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Red Flag Warning 32, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 5, 200726 counties in Georgia; 16 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Mar 5, 2007, 2:51 PM EST for 26 counties in Georgia; 16 counties in Florida. It took effect at Mar 6, 2007, 11:00 AM EST. 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 5, 2007, 2:51 PM EST (19:51 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 6, 2007, 11:00 AM EST
Expired
Mar 6, 2007, 8:00 PM EST
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 nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 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 2007-03-05Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2007-03-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -13 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2498 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
95 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 051951
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
251 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/
TONIGHT FOR 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 7 PM EST TONIGHT FOR
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ 
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY EVENING FOR
ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO
EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

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

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
INLAND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG
BEND DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35
PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS ALREADY VERIFIED
ACROSS OUR FLORIDA ZONES AND IS WELL ON ITS WAY TO VERIFYING IN
GEORGIA AS WELL. THE CURRENT DRY AIRMASS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
REGION TOMORROW WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN OUR FLORIDA
AND GEORGIA ZONES...WHILE THE KBDI REMAINS FAR TOO LOW FOR RED
FLAG CONDITIONS TO OCCUR IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. THOUGH AN INCREASE
IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...RED FLAG
CONDITIONS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF OUR
FLORIDA ZONES. AS THE RIDGE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN
RETURNING TO THE AREA BY FRIDAY.

FLZ007-009>011-013-016>019-026>029-034-060100-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0029.070306T1600Z-070307T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0032.070306T1600Z-070307T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0030.070307T1800Z-070308T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-070306T0100Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-
JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-
251 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007 /151 PM CST MON MAR 5 2007/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/
THIS EVENING DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 
PERCENT...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM
EST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY 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.

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

$$

FLZ012-014-015-060100-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0029.070306T1600Z-070307T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0032.070306T1600Z-070307T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-070306T0100Z/
BAY-GULF-FRANKLIN-
251 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007 /151 PM CST MON MAR 5 2007/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/
THIS EVENING DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 
PERCENT...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM
EST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY 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.

$$

GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-060100-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0029.070306T1700Z-070306T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0032.070306T1700Z-070306T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-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-
251 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
25 PERCENT...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY DUE
TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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.

$$

MANNING
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS82 KTAE 060010
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
710 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007

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

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY EVENING FOR
ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO
EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

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

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
INLAND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG
BEND DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
35 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...THE CURRENT DRY AIRMASS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
REGION TUESDAY WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN OUR FLORIDA
AND GEORGIA ZONES...WHILE THE KBDI REMAINS FAR TOO LOW FOR RED
FLAG CONDITIONS TO OCCUR IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. THOUGH AN INCREASE
IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...RED FLAG
CONDITIONS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF OUR
FLORIDA ZONES. AS THE RIDGE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST...LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN
RETURNING TO THE AREA BY FRIDAY.

GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-061230-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-070306T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0032.070306T1700Z-070306T2300Z/
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-
710 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST
TUESDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST
TUESDAY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA.

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

$$

FLZ007-009>011-013-016>019-026>029-034-061230-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-070306T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0032.070306T1600Z-070307T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0030.070307T1800Z-070308T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-
JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-
710 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007 /610 PM CST MON MAR 5 2007/

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

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

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. 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.

$$

FLZ012-014-015-061230-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-070306T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0032.070306T1600Z-070307T0000Z/
BAY-GULF-FRANKLIN-
710 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007 /610 PM CST MON MAR 5 2007/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/
THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/
THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST
/10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

JAMSKI
000 
WWUS82 KTAE 060205
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
905 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY EVENING FOR
ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO
EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

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

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
INLAND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG
BEND DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
35 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...THE CURRENT DRY AIRMASS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
REGION TUESDAY WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN OUR FLORIDA
AND GEORGIA ZONES...WHILE THE KBDI REMAINS FAR TOO LOW FOR RED
FLAG CONDITIONS TO OCCUR IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. THOUGH AN INCREASE
IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...RED FLAG
CONDITIONS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF OUR
FLORIDA ZONES. AS THE RIDGE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST...LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN
RETURNING TO THE AREA BY FRIDAY.

