Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2010
Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this red flag warning at Feb 16, 2010, 5:24 AM EST for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Feb 16, 2010, 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 16, 2010, 5:24 AM EST (10:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2010, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2010, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Counties Hardee County, FL, Highlands County, FL, Polk County, FL, Sumter County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:24 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
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 1687 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
669 WWUS82 KTBW 161024 RFWTBW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 524 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR FOUR OR MORE HOURS OF HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND WINDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR FOUR OR MORE HOURS OF HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND WINDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND USHER IN COOLER AND DRIER AIR. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION FOR SEVERAL DAYS KEEPING DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FLZ039-042-043-170000- /O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0018.100216T1700Z-100216T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0021.100216T1700Z-100216T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.FW.A.0019.100217T1700Z-100217T2300Z/ LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER- 524 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE TO CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILD FIRES. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 30 TO 35 PERCENT EXPECTED. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE 15 MPH OR GREATER FROM THE NORTHWEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD. && $$ FLZ048-049-052-170000- /O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0021.100216T1700Z-100216T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.FW.A.0019.100217T1700Z-100217T2300Z/ HERNANDO-PASCO-POLK- 524 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE TO CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILD FIRES. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 30 TO 35 PERCENT EXPECTED. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE 15 MPH OR GREATER FROM THE NORTHWEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD. && $$
1 follow-up statement
944 WWUS82 KTBW 161446 RFWTBW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 946 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR FOUR OR MORE HOURS OF HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND WINDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR FOUR OR MORE HOURS OF HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND WINDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND USHER IN COOLER AND DRIER AIR. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION FOR SEVERAL DAYS KEEPING DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FLZ056-057-162300- /O.EXA.KTBW.FW.W.0021.100216T1700Z-100216T2300Z/ HARDEE-HIGHLANDS- 946 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE TO CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILD FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD. && $$ FLZ039-042-043-048-049-052-170000- /O.CON.KTBW.FW.W.0021.100216T1700Z-100216T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.FW.A.0019.100217T1700Z-100217T2300Z/ LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-POLK- 946 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE TO CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILD FIRES. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 30 TO 35 PERCENT EXPECTED. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE 15 MPH OR GREATER FROM THE NORTHWEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 4:01 AM EST | Freeze Watch | TBW | Sumter | 10 hr |
| Feb 16, 5:24 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | TBW | Polk, Sumter | 24 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:00 PM EST | Freeze Warning | TBW | Sumter | 19 hr |
Nearby
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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.