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Red Flag Warning 30, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 3, 200716 counties in Florida; 26 counties in Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Mar 3, 2007, 2:30 PM CST for 16 counties in Florida; 26 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Mar 4, 2007, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 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 3, 2007, 2:30 PM CST (20:30 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 4, 2007, 10:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 4, 2007, 7:00 PM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 42 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, Baker County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Grady County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lee County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 61 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 2007-03-03Temperature 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 2007-03-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -189 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2768 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
92 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-189 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-84 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 032030
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
330 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2007

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TO 7 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
25 PERCENT...

...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR DIXIE COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TO 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION SUNDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS
OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND DISPERSION INDICIES AT
OR JUST ABOVE 75...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST
SUNDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO
EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
AND FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL
OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG
DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE
REGION FROM THE WEST THROUGH TONIGHT BRINGING AN INCREASINGLY DRY
AIRMASS. FAR SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND HAVE BEEN
DROPPED FROM THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE REST OF TODAY AS CLOUDS...
HIGHER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND RECENT RAINS WILL KEEP RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES FROM FALLING BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR CRITICAL
DURATIONS. HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY LOW LEVEL AIR WILL REMAIN ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK WITH RED FLAG
CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE AREA ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY.

FLZ007-009>019-026>029-040000-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0027.070304T1600Z-070305T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0030.070304T1600Z-070305T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0028.070305T1600Z-070306T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-070304T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-
GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
330 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2007 /230 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2007/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 35 PERCENT...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 8 PM
EST /7 PM CST/ SUNDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND DISPERSION INDICIES AT
OR JUST ABOVE 75...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

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

$$

GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-040000-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0027.070304T1800Z-070304T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0030.070304T1800Z-070304T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0028.070305T1700Z-070305T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-070304T0000Z/
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-
330 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 25 PERCENT...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY DUE
TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25
PERCENT...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON...

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.

$$

FLZ034-040000-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0027.070304T1600Z-070305T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0030.070304T1600Z-070305T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0028.070305T1600Z-070306T0100Z/
DIXIE-
330 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EST SUNDAY
DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35
PERCENT AND DISPERSION INDICIES AT OR JUST ABOVE 75...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

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

$$

14-MROCZKA
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS82 KTAE 040028
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
728 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2007

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO
8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION SUNDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND DISPERSION INDICIES AT OR
JUST ABOVE 75...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY
FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO EXPECTED
LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL
OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG
DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE
REGION FROM THE WEST BRINGING AN INCREASINGLY DRY AIRMASS. EXPECT
THIS DRY LOW LEVEL AIR TO REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY
PART OF NEXT WEEK WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE
AREA THROUGH MONDAY.

FLZ007-009>019-026>029-041200-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-070304T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0030.070304T1600Z-070305T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0028.070305T1600Z-070306T0100Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-
GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
728 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2007 /628 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2007/

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SATURDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TO 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ SUNDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TO 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

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.

$$

GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-041200-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-070304T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0030.070304T1800Z-070304T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0028.070305T1700Z-070305T2300Z/
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-
728 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SATURDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST
SUNDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 25 PERCENT...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO 
EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST
SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

FLZ034-041200-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0030.070304T1600Z-070305T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0028.070305T1600Z-070306T0100Z/
DIXIE-
728 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EST
SUNDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35
PERCENT AND DISPERSION INDICIES AT OR JUST ABOVE 75...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EST
SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

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

$$

GIBBS
000 
WWUS82 KTAE 040936
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
436 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2007

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO
8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION SUNDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EST TODAY FOR
ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG
DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND AS WELL AS FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL GEORGIA...

.DISCUSSION...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING
BRINGING A REINFORCING SHOT OF DRY AIR TO THE REGION. THIS AIRMASS
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR SEVERAL DAYS BRINGING RED FLAG CONDITIONS
TO SOUTH GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL INCREASE
LATE IN THE WEEK.

GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-042030-
/O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0030.070304T1700Z-070305T0100Z/
/O.EXT.KTAE.FW.A.0028.070305T1600Z-070306T0000Z/
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-
436 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EST
THIS EVENING DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 25 PERCENT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR SIMILAR CONDITIONS.

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.

$$

FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-042030-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0030.070304T1600Z-070305T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0028.070305T1600Z-070306T0100Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-
GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
DIXIE-
436 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2007 /336 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2007/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING DUE TO EXPECTED
LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR SIMILAR CONDITIONS.

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.

$$

18-WOOL
000 
WWUS82 KTAE 041912
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
212 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2007

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/
TODAY FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG
BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35
PERCENT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST TODAY FOR
ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS
OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT ON MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE
SAME AREAS AS ABOVE AND ALSO FOR THE SAME REASONS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR 
THE SAME AREAS AS ABOVE AND ALSO FOR THE SAME REASONS...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG AND DRY RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE
TO FUNNEL EXTREMELY DRY AIR INTO THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH
RED FLAG CONDITIONS EASILY REACHED OVER NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA EACH DAY. OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA THE KBDI
DROUGHT INDEX REMAINS TOO LOW FOR RED FLAG CRITERIA TO BE ATTAINED
AT THIS TIME. AS THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE EASTERN
SEABOARD ON WEDNESDAY...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ACROSS
THE REGION.


FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-050100-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0028.070305T1600Z-070306T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0031.070305T1600Z-070306T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0029.070306T1600Z-070307T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-070305T0100Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-
GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
DIXIE-
212 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2007 /112 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2007/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/
THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM
EST /6 PM CST/ MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. VERY 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.

$$

GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-050100-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0028.070305T1600Z-070306T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0031.070305T1600Z-070306T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0029.070306T1600Z-070307T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-070305T0100Z/
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-
212 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. VERY 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.

$$

17-GOULD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 2:29 AM CSTFire Weather WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more12 hr
Mar 3, 2:30 PM CSTFire Weather WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more23 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Georgia, 2007Red Flag Warnings in Florida, 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.