FLZ007-009>011-013-016>019-026>029-034-070045-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0032.070306T1600Z-070307T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0030.070307T1800Z-070308T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-
JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-
905 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007 /805 PM CST MON MAR 5 2007/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. 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.

$$

FLZ012-014-015-070000-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0032.070306T1600Z-070307T0000Z/
BAY-GULF-FRANKLIN-
905 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007 /805 PM CST MON MAR 5 2007/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-062300-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0032.070306T1700Z-070306T2300Z/
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-
905 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST
TUESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST
TUESDAY. 

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

$$

CAMP
000 
WWUS82 KTAE 061002
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
502 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH 7 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH 8 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35
PERCENT AND DISPERSION INDICES ABOVE 75...

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TUESDAY
THROUGH 6 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
25 PERCENT...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
INLAND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG
BEND DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
35 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...THE VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY
COMBINING WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE ANOTHER DAY OF RED
FLAG CONDITIONS. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT IS CURRENTLY
SITUATED OVER THE REGION WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST INTO THE
ATLANTIC ON WEDNESDAY PROVIDING FOR LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW. THIS
WILL INCREASE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ENOUGH TO BRING AN END TO RED
FLAG CONDITIONS IN GEORGIA AND ALONG THE COAST IN NORTH
FLORIDA...BUT INLAND AREAS WILL POSSIBLY REMAIN DRY ENOUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO MEET RED FLAG CRITERIA. 

FLZ007-009>011-013-070100-
/O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0032.070306T1600Z-070307T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0030.070307T1800Z-070308T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-
402 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
CST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CST THIS EVENING DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 35 PERCENT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SIMILAR CONDITIONS. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. 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.

$$

FLZ016>019-026>029-034-070100-
/O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0032.070306T1600Z-070307T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0030.070307T1800Z-070308T0000Z/
GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
DIXIE-
502 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM EST THIS EVENING DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 35 PERCENT AND DISPERSION INDICES ABOVE 75. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
35 PERCENT.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. 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.

$$

FLZ012-014-070100-
/O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0032.070306T1600Z-070307T0100Z/
BAY-GULF-
402 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CST THIS EVENING DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 35 PERCENT.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

FLZ015-070100-
/O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0032.070306T1600Z-070307T0100Z/
FRANKLIN-
502 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM EST THIS EVENING DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 35 PERCENT AND DISPERSION INDICES ABOVE 75.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-062300-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0032.070306T1700Z-070306T2300Z/
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-
502 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

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

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25
PERCENT.

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

$$

38-GODSEY
000 
WWUS82 KTAE 062030
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
330 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

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

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM EST THIS EVENING 
FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST (12 PM CST)
UNTIL 7 PM EST (6 PM CST) WEDNESDAY FOR MOST OF THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF
THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG 
DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT IS CURRENTLY SITUATED 
OVER THE REGION WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST INTO THE ATLANTIC WEDNESDAY
PROVIDING LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW. THIS WILL INCREASE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE 
ENOUGH TO BRING AN END TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS IN GEORGIA AND ACROSS A 
FEW COASTAL COUNTIES OF NORTH FLORIDA...BUT REMAINING AREAS WILL LIKELY 
BE DRY ENOUGH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS TO MEET RED FLAG 
CRITERIA.   

FLZ007-009>011-013-070100-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0030.070307T1800Z-070308T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0033.070307T1800Z-070308T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0031.070308T1800Z-070309T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070307T0100Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-
230 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.

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

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

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

$$

FLZ016>019-026>029-070100-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0030.070307T1800Z-070308T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0033.070307T1800Z-070308T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0031.070308T1800Z-070309T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070307T0100Z/
GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
330 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

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

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

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

$$

FLZ034-070100-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0030.070307T1800Z-070308T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0033.070307T1800Z-070308T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070307T0100Z/
DIXIE-
330 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EST 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.

$$

FLZ012-014-070100-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070307T0100Z/
BAY-GULF-
230 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-062300-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070306T2300Z/
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 TUE MAR 6 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.

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

$$

FLZ015-070100-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070307T0100Z/
FRANKLIN-
330 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

BARRY
000 
WWUS82 KTAE 062311
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
611 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

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

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST (12 PM CST)
UNTIL 7 PM EST (6 PM CST) WEDNESDAY FOR MOST OF THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
MOST OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO
POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT IS CURRENTLY
SITUATED OVER THE REGION WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST INTO THE
ATLANTIC WEDNESDAY PROVIDING LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW. THIS WILL
INCREASE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ENOUGH TO BRING AN END TO RED FLAG
CONDITIONS IN GEORGIA AND ACROSS A FEW COASTAL COUNTIES OF NORTH
FLORIDA...BUT REMAINING AREAS WILL LIKELY BE DRY ENOUGH WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS TO MEET RED FLAG CRITERIA.

GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-070015-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070306T2300Z/
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-
611 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

FLZ007-009>011-013-070715-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070307T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0033.070307T1800Z-070308T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0031.070308T1800Z-070309T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-
511 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. 

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

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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

$$

FLZ016>019-026>029-070715-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070307T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0033.070307T1800Z-070308T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0031.070308T1800Z-070309T0000Z/
GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
611 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

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

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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

$$

FLZ034-070715-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070307T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0033.070307T1800Z-070308T0000Z/
DIXIE-
611 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EST
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.

$$

FLZ012-014-070100-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070307T0100Z/
BAY-GULF-
511 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

FLZ015-070100-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070307T0100Z/
FRANKLIN-
611 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

SHAFER/CAMP
000 
WWUS82 KTAE 070109
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
809 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST (12 PM CST)
UNTIL 7 PM EST (6 PM CST) WEDNESDAY FOR MOST OF THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
MOST OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO
POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT IS CURRENTLY
SITUATED OVER THE REGION WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST INTO THE
ATLANTIC WEDNESDAY PROVIDING LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW. THIS WILL
INCREASE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ENOUGH TO BRING AN END TO RED FLAG
CONDITIONS IN GEORGIA AND ACROSS A FEW COASTAL COUNTIES OF NORTH
FLORIDA...BUT REMAINING AREAS WILL LIKELY BE DRY ENOUGH WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS TO MEET RED FLAG CRITERIA.

FLZ007-009>011-013-016>019-026>029-071230-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070307T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0033.070307T1800Z-070308T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0031.070308T1800Z-070309T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-
JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
809 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007 /709 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2007/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/
TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR TODAY. A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6
PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

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

$$

FLZ034-071230-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070307T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0033.070307T1800Z-070308T0000Z/
DIXIE-
809 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR TODAY. A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

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

$$

FLZ012-014-015-070215-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070307T0100Z/
BAY-GULF-FRANKLIN-
809 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007 /709 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2007/

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

$$

SHAFER/CAMP

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Mar 5, 2:25 PM EST, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 2:25 PM EST, 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
225 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007

.SYNOPSIS...
19Z WATER VAPOR AND H4 RUC ANALYSIS SHOWS A FAIRLY SIMPLE UPPER
LEVEL PATTEN ACROSS THE CONUS THIS AFTERNOON WITH A LONGWAVE TROUGH
COVERING THE EAST AND A LONGWAVE RIDGE ACROSS THE WEST. VERY LOW
HEIGHTS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR ARE SEEN DROPPING SOUTH ACROSS QUEBEC
AND WILL BRING AN UNUSUALLY COLD AIRMASS TO THE NORTHEASTERN U.S FOR
THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS. AT THE SURFACE WE SEE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED
ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST CONTINUING TO SLIDE EAST TOWARD OUR
REGION. PLEASANT AFTERNOON UNDERWAY WITH NEARLY 100 PERCENT OF THE
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE AND TEMPERATURES CLIMBING THOUGH THE 50S INTO THE
LOWER AND MIDDLE 60S. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS TODAY AS THE GRADIENT RELAXED. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES
HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AND EVEN CAUTION CONDITIONS STILL SEEN
ACROSS THE OFFSHORE LEGS WILL BE DIMINISHING BY EVENING.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...
CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AND THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
PERIOD. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST
ALLOWING WINDS TO DIE OFF AGAIN DURING THE NIGHT. CURRENT THINKING
IS THAT A WIDESPREAD CWA FREEZE IS NOT LIKELY...HOWEVER NORMALLY
COLDER LOCATIONS MAY CERTAINLY SEE AN HOUR OR SO OF NEAR FREEZING
TEMPS TOWARD SUNRISE ON TUESDAY WITH MOST OTHER LOCALS STAYING JUST
ABOVE FREEZING. LONGEST DURATION OF COLD TEMPS APPEARS TO AROUND
INLAND LOCATIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND WHERE ESPECIALLY SANDY
SOILS WILL AID IN RADIATIONAL COOLING. AFTER COORDINATION WITH JAX
HAVE DECIDED TO GO WITH A FREEZE WARNING FOR INLAND SECTIONS OF THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AS GRIDS SHOW 2-4 HOURS OF 30-32 DEGREE F TEMPS
ACROSS THESE AREA. THE FREEZE WARNING WILL RUN FROM AROUND 4 AM EST
THROUGH 8 AM EST AFTER WHICH TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE RAPIDLY
REBOUNDING BACK ABOVE FREEZING.

