Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this red flag warning at Feb 27, 2008, 2:08 PM EST for 7 counties in Florida. It took effect at Feb 28, 2008, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 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
- Feb 27, 2008, 2:08 PM EST (19:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 28, 2008, 11:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2008, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
Counties Baker County, FL, Bradford County, FL, Flagler County, FL, Gilchrist County, FL, Nassau County, FL, Suwannee County, FL, Union County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:07 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
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 72 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
- 1384 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 101 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -370 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -187 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 KJAX 271908 RFWJAX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 208 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-281215- /O.UPG.KJAX.FW.A.0022.080228T1600Z-080229T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KJAX.FW.W.0021.080228T1600Z-080229T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-080227T2300Z/ HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY- ST JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION- 208 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RH AND WINDS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY DUE TO LOW RH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. FOLLOWING STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...MUCH DRIER AIR IS FILTERING INTO THE REGION. THIS IN ADDITION TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAS LEAD TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA TODAY. RH VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 TO 5 HOURS AND WINDS WILL BE NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THURSDAY...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA... WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES RANGING FROM UPPER TEENS ACROSS THE INTERIOR TO MID 20S NEAR THE COAST. RH VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED FOR 6 TO 8 HOURS. ADDITIONALLY...MUCH WEAKER WINDS ARE FORECAST. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-272200- /O.CON.KJAX.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-080227T2200Z/ COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE- BRANTLEY-INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON- INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 208 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RH AND WINDS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. FOLLOWING STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...MUCH DRIER AIR HAS FILTERED INTO THE AREA. THIS COUPLED WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. RH VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT WINDS WILL BE NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS82 KJAX 272307 RFWJAX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 607 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-281115- /O.EXP.KJAX.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-080227T2300Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.FW.W.0021.080228T1600Z-080229T0000Z/ HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY- ST JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION- 607 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THIS AFTERNOON... HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RISE ABOVE 35 PERCENT EARLY THIS EVENING. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THURSDAY...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA... WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES RANGING FROM UPPER TEENS ACROSS THE INTERIOR TO MID 20S NEAR THE COAST. RH VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED FOR 6 TO 8 HOURS. AS A RESULT...A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR THURSDAY. HOWEVER...MUCH LIGHTER WINDS ARE FORECAST. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CARROLL
000 WWUS82 KJAX 280753 RFWJAX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 253 AM EST THU FEB 28 2008 FLZ020>025-030>032-035>037-040-290000- /O.NEW.KJAX.FW.A.0023.080229T1700Z-080229T2300Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.FW.W.0021.080228T1600Z-080229T0000Z/ HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY- GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-MARION- 253 AM EST THU FEB 28 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING DUE TO LOW RH VALUES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RH VALUES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES RANGING FROM UPPER TEENS ACROSS THE INTERIOR TO MID 20S NEAR THE COAST. RH VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED FOR 6 TO 8 HOURS. AS A RESULT...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. LIGHTER WINDS ARE FORECAST TODAY...ALTHOUGH WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL BE COMMON NEAR THE COAST AND POSSIBLY BRIEFLY OVER THE INTERIOR. A DRY AIR MASS WILL LINGER INTO FRIDAY...AND RH VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT ARE FORECAST FOR EXTENDED DURATIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED IN FLORIDA WHEN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR FOUR OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ FLZ033-038-290000- /O.CON.KJAX.FW.W.0021.080228T1600Z-080229T0000Z/ ST JOHNS-FLAGLER- 253 AM EST THU FEB 28 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING DUE TO LOW RH VALUES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT. RH VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED FOR 6 TO 8 HOURS. AS A RESULT...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. LIGHTER WINDS ARE FORECAST TODAY... ALTHOUGH WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL BE COMMON NEAR THE COAST AND POSSIBLY BRIEFLY OVER THE INTERIOR. A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED IN FLORIDA WHEN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR FOUR OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ ECZ
000 WWUS82 KJAX 281828 RFWJAX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 128 PM EST THU FEB 28 2008 FLZ020>025-030>032-035>037-040-291000- /O.UPG.KJAX.FW.A.0023.080229T1700Z-080229T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KJAX.FW.W.0022.080229T1600Z-080301T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080229T0000Z/ HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY- GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-MARION- 128 PM EST THU FEB 28 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LOW RHS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY FOR LOW RHS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RH VALUES NEAR 25 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. A DRY AIR MASS WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA FRIDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT BY NOON ACROSS INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA WITH MINIMUM VALUES AROUND 25 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 35% FOR 4 TO 7 HOURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FLZ033-038-290000- /O.CON.KJAX.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080229T0000Z/ ST JOHNS-FLAGLER- 128 PM EST THU FEB 28 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LOW RHS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM VALUES AROUND 25% INLAND...NEAR 30% ALONG THE COAST. A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED IN FLORIDA WHEN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR FOUR OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ ENYEDI/JENSCHKE
000 WWUS82 KJAX 290005 RFWJAX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 705 PM EST THU FEB 28 2008 FLZ020>025-030>032-035>037-040-291215- /O.EXP.KJAX.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080229T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.FW.W.0022.080229T1600Z-080301T0000Z/ HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY- GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-MARION- 705 PM EST THU FEB 28 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM FRIDAY. A DRY AIR MASS WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA FRIDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT BY NOON ACROSS INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA WITH MINIMUM VALUES AROUND 25 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 35% FOR 4 TO 7 HOURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. FOR ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. $$ FLZ033-038-290115- /O.EXP.KJAX.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080229T0000Z/ ST JOHNS-FLAGLER- 705 PM EST THU FEB 28 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ CARROLL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 8:17 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | JAX | Baker, Bradford, Flagler, Gilchrist, Nassau, Suwannee and 1 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:30 AM EST | Freeze Warning | JAX | Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Nassau, Suwannee, Union | 30 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.