Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this red flag warning at Apr 15, 2008, 1:42 AM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Apr 15, 2008, 1:00 PM EDT. 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
- Apr 15, 2008, 1:42 AM EDT (05:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2008, 1:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2008, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Lake County, FL, Okeechobee County, FL, Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:44 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 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 1845 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 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 150542 RFWMLB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 142 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2008 FLZ044-045-053-144-152300- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0019.080415T1700Z-080415T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0021.080415T1700Z-080415T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0020.080416T1700Z-080416T2300Z/ NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SOUTHERN LAKE- 142 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DRAW DRY AIR FROM THE NORTH INTO THE AREA TODAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE BEST CHANCE IS OVER INTERIOR LOCATIONS...BUT GIVEN BREEZY CONDITIONS ALL SITES SHOULD FLAG TODAY. DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER BEST CHANCE FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM OSCEOLA COUNTY NORTH IN INLAND EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. 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. 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. $$ FLZ041-046-047-054-058-059-064-141-147-152300- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0019.080415T1700Z-080415T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0021.080415T1700Z-080415T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE- ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD- 142 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DRAW DRY AIR FROM THE NORTH INTO THE AREA TODAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE BEST CHANCE IS OVER INTERIOR LOCATIONS AND SOUTHERN COUNTIES...BUT GIVEN BREEZY CONDITIONS ALL SITES SHOULD FLAG TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS82 KMLB 151833 RFWMLB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 233 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2008 FLZ044-045-053-144-152300- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0021.080417T1700Z-080417T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080415T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0020.080416T1700Z-080416T2300Z/ NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SOUTHERN LAKE- 233 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE PRODUCING ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WITH A COMBINATION OF LOW RH WITH WIND. DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS... HOWEVER BEST CHANCE FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM OSCEOLA COUNTY NORTH IN INLAND EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. 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. 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. $$ FLZ041-046-152300- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0021.080417T1700Z-080417T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KMLB.FW.A.0020.080416T1700Z-080416T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080415T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-SEMINOLE- 233 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE PRODUCING ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WITH A COMBINATION OF LOW RH WITH WIND. DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS... HOWEVER BEST CHANCE FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM OSCEOLA COUNTY NORTH IN INLAND EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 24 AND 72 HOURS. $$ FLZ058-152300- /O.EXA.KMLB.FW.A.0020.080416T1700Z-080416T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080415T2300Z/ OKEECHOBEE- 233 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE PRODUCING ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WITH A COMBINATION OF LOW RH WITH WIND. DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS. 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. 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. $$ FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-152300- /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080415T2300Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA- NORTHERN BREVARD- 233 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE PRODUCING ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WITH A COMBINATION OF LOW RH WITH WIND. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. $$ KELLY
000 WWUS82 KMLB 152256 RFWMLB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 656 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2008 FLZ041-044>046-053-144-161100- /O.EXP.KMLB.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080415T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0020.080416T1700Z-080416T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0021.080417T1700Z-080417T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA- SOUTHERN LAKE- 656 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS... HOWEVER BEST CHANCE FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM OSCEOLA COUNTY NORTH IN INLAND EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. 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. 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. $$ FLZ058-161100- /O.EXP.KMLB.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080415T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0020.080416T1700Z-080416T2300Z/ OKEECHOBEE- 656 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 24 AND 72 HOURS. $$ FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-160000- /O.EXP.KMLB.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080415T2300Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA- NORTHERN BREVARD- 656 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 1:37 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 18 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:42 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 26 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:33 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | MLB | Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 38 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:25 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | MLB | Volusia | 37 hr |
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.