A VERY PLEASANT DAY LOOKS TO BE IN STORE FOR TUESDAY AFTER THE COOL
START. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE BESIDES SOME HIGH LEVEL CIRRUS DURING THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND NICELY INTO THE LOWER 70S IN
MOST LOCALS. THE LIGHT GRADIENT AND WARM INLAND TEMPS WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN WEAK SEABREEZE FORMATION ALONG THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON
WHICH MAY KNOCK TEMPS BACK DOWN INTO THE MIDDLE 60S.

HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE GULF COAST MERGES WITH A STRONGER HIGH OVER
THE OHIO/TENNESSEE VALLEYS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE WHOLE
SYSTEM PUSHES OFF THE EAST COAST TO OUR NORTHEAST. FREEZING
TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE GONE FOR ALL LOCATIONS FOR TUESDAY NIGHT WITH
GENERALLY MIDDLE TO UPPER 30S. ANOTHER WARM AND FAIR WEATHER DAY IN
STORE FOR WEDNESDAY UNDER A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS. HIGH TEMPERATURES
AGAIN UP INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S. AFTERNOON SEABREEZES ARE
AGAIN POSSIBLE DROPPING TEMPS BACK A BIT ALONG THE COAST. WEAK
CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL BE RAPIDLY PUSHING SOUTHEAST FROM THE GREAT
LAKES TO THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING.
AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES OFFSHORE...TRAILING WEAK AND DRY COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA LATE AT NIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY.
MORE ON THIS FRONT IN THE LONG TERM DISCUSSION BELOW.

&&

.LONG TERM (THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...
IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE SOME RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY WITH THE GFS IN
THE EXTENDED...EVEN THOUGH THERE ISNT MUCH GOING ON THIS FAR OUT.
THE 04/00Z GFS YESTERDAY HAD INDICATED A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT
SLIDING DOWN THE EAST COAST INTO OUR AREA BY THURSDAY. THIS IS ONCE
AGAIN INDICATED IN THE LATEST (05/00Z) GFS AND TO A LESSER EXTENT IN
THE 04/12Z EURO. NET RESULT OF THIS BOUNDARY WILL ONLY BE TO SWING
THE WIND DIRECTION TO NORTHEASTERLY WITH ONLY A MINOR INCREASE IN
CLOUDS. AT THIS TIME...MOISTURE AND LIFT ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO
WARRANT INCLUDING POPS FOR THURSDAY. NOW...HERE IS WHERE THINGS
WILDLY DIVERGE. THE MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE THE GFS INDICATED WOULD
MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN CONUS LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY HAS
GREATLY DEAMPLIFIED IN THE LAST TWO MODEL RUNS TO THE POINT WHERE IT
IS ONLY A BROAD WAVE IN THE MEAN FLOW. THIS DIFFERS COMPLETELY FROM
THE 04/12Z EURO. GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE MODELS BETWEEN A DRY
SOLUTION IN THE GFS AND A WET ONE OFFERED BY THE EURO...WILL ONLY
DROP INHERITED POPS BACK TO THE SLIGHT CHANCE CATEGORY FOR FRIDAY.
IF THE GFS TREND CONTINUES OF LESS AMPLIFIED FLOW...POPS MAY BE ABLE
TO BE REMOVED ENTIRELY FOR FRIDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 10KTS FOR THE DURATION OF THE PERIOD.

