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Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Miami, FL

February 14, 2011

NWS Miami, FL issued this red flag warning at Feb 14, 2011, 3:13 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 14, 2011, 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 14, 2011, 3:13 AM EST (08:13 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 14, 2011, 12:00 PM EST
Expired: Feb 14, 2011, 6:00 PM EST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Miami, FL

The text

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

538 
WWUS82 KMFL 140813
RFWMFL

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
313 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

FLZ063-066-070-142300-
/O.UPG.KMFL.FW.A.0008.110214T1800Z-110214T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.W.0007.110214T1700Z-110214T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.A.0009.110215T1700Z-110215T2300Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND COLLIER-
313 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI 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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO LESS THAN 35 PERCENT FOR 4 OR
MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS ACROSS GLADES, HENDRY, AND INLAND COLLIER
COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON. LOWEST VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE BETWEEN
28 AND 32 PERCENT.

DRY AIR WILL LINGER ON TUESDAY...WITH LOWEST AFTERNOON HUMIDITY
VALUES OF 28 TO 32 PERCENT STILL POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF GLADES,
HENDRY, AND INLAND COLLIER COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

BETTWY

1 follow-up statement

309 
WWUS82 KMFL 141916
RFWMFL

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
216 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

FLZ063-066-070-142300-
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110214T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.A.0009.110215T1700Z-110215T2300Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND COLLIER-
216 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO LESS THAN 35 PERCENT FOR 4 OR
MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS ACROSS GLADES... HENDRY... AND INLAND
COLLIER COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON. LOWEST VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE
BETWEEN 30 AND 34 PERCENT.

DRY AIR WILL LINGER ON TUESDAY...WITH LOWEST AFTERNOON HUMIDITY
VALUES OF 30 TO 34 PERCENT STILL POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF GLADES...
HENDRY... AND INLAND COLLIER COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

FLZ069-142300-
/O.EXA.KMFL.FW.A.0009.110215T1700Z-110215T2300Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
216 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH LINGERING DRY AIR WILL
ALLOW FOR THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4
OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS ACROSS COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
LOWEST VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE BETWEEN 30 AND 34 PERCENT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 

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 Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 14, 3:13 AM EST	Fire Weather Watch	MFL	Collier	22 hr

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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.