Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 25, 2007, 2:37 AM CST for 13 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 25, 2007, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 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 25, 2007, 2:37 AM CST (08:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 25, 2007, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2007, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Gadsden 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), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:40 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 2698 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 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 250837 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 337 AM EST THU JAN 25 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND EXCEPT GULF...FRANKLIN AND DIXIE COUNTIES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... .DISCUSSION...THE DAY WILL BREAK CLOUDY WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. HOWEVER...THE CLOUDS AND RAIN WILL BE QUICKLY REPLACED BY CLEARING SKIES BY MID MORNING WITH ENOUGH DRY AIR ARRIVING ON A GUSTY NORTH-NORTHWEST WIND DURING THE AFTERNOON TO RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF OUR FLORIDA ZONES. THE DRYING TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY GETTING LOW ENOUGH TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER OUR GEORGIA ZONES AS WELL. MOISTURE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...A RED FLAG EVENT LOOKS LIKELY ON MONDAY. FLZ014-015-252030- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0004.070125T1800Z-070126T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0005.070126T1500Z-070127T0000Z/ GULF-FRANKLIN- 337 AM EST THU JAN 25 2007 /237 AM CST THU JAN 25 2007/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TODAY. HOWEVER...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ FLZ007-009>013-016>019-026>029-252030- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0004.070125T1800Z-070126T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0004.070125T1800Z-070126T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0005.070126T1500Z-070127T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON- JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- 337 AM EST THU JAN 25 2007 /237 AM CST THU JAN 25 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...COMBINED WITH 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDICES WILL ALSO BE OVER 75 OVER PARTS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS FOR A POSSIBLE UPGRADE TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR FRIDAY. $$ FLZ034-252030- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0005.070126T1500Z-070127T0000Z/ DIXIE- 337 AM EST THU JAN 25 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND A POSSIBLE UPGRADE TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR FRIDAY. $$ GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-252030- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0005.070126T1700Z-070127T0000Z/ QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER- TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK- BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 337 AM EST THU JAN 25 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND A POSSIBLE UPGRADE TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR FRIDAY. $$ 18-WOOL
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS82 KTAE 251952 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 252 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND REGION...EXCLUDING DIXIE...GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES DUE TO EXPECTED RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT COINCIDENT WITH SURFACE WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND REGION DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .DISCUSSION...THE CLOUDS HAVE FINALLY MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND DEW POINTS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO FALL. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO CRITICAL LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND. FOR TOMORROW...RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING AND WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID TEENS ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. BY SATURDAY...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE AREA THEREBY PRECLUDING RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER... FLZ007-009>013-016>019-026>029-260000- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0005.070126T1500Z-070127T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0005.070126T1600Z-070127T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070126T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON- JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- 252 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007 /152 PM CST THU JAN 25 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY...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. $$ FLZ014-015-034-260000- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0005.070126T1500Z-070127T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0005.070126T1600Z-070127T0000Z/ GULF-FRANKLIN-DIXIE- 252 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007 /152 PM CST THU JAN 25 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY...DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-260000- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0005.070126T1700Z-070127T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0005.070126T1900Z-070127T0000Z/ 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- 252 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ BARRY
000 WWUS82 KTAE 260016 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 716 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...A DRY AIRMASS WILL COMBINE WITH DAYTIME HEATING TO PRODUCE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FLZ007-009>013-016>019-026>029-261200- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070126T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0005.070126T1600Z-070127T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON- JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- 716 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007 /616 PM CST THU JAN 25 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS...MEETING RED FLAG CRITERIA IN THIS AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FLZ014-015-034-261200- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0005.070126T1600Z-070127T0000Z/ GULF-FRANKLIN-DIXIE- 716 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007 /616 PM CST THU JAN 25 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND... RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS...MEETING RED FLAG CRITERIA IN THIS AREA. 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. $$ GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-261200- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0005.070126T1900Z-070127T0000Z/ QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER- TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK- BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 716 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS...MEETING RED FLAG CRITERIA IN THIS AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FOURNIER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 1:52 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 28 hr |
Nearby
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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.