Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 13, 2008, 3:42 PM EST for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 14, 2008, 4:33 AM EST. It was in force for 13 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 13, 2008, 3:42 PM EST (20:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 14, 2008, 4:33 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2008, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
Counties Broward County, FL, Collier County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Monroe County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 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
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1272 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS82 KMFL 132042 RFWMFL RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 342 PM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GLADES...HENDRY...AND INTERIOR COLLIER COUNTIES ON MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... FLZ063-066-070-141100- /O.UPG.KMFL.FW.A.0002.080114T1700Z-080114T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.FW.W.0003.080114T1700Z-080114T2300Z/ GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND COLLIER- 342 PM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. THIS PRODUCT IS AN UPGRADE OF THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THIS AREA. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA ON SUNDAY NIGHT...USHERING A DRY AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY AFTERNOON...PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING. 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. $$ 70/DD
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS82 KMFL 140933 RFWMFL RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 433 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 FLZ069-142300- /O.NEW.KMFL.FW.A.0003.080115T1600Z-080115T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KMFL.FW.W.0003.080114T1600Z-080114T2300Z/ COASTAL COLLIER- 433 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LONG DURATION OF CRITICAL RHS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR POSSIBLE LONG DURATION OF CRITICAL RHS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT TODAY WILL USHER IN MUCH DRIER AIR TO THE REGION. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR ON TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ FLZ067-071-073-075-142300- /O.EXB.KMFL.FW.W.0003.080114T1600Z-080114T2300Z/ INLAND PALM BEACH-INLAND BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE- MAINLAND MONROE- 433 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LONG DURATION OF CRITICAL RHS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT TODAY WILL USHER IN MUCH DRIER AIR TO THE REGION. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FLZ063-066-070-142300- /O.NEW.KMFL.FW.A.0003.080115T1600Z-080115T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KMFL.FW.W.0003.080114T1600Z-080114T2300Z/ GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND COLLIER- 433 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LONG DURATION OF CRITICAL RHS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR POSSIBLE LONG DURATION OF CRITICAL RHS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT TODAY WILL USHER IN MUCH DRIER AIR TO THE REGION. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR ON TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ DG/BB
000 WWUS82 KMFL 142309 RFWMFL RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 609 PM EST MON JAN 14 2008 FLZ063-066-069-070-151000- /O.EXP.KMFL.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080114T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.FW.A.0003.080115T1600Z-080115T2300Z/ GLADES-HENDRY-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER- 609 PM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRED AT 6 PM. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THIS PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA DROPPED INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AS GOOD MIXING AND A DRY AIRMASS COMBINED TO CAUSE THE VERY LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE TO DRY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA ARE STILL CURRENTLY AROUND 30 PERCENT...AND MAY REMAIN BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR UP TO ANOTHER HOUR. HOWEVER, AS NOCTURNAL COOLING BEGINS TO RAPIDLY TAKE PLACE...AND DEWPOINTS RISE A FEW DEGREES THIS EVENING...CONDITIONS SHOULD RISE BACK ABOVE 35 PERCENT QUICKLY. SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO TODAY MAY OCCUR ON TUESDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTH FLORIDA PENINSULA. LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE NORTH OR JUST EAST OF DUE NORTH INTO THE MID DAY HOURS WHICH WILL KEEP THE DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION, HOWEVER THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW LONG THIS WILL LAST BEFORE WINDS SHIFT TO A MORE MOIST NORTH NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. THIS WILL ALLOW GOOD MIXING TO TAKE PLACE ONCE AGAIN ACROSS THE WESTERN PENINSULA AND MAY ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE DAY, POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS EARLY AS MID MORNING. THUS THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES FOR TUESDAY AND MAY BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING OVERNIGHT IF IT APPEARS 4 OR MORE HOURS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY BE EXPERIENCED. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ FLZ067-071-073-075-150015- /O.EXP.KMFL.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080114T2300Z/ INLAND PALM BEACH-INLAND BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE- MAINLAND MONROE- 609 PM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRED AT 6 PM. ANY LOCATIONS THAT SAW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON HAVE SEEN THESE CONDITIONS END AS TEMPERATURES QUICKLY FALL WITH THE ONSET OF NOCTURNAL COOLING AND SURFACE DEWPOINT RECOVERY. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS AND THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. CONDITIONS SHOULD MODERATE ON TUESDAY AND NO RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME IN THESE AREAS. $$ STRASSBERG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 12:00 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MFL | Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 13, 7:40 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MFL | 8 hr | |
| Jan 13, 2:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 11 min |
| Jan 13, 2:52 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 32 min | |
| Jan 13, 3:56 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 49 min | |
| Jan 13, 4:10 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 65 min |
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.