&&

.MARINE...
HIGH PRESSURE NOW CENTERED ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD EAST OVERNIGHT AS IT MERGES WITH A STRONGER AREA
OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS. AS THE RIDGE
BUILDS OVER THE WATERS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EXPECT WINDS AND SEAS
TO REMAIN WELL BELOW CAUTION LEVELS. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD
CONTINUE TO NOSE DOWN OVER THE WATERS FROM THE NORTH FOLLOWING A
WEAK COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY THURSDAY...WITH GENERALLY LOW WINDS
AND SEAS THROUGH THE END OF THE WORKWEEK.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
A VERY DRY AIRMASS CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH RED
FLAG WARNING ONGOING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE DRY AIR LOOKS TO
CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION INTO TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVERHEAD. ANOTHER BOUT OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS IS VERY LIKELY ACROSS
ALL OF OUR FLORIDA ZONES FOR THE LATE MORNING THROUGH MID-EVENING
TIMEFRAME. FOR GEORGIA WILL GO WITH A WARNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
NOW. GRIDS SHOWING 3-4 HOUR DURATIONS WHICH IS BORDERLINE FOR
RED-FLAG. THE PAST FEW EVENTS...GUIDANCE HAS BEEN TOO QUICK TO BRING
THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BACK IN. SO...IF ANYTHING THE DEWPOINTS ARE
LIKELY TO VERIFY A BIT LOWER DURING THE AFTERNOON GIVING CRITICAL
DURATIONS FOR GEORGIA. ENOUGH MOISTENING OF THE LOW LEVELS LOOKS TO
TAKE PLACE BY WEDNESDAY TO END RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS GEORGIA...
HOWEVER CRITICAL DURATIONS OF RH BELOW 35 PERCENT ARE STILL POSSIBLE
ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA
BIG BEND.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TALLAHASSEE  31  73  38  74  43 /   0   0  05  05  10
PANAMA CITY  40  70  46  73  49 /   0   0  05  05  10
DOTHAN       34  70  39  75  43 /   0   0  05  05  10
ALBANY       33  71  38  74  43 /   0   0  05  05  10
VALDOSTA     32  71  39  75  43 /   0   0  05  05  10
CROSS CITY   31  72  40  75  46 /   0   0  05  05  10

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
GA...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: BAKER...BEN HILL...BERRIEN...BROOKS...CALHOUN...
     CLAY...COLQUITT...COOK...DECATUR...DOUGHERTY...EARLY...
     GRADY...IRWIN...LANIER...LEE...LOWNDES...MILLER...
     MITCHELL...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...SEMINOLE...TERRELL...
     THOMAS...TIFT...TURNER...WORTH.

     RED FLAG WARNING FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: BAKER...BEN HILL...BERRIEN...BROOKS...
     CALHOUN...CLAY...COLQUITT...COOK...DECATUR...DOUGHERTY...
     EARLY...GRADY...IRWIN...LANIER...LEE...LOWNDES...MILLER...
     MITCHELL...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...SEMINOLE...TERRELL...
     THOMAS...TIFT...TURNER...WORTH.

FL...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: BAY...CALHOUN...DIXIE...FRANKLIN...
     GADSDEN...GULF...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...
     JEFFERSON...LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...TAYLOR...
     WAKULLA...WASHINGTON.

     RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM
     CST/ TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BAY...CALHOUN...
     DIXIE...FRANKLIN...GADSDEN...GULF...HOLMES...INLAND
     WALTON...JACKSON...JEFFERSON...LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...
     MADISON...TAYLOR...WAKULLA...WASHINGTON.

     FREEZE WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: DIXIE...GADSDEN...JEFFERSON...LAFAYETTE...LEON...
     LIBERTY...MADISON...TAYLOR...WAKULLA.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CALHOUN...DIXIE...
     GADSDEN...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...JEFFERSON...
     LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...TAYLOR...WAKULLA...
     WASHINGTON.

GMZ...NONE.

&&

AVIATION/FIRE WEATHER...MANNING/MROCZKA
PUBLIC/MARINE...MROCZKA
LONG TERM...GODSEY
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 5, 5:40 AM EST, 9 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
540 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-
GMZ750-755-770-775-061045-
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-
JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-QUITMAN-
CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-
IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-
DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
540 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007 /440 AM CST MON MAR 5 2007/

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA...SOUTH
CENTRAL GEORGIA...SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AND GULF OF MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
REGION TODAY KEEPING A DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE. THIS DRY AIRMASS WILL
ENHANCE THE SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES THAT MAY DEVELOP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN
CONTROL OF THE REGION UNTIL THURSDAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL
RETURN TO THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN TALLAHASSEE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TAE.

38-GODSEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 5, 2:51 PM ESTFire Weather WatchTAECalhoun, Dixie, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson and 7 more25 hr
Mar 5, 3:21 PM ESTFreeze WarningTAEDixie, Gadsden, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Madison and 2 more17 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Georgia, 2007Red Flag Warnings in Florida, 2007Every red flag warning in 2007

Sources

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