Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this red flag warning at Feb 2, 2009, 1:51 PM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Feb 3, 2009, 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 2, 2009, 1:51 PM EST (18:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2009, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2009, 6:00 PM EST
- 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 18:50 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, 6.9 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
- 31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1084 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS82 KMLB 021851 RFWMLB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 151 PM EST MON FEB 2 2009 FLZ041-044>046-141-144-031000- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0011.090203T1700Z-090203T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0013.090203T1600Z-090203T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-COASTAL VOLUSIA- SOUTHERN LAKE- 151 PM EST MON FEB 2 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 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. $$ FLZ053-147-031000- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0013.090203T1600Z-090203T2300Z/ OSCEOLA-NORTHERN BREVARD- 151 PM EST MON FEB 2 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FLZ047-054-058-059-064-031000- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0012.090203T1600Z-090203T2300Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- 151 PM EST MON FEB 2 2009 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS82 KMLB 031007 RFWMLB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 507 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2009 FLZ059-064-032300- /O.CAN.KMLB.FW.A.0012.090203T1600Z-090203T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0013.090204T1600Z-090204T2300Z/ ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- 507 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELED... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL PROMOTE MINIMUM RH VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ON WEDNESDAY. INSTANTANEOUS RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ FLZ047-054-058-032300- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0012.090203T1600Z-090203T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0013.090204T1600Z-090204T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KMLB.FW.W.0013.090203T1700Z-090203T2300Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE- 507 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MUCH DRIER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. MINIMUM RH VALUES BETWEEN 30 AND 35 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO PRODUCE INSTANTANEOUS RED FLAG CONDITIONS. LONGER DURATIONS OF CRITICAL RH AND STRONGER WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED WEDNESDAY. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ FLZ041-044>046-053-141-144-147-032300- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0013.090204T1600Z-090204T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KMLB.FW.W.0013.090203T1700Z-090203T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA- COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD- 507 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. MUCH DRIER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. MINIMUM RH VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT WILL PRODUCE AROUND 4 HOURS OF CRITICAL RH. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ KELLY
000 WWUS82 KMLB 032001 RFWMLB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 301 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009 FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-141-144-147-041100- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0013.090204T1600Z-090204T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0014.090204T1600Z-090204T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0014.090205T1600Z-090205T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090203T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN BREVARD- 301 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL CREATE MINIMUM RH VALUES AS LOW AS THE MID 20S FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL CREATE INSTANTANEOUS RED FLAG CONDITIONS. DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THURSDAY WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICALLY LOW RH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ FLZ059-064-041100- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0013.090204T1600Z-090204T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0014.090204T1600Z-090204T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0014.090205T1600Z-090205T2300Z/ ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- 301 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL CREATE MINIMUM RH VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL CREATE INSTANTANEOUS RED FLAG CONDITIONS. DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THURSDAY WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICALLY LOW RH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 4:26 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 4 days | |
| Feb 2, 1:51 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MLB | Okeechobee | 15 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Florida, 2009Every red flag warning in 2009
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.