Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this red flag warning at Mar 26, 2011, 4:51 AM EDT for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Mar 26, 2011, 12:00 PM EDT. 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
- Mar 26, 2011, 4:51 AM EDT (08:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 26, 2011, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2011, 6:02 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Lake County, FL, Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:57 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 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 1501 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
639 WWUS82 KMLB 260851 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 451 AM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011 FLZ041-044>046-053-144-262300- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0012.110326T1600Z-110326T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA- SOUTHERN LAKE- 451 AM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE RED FLAG WARNING AREA TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
361 WWUS82 KMLB 261858 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 258 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011 FLZ041-044>046-053-144-262300- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0010.110327T1800Z-110327T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110326T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA- SOUTHERN LAKE- 258 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE RED FLAG WARNING AREA TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS...HIGH DISPERSION...AND A GRADUALLY INCREASING ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT (ERC) WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 24 TO 96 HOURS. PLEASE MONITOR UPCOMING FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION. && $$ FLZ141-262300- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0010.110327T1800Z-110327T2300Z/ COASTAL VOLUSIA- 258 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS...HIGH DISPERSION...AND A GRADUALLY INCREASING ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT (ERC) WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 24 TO 96 HOURS. PLEASE MONITOR UPCOMING FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION. && $$
493 WWUS82 KMLB 262202 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 602 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011 FLZ041-044>046-053-144-270900- /O.CAN.KMLB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110326T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0010.110327T1800Z-110327T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA- SOUTHERN LAKE- 602 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS...HIGH DISPERSION...AND A GRADUALLY INCREASING ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT (ERC) WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 24 TO 96 HOURS. PLEASE MONITOR UPCOMING FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION. && $$ FLZ141-270900- /O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0010.110327T1800Z-110327T2300Z/ COASTAL VOLUSIA- 602 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS...HIGH DISPERSION...AND A GRADUALLY INCREASING ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT (ERC) WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 24 TO 96 HOURS. PLEASE MONITOR UPCOMING FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION. && $$ WEITLICH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2:58 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | MLB | Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 14 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.