Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this red flag warning at Feb 26, 2008, 1:34 PM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Feb 27, 2008, 12:00 PM EST. 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
- Feb 26, 2008, 1:34 PM EST (18:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2008, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2008, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Lake County, FL, Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:34 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
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 179 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -243 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 628 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 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 KMLB 261834 RFWMLB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 134 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 FLZ041-044>047-053-141-144-147-280000- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0011.080227T1700Z-080228T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0013.080227T1700Z-080228T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0012.080228T1600Z-080229T0000Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD- 134 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. VERY DRY AIR WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL FLORIDA BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY. LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE A VERY FIRE SENSITIVE DAY. CONTINUED DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA AGAIN ON THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. $$ FLZ054-058-059-064-280000- /O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0012.080228T1600Z-080229T0000Z/ INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- 134 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. VERY DRY AIR WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL FLORIDA THURSDAY. LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY PRODUCE A VERY FIRE SENSITIVE DAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 24 AND 72 HOURS. $$ 67
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS82 KMLB 270956 RFWMLB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 456 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008 FLZ041-044>047-053-141-144-147-281000- /O.EXT.KMLB.FW.W.0013.080227T1700Z-080227T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0012.080228T1600Z-080229T0000Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD- 456 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. VERY DRY AIR WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL FLORIDA BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY. LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE A VERY FIRE SENSITIVE DAY. CONTINUED DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA AGAIN ON THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. $$ FLZ054-058-059-064-281000- /O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0012.080228T1600Z-080229T0000Z/ INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- 456 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... VERY DRY AIR WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL FLORIDA THURSDAY. LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY PRODUCE A VERY FIRE SENSITIVE DAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 24 AND 72 HOURS. $$
000 WWUS82 KMLB 271918 RFWMLB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 218 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 FLZ041-044>047-053-141-144-147-280000- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0012.080228T1600Z-080229T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0014.080228T1500Z-080229T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080227T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD- 218 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON. LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR THURSDAY WITH NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. $$ FLZ054-058-280000- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0012.080228T1600Z-080229T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0014.080228T1500Z-080229T0000Z/ INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE- 218 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR THURSDAY WITH NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. $$ FLZ059-064-280000- /O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0012.080228T1600Z-080229T0000Z/ ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- 218 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 24 AND 72 HOURS. $$ KELLY
000 WWUS82 KMLB 272258 RFWMLB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 558 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 FLZ041-044>047-053-141-144-147-281100- /O.EXP.KMLB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080227T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0014.080228T1500Z-080229T0000Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD- 558 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR THURSDAY WITH NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. $$ FLZ054-058-281100- /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0014.080228T1500Z-080229T0000Z/ INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE- 558 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR THURSDAY WITH NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. $$ FLZ059-064-281100- /O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0012.080228T1600Z-080229T0000Z/ ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- 558 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 24 AND 72 HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2:37 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole | 6 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:44 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 48 hr |
| Feb 26, 9:40 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 7 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Osceola | 24 min |
| Feb 26, 3:16 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 59 min | |
| Feb 26, 3:44 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 91 min | |
| Feb 26, 4:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake | 61 min |
| Feb 26, 5:10 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 95 min | |
| Feb 26, 5:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia | 65 min |
| Feb 26, 6:23 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 97 min | |
| Feb 26, 6:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard | 48 min |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Florida, 2008Every red flag warning in 2008
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.