Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 9, 2007, 4:51 AM EST for 9 counties in Georgia; 16 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 10, 2007, 3:47 AM EST. It was in force for 15 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
- Jan 9, 2007, 4:51 AM EST (09:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 10, 2007, 3:47 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2007, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 25 counties
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, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Lee County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:54 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 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 1850 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS82 KTAE 090951 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 451 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE... .DISCUSSION...A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. DAYTIME HEATING OF THIS DRY AIR WILL CAUSE THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO DROP BELOW THE CRITICAL 35 PERCENT LEVEL FOR SEVERAL HOURS TODAY AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-092100- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0002.070110T1600Z-070111T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0002.070110T1600Z-070111T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0001.070109T1700Z-070110T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- DIXIE- 451 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 /351 AM CST TUE JAN 9 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT BY NOON EST (11 AM CST) TODAY...AND REMAIN BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FOURNIER
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS82 KTAE 091934 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 234 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE... .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT... REINFORCING THE COOL DRY AIRMASS FOR WEDNESDAY. CONSEQUENTLY... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR SEVERAL HOURS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-100000- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0002.070110T1600Z-070111T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- DIXIE- 234 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 /134 PM CST TUE JAN 9 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR LONG DURATOONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR SIMILAR CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE THE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ JAMSKI
000 WWUS82 KTAE 100022 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 722 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE... .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...REINFORCING THE COOL DRY AIRMASS FOR WEDNESDAY. CONSEQUENTLY... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR SEVERAL HOURS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-110000- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0002.070110T1600Z-070111T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- DIXIE- 722 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 /622 PM CST TUE JAN 9 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR 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. $$ JAMSKI/GOULD
000 WWUS82 KTAE 100847 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 347 AM EST WED JAN 10 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT ACROSS ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AN EXPECTED LONG DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AT OR BELOW 25 PERCENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... .DISCUSSION...WEAK COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE REGION WITH A REINFORCING SHOT OF DRY AIR FOR TODAY. THIS DRY AIR IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50S AND LOWER 60S TO PRODUCE A LONG DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES VALUES BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL RETURN FROM THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST ON THURSDAY WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS NOT ANTICIPATED INTO THE COMING WEEKEND. GAZ120>128-102300- /O.EXB.KTAE.FW.W.0002.070110T1800Z-070110T2300Z/ QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER- 347 AM EST WED JAN 10 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AN EXPECTED LONG DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AT OR BELOW 25 PERCENT... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-110000- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0002.070110T1600Z-070111T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- DIXIE- 347 AM EST WED JAN 10 2007 /247 AM CST WED JAN 10 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR AN EXPECTED LONG DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT... 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. $$ 14-MROCZKA
000 WWUS82 KTAE 101956 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 256 PM EST WED JAN 10 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FOR LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE FOR LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .DISCUSSION...THE DRY AIRMASS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THEN HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NORTH OF THE REGION WILL MOVE EAST... VEERING WINDS TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-110000- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070111T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- DIXIE- 256 PM EST WED JAN 10 2007 /156 PM CST WED JAN 10 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. $$ GAZ120>128-102300- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070110T2300Z/ QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER- 256 PM EST WED JAN 10 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. $$ JAMSKI
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Florida, 2007Red Flag Warnings in Georgia, 2007Every red flag warning in 2007
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.