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Red Flag Warning 39, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 22, 20085 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Mar 22, 2008, 3:21 AM CDT for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Mar 22, 2008, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 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
Mar 22, 2008, 3:21 AM CDT (08:21 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 22, 2008, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 22, 2008, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

Counties Calhoun County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Leon County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:21 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

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 36 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 2008-03-22Temperature 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 2008-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
4077 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
114 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 220821
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
421 AM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/
TO 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR FAR EASTERN PORTIONS OF
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
35 PERCENT...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG
BEND DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35
PERCENT COMBINED WITH DISPERSION INDICES AROUND 75...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...

.ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS DRY AS FRIDAY...PORTIONS OF
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BETWEEN MARIANNA AND MONTICELLO
COULD SEE THE MINIMUM 4-HOUR DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
35 PERCENT REQUIRED FOR A RED FLAG WARNING IN FLORIDA. A DRY COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING EVEN DRIER AIR TO THE
REGION FOR SUNDAY. IT IS LIKELY THAT RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL BE MET
ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. DISPERSION INDICES WILL ALSO BE 
HIGH ON SUNDAY.

FLZ011-013-016>018-026-221930-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0039.080322T1700Z-080322T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0037.080323T1600Z-080324T0000Z/
JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-LIBERTY-
421 AM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 /321 AM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ TO 6 PM
EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

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

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

$$

FLZ007-009-010-012-014-015-019-027>029-034-221930-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0037.080323T1600Z-080324T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-BAY-GULF-FRANKLIN-MADISON-WAKULLA-
TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-
421 AM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 /321 AM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

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

$$

ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-221930-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0037.080323T1800Z-080323T2200Z/
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-
421 AM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 /321 AM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

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

$$

18-WOOL
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS82 KTAE 221841
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
241 PM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR MAINLY INLAND PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA BIG
BEND DUE TO ONGOING LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR
BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
BIG BEND DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH DISPERSION INDICES APPROACHING 75...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 25 PERCENT...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
BIG BEND DUE TO ANTICIPATED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH DISPERSION INDICES APPROACHING 75...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE
TO ANTICIPATED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 25
PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION FROM NORTH
TO SOUTH BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. DRY AIR FILTERING SOUTH BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER
60S TO MIDDLE 70S TO PRODUCE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS. IN ADDITION...DISPERSION INDICES 
WILL APPROACH 75 DURING THE AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE 
ANTICIPATED FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

FLZ011-013-222230-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-080322T2200Z/
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0037.080323T1600Z-080324T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0040.080323T1600Z-080324T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0038.080324T1600Z-080325T0000Z/
JACKSON-CALHOUN-
141 PM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES MAY STILL APPROACH 35 PERCENT FOR AN HOUR OR TWO
THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER CRITICAL DURATIONS ARE NO LONGER
ANTICIPATED.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY DUE TO
EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT
COMBINED WITH DISPERSION INDICES NEAR 75.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY EVENING DUE TO ANTICIPATED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH DISPERSION INDICES NEAR 
75.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH DISPERSIONS WILL ENHANCE 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.

$$

FLZ016>018-026-222230-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0037.080323T1600Z-080324T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0040.080323T1600Z-080324T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0038.080324T1600Z-080325T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-080322T2200Z/
GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-LIBERTY-
241 PM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY DUE TO
EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT
COMBINED WITH DISPERSION INDICES NEAR 75.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY EVENING DUE TO ANTICIPATED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH DISPERSION INDICES NEAR 
75.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH DISPERSIONS WILL ENHANCE 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.

$$

FLZ007-009-010-012-014-015-019-027>029-034-222230-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0037.080323T1600Z-080324T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0040.080323T1600Z-080324T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0038.080324T1600Z-080325T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-BAY-GULF-FRANKLIN-MADISON-WAKULLA-
TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-
241 PM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 /141 PM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM EDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM
EDT /7 PM CDT/ SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM EDT/11 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM
EDT/ 7 PM CDT/ SUNDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH DISPERSION INDICES NEAR
75.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY EVENING DUE TO ANTICIPATED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH DISPERSION INDICES NEAR 
75.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH DISPERSIONS WILL ENHANCE 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.

$$

ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-222230-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0037.080323T1800Z-080323T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0040.080323T1700Z-080323T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0038.080324T1800Z-080324T2200Z/
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-
241 PM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 /141 PM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /12 PM CDT/ TO 6 PM
EDT /5 PM CDT/ SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT/12 PM CDT/ TO 6 PM EDT/
5 PM CST/ SUNDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO
ANTICIPATED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT.

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

$$

14-MROCZKA
000 
WWUS82 KTAE 222213
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
613 PM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND
DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35
PERCENT COMBINED WITH DISPERSION INDICES APPROACHING 75...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 25 PERCENT...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
BIG BEND DUE TO ANTICIPATED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH DISPERSION INDICES APPROACHING
75...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE
TO ANTICIPATED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW
25 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION FROM NORTH
TO SOUTH BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. DRY AIR FILTERING SOUTH
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE
UPPER 60S TO MIDDLE 70S TO PRODUCE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS. IN ADDITION...DISPERSION INDICES
WILL APPROACH 75 DURING THE AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE
ANTICIPATED FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

FLZ016>018-026-230900-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-080322T2200Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0040.080323T1600Z-080324T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0038.080324T1600Z-080325T0000Z/
GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-LIBERTY-
613 PM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT
SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THIS AFTERNOON...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON. 

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
ENHANCE 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.

$$

FLZ007-009>015-019-027>029-034-230900-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0040.080323T1600Z-080324T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0038.080324T1600Z-080325T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-
MADISON-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-
613 PM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 /513 PM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM EDT /11 AM CDT/
TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH DISPERSIONS WILL ENHANCE 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.

$$

ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-230900-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0040.080323T1700Z-080323T2200Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0038.080324T1800Z-080324T2200Z/
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-
613 PM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008 /513 PM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /12 PM CDT/
TO 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON...

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

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 22, 3:21 AM CDTFire Weather WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more10 hr
Mar 22, 1:41 PM CDTFire Weather WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more24 hr
Mar 22, 1:41 PM CDTRed Flag WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more29 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.