CDT/ TO 7 PM
EDT /6 PM CDT/ WEDNESDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

$$

GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-242300-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0091.061025T1800Z-061025T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0114.061025T1700Z-061025T2300Z/
QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-
TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-
BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
222 PM EDT TUE OCT 24 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT WEDNESDAY DUE
TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR OR BELOW 25
PERCENT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

$$

ALZ065>069-242300-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0113.000000T0000Z-061024T2300Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
122 PM CDT TUE OCT 24 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
30 PERCENT ALONG WITH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AT OR ABOVE 10 MPH 
AND KBDI VALUES ABOVE 500.

ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE AT
OR BELOW 30 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO 
KEEP 20 FOOT WINDS BELOW 10 MPH.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

$$

14-MROCZKA
000 
WWUS82 KTAE 242300
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
700 PM EDT TUE OCT 24 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TUESDAY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND AND PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... 

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /12 PM CDT/
TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

.DRY AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA COMBINED WITH
AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S TO NEAR 70 IS PRODUCING
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THIS DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE WITH SIMILAR AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH
PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DRY AIR WILL PUSH OFF THE EAST
COAST DURING THURSDAY WITH AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND
POSSIBLE SHOWERS BY LATE IN THE DAY. MOISTURE AND RAIN CHANCES
WILL FURTHER INCREASE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.

FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-251130-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.W.0113.000000T0000Z-061024T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0114.061025T1700Z-061025T2300Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-
GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
DIXIE-
600 PM CDT TUE OCT 24 2006 /700 PM EDT TUE OCT 24 2006/

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TUESDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /12 PM CDT/
TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT
/12 PM CDT/ TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ WEDNESDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

ALZ065>069-250000-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.W.0113.000000T0000Z-061024T2300Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
600 PM CDT TUE OCT 24 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING. 

$$

GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-251130-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0114.061025T1700Z-061025T2300Z/
QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-
TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-
BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
700 PM EDT TUE OCT 24 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDTY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 23, 2:59 AM CDTLake Wind AdvisoryTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more15 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Florida, 2006Red Flag Warnings in Alabama, 2006Every red flag warning in 2006

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.