Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 2, 2008, 3:40 PM EST for Collier County, Florida. It took effect at Jan 3, 2008, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 3 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 2, 2008, 3:40 PM EST (20:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2008, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2008, 2:59 PM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
County Collier County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 1948 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 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 KMFL 022040 RFWMFL RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 340 PM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GLADES...HENDRY...AND COLLIER COUNTIES ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE... FLZ063-066-069-070-031000- /O.UPG.KMFL.FW.A.0001.080103T1700Z-080103T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.FW.W.0002.080103T1700Z-080103T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T2300Z/ GLADES-HENDRY-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER- 340 PM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. THIS PRODUCT IS AN UPGRADE OF THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL LIKELY FALL INTO THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE FOR MUCH OF THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY. A COMBINATION OF THE VERY DRY AIRMASS AND NORTH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE WILL CREATE DANGEROUS AND VOLATILE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. 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. $$ FLZ067-068-071>075-168-172>174-022300- /O.CON.KMFL.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T2300Z/ INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD- INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE- COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- 340 PM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES CONTINUING TO RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT. A COMBINATION OF THE VERY DRY AIRMASS AND NORTH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL CREATE DANGEROUS AND VOLATILE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ 70/DD
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS82 KMFL 022258 RFWMFL RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 558 PM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GLADES...HENDRY...AND COLLIER COUNTIES ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE... FLZ063-066-069-070-031000- /O.EXP.KMFL.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.FW.W.0002.080103T1700Z-080103T2300Z/ GLADES-HENDRY-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER- 558 PM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. THE VERY DRY AIRMASS REMAINS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA THIS EVENING. HOWEVER, WITH THE SUN SETTING, TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL FAIRLY QUICKLY AND ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO RISE ABOVE 35 PERCENT...ALTHOUGH UP TO AN ADDITIONAL HOUR WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 35 PERCENT WILL BE POSSIBLE. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF SOUTH FLORIDA ON THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LIKELY FALL INTO THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE FOR MUCH OF THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY. A COMBINATION OF THE VERY DRY AIRMASS AND NORTH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE WILL CREATE DANGEROUS AND VOLATILE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. 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. $$ FLZ067-068-071>075-168-172>174-030000- /O.EXP.KMFL.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T2300Z/ INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD- INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE- COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- 558 PM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE VERY DRY AIRMASS REMAINS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA THIS EVENING. HOWEVER, WITH THE SUN SETTING, TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL FAIRLY QUICKLY AND ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO RISE ABOVE 35 PERCENT...ALTHOUGH UP TO AN ADDITIONAL HOUR WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 35 PERCENT WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. $$
000 WWUS82 KMFL 030951 RFWMFL RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 451 AM EST THU JAN 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GLADES...HENDRY...AND COLLIER COUNTIES ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE... FLZ063-066-069-070-032300- /O.CON.KMFL.FW.W.0002.080103T1700Z-080103T2300Z/ GLADES-HENDRY-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER- 451 AM EST THU JAN 3 2008 ...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. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LIKELY FALLING INTO THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE FOR MUCH OF THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A COMBINATION OF THE VERY DRY AIRMASS AND NORTH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE WILL CREATE DANGEROUS AND VOLATILE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. 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. $$
000 WWUS82 KMFL 031959 AAA RFWMFL RED FLAG WARNING...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 259 PM EST THU JAN 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELLED FOR GLADES, HENDRY AND COLLIER COUNTIES... .THE RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GLADES, HENDRY AND COLLIER COUNTIES. FLZ063-066-069-070-032100- /O.CAN.KMFL.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080103T2300Z/ GLADES-HENDRY-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER- 259 PM EST THU JAN 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. IN SPITE OF A VERY DRY AIR MASS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY, MOISTURE FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN HAS BEGUN TO MOVE INTO THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND SOUTHWEST GULF COAST REGION. THUS, RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DROP TO CRITICAL LEVELS ACROSS GLADES, HENDRY OR COLLIER COUNTIES AND THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 4:34 AM EST | Freeze Warning | MFL | Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:56 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MFL | Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 2, 2:14 PM EST | Wind Chill Warning | MFL | Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe and 1 more | 19 hr |
| Jan 2, 2:54 PM EST | Hard Freeze Warning | MFL | Collier, Glades, Hendry | 14 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.