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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Tallahassee, FL

January 2, 200826 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in Alabama; 16 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 2, 2008, 5:09 AM EST for 26 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in Alabama; 16 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 3, 2008, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 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, 5:09 AM EST (10:09 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 3, 2008, 9:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 3, 2008, 7:59 PM EST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 47 counties

Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Dixie County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Leon County, FL, Madison County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL, Baker County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Grady County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lee County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:14 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

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 66 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2008-01-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2008-01-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -233 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2433 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-233 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-236 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS82 KTAE 021009
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
509 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ 
THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR OR THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
GUSTY WINDS...AND HIGH DISPERSION INDEXES...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ 
THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA FOR LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...

...RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS ON THURSDAY FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG
BEND...AND FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA...FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...A VERY COLD DRY AIRMASS IS SPREADING OVER THE AREA. 
HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY AND ON THURSDAY WILL BE IN THE FORTIES...
WHILE DEW POINT TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. THIS 
WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. A WARMING 
TREND WILL BEGIN ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND.

FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-030200-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0001.080103T1700Z-080103T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0002.080103T1500Z-080104T0200Z/
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INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-
GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
DIXIE-
509 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 /409 AM CST WED JAN 2 2008/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/
THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING DUE TO LOW 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...
AND HIGH DISPERSION VALUES...

...RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO
9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THURSDAY DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW CRITICAL VALUES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 9 PM
EST /8 PM CST/ THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/
THIS EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-030200-
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MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-
GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
509 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 /409 AM CST WED JAN 2 2008/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING DUE TO LONG 
DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW CRITICAL VALUES COMBINED 
WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM
EST /6 PM CST/ THURSDAY FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM
EST /6 PM CST/ THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING.

...RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS ON THURSDAY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

12-WATSON
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS82 KTAE 022024
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
324 PM EST WED JAN 2 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/
THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG
BEND FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY
WINDS...AND HIGH DISPERSION INDICES...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
COMBINED WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...

...RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH
THE MIDDLE EVENING HOURS ON THURSDAY FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD AND VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS SPREAD OVER THE
AREA TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD CLOSER TO THE AREA ON
THURSDAY KEEPING WINDS CONSIDERABLY LOWER THAN PREVIOUS DAYS.
HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT WARMER...CLIMBING INTO
GENERALLY THE MIDDLE 40S. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH
DEW POINTS CONTINUING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD
RED FLAG CONDITIONS FROM THE LATE MORNING INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE
WEEKEND. DESPITE THE SLOW INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AT THE
END OF THE WEEK...THE WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL STILL ALLOW
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SITUATION WILL
BE MONITORED CLOSELY IN CASE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
BECOME MORE CERTAIN.

FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-030330-
/O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0002.080103T1400Z-080104T0200Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080103T0300Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-
GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
DIXIE-
324 PM EST WED JAN 2 2008 /224 PM CST WED JAN 2 2008/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/
THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ TO
9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THURSDAY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST/9 PM CST/
THIS EVENING DUE TO ONGOING LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSION
INDICES. 

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ TO
9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THURSDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-030330-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080103T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0002.080103T1600Z-080104T0000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-
TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-
MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-
GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
324 PM EST WED JAN 2 2008 /224 PM CST WED JAN 2 2008/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THURSDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING DUE TO LOW VALUES OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO
7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THURSDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

14-MROCZKA
000 
WWUS82 KTAE 030211
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
911 PM EST WED JAN 2 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE
MIDDLE EVENING HOURS ON THURSDAY FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG
BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD AND VERY DRY AIRMASS SPREAD OVER THE AREA
TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD CLOSER TO THE AREA ON THURSDAY
KEEPING WINDS CONSIDERABLY LOWER THAN PREVIOUS DAYS.
HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT WARMER...CLIMBING INTO
GENERALLY THE MIDDLE 40S. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH DEW
POINTS CONTINUING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RED
FLAG CONDITIONS FROM THE LATE MORNING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. A
WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND.
DESPITE THE SLOW INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AT THE END OF THE
WEEK...THE WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL STILL ALLOW LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SITUATION WILL BE MONITORED
CLOSELY IN CASE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BECOME MORE
CERTAIN.

FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-040200-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080103T0300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0002.080103T1400Z-080104T0200Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-
GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
DIXIE-
911 PM EST WED JAN 2 2008 /811 PM CST WED JAN 2 2008/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ TO
9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THURSDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST
/8 AM CST/ TO 9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THURSDAY. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-040000-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0002.080103T1600Z-080104T0000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-
TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-
MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-
GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
911 PM EST WED JAN 2 2008 /811 PM CST WED JAN 2 2008/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THURSDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THURSDAY. 

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THURSDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$
000 
WWUS82 KTAE 030753
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
253 AM EST THU JAN 3 2008

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR ALL OF THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LONG
DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG
DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...
 
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG
DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL
COMBINE WITH EXTREMELY DRY DEWPOINTS IN THE SINGLE NUMBERS TO
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.
RETURN FLOW FLOW MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO CAUSE A MARKED INCREASE
IN DEWPOINTS ON FRIDAY...WHICH WILL MAKE RED FLAG CONDITIONS MORE
MARGINAL ACROSS THE AREA. BY SATURDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN SAFELY ABOVE RED FLAG LEVELS.


FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-032100-
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INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-
GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
DIXIE-
253 AM EST THU JAN 3 2008 /153 AM CST THU JAN 3 2008/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/
THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS 
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

$$

GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-032100-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0002.080104T1700Z-080104T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0002.080103T1600Z-080104T0000Z/
QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-
TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-
BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
253 AM EST THU JAN 3 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS 
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

$$

ALZ065>069-032100-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0002.080103T1600Z-080104T0000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
153 AM CST THU JAN 3 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE REACHED ON FRIDAY
AFTERNOON... 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

17-GOULD
000 
WWUS82 KTAE 040059
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
759 PM EST THU JAN 3 2008

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
INLAND AREAS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO POSSIBLE
LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A REG FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 25 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH LOW
DEW POINTS TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS INLAND
AREAS OF THE REGION ON FRIDAY. ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL INCREASE
SUBSTANTIALLY ON SATURDAY KEEPING CONDITIONS SAFELY ABOVE RED FLAG
LEVELS OVER THE WEEKEND.

FLZ007-009>011-013-016>018-026-027-042300-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080104T0200Z/
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0002.080104T1700Z-080104T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0003.080104T1700Z-080104T2300Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-
JEFFERSON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-
759 PM EST THU JAN 3 2008 /659 PM CST THU JAN 3 2008/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM EST /11 AM CST/ TO 6 PM
EST /5 PM CST/ FRIDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM EST /11 AM CST/ TO 6 PM
EST /5 PM CST/ FRIDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

FLZ012-014-015-019-028-029-034-040200-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080104T0200Z/
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0002.080104T1700Z-080104T2300Z/
BAY-GULF-FRANKLIN-MADISON-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-
759 PM EST THU JAN 3 2008 /659 PM CST THU JAN 3 2008/

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN
CANCELLED FOR TOMORROW.


$$

GAZ147-148-159>161-040200-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0002.080104T1700Z-080104T2300Z/
COOK-BERRIEN-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
759 PM EST THU JAN 3 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY. 


$$

GAZ120>131-142>146-155>158-042300-
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QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-
TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-SEMINOLE-
DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-
759 PM EST THU JAN 3 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

ALZ065>069-042300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0003.080104T1700Z-080104T2300Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
659 PM CST THU JAN 3 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST FRIDAY. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 2, 5:56 AM ESTHard Freeze WarningTAEBaker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more29 hr
Jan 2, 10:29 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryTAEBaker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more9 hr
Jan 2, 9:41 AM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryTAEHolmes, Washington51 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Georgia, 2008Red Flag Warnings in Florida, 2008Red Flag Warnings in Alabama, 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.