Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 11, 2011, 3:48 PM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 12, 2011, 12:00 PM EST. 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
- Jan 11, 2011, 3:48 PM EST (20:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2011, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2011, 5:00 PM EST
- In force
- 5 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 20:49 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, 8.8 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 515 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
029 WWUS82 KMLB 112048 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 348 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 FLZ041-044>046-053-058-144-121000- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0002.110112T1700Z-110112T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0003.110112T1700Z-110112T2200Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE- SOUTHERN LAKE- 348 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SEVERAL HOURS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED... COUPLED WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS NEAR 15 MPH. 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. && $$ FLZ047-054-141-147-121000- /O.EXT.KMLB.FW.A.0002.110112T1700Z-110112T2200Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD- 348 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 24 TO 96 HOURS. PLEASE MONITOR UPCOMING FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
256 WWUS82 KMLB 120818 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 318 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 FLZ047-054-141-147-122200- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0002.110112T1700Z-110112T2200Z/ /O.EXA.KMLB.FW.W.0003.110112T1700Z-110112T2200Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD- 318 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER COOL AND DRY AIRMASS HAS SETTLED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH TO NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY WHICH WILL LIMIT THE DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES. 2-3 HOURS OF CRITICALLY LOW RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH NORTHWEST WINDS DROPPING BELOW 10 MPH. 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. && $$ FLZ059-064-122200- /O.EXA.KMLB.FW.W.0003.110112T1700Z-110112T2200Z/ ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- 318 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER COOL AND DRY AIRMASS HAS SETTLED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH TO NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY WHICH WILL LIMIT THE DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES. 2-3 HOURS OF CRITICALLY LOW RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH NORTHWEST WINDS DROPPING BELOW 10 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. && $$ FLZ044>046-053-058-144-122200- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0003.110113T1700Z-110113T2200Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0003.110112T1700Z-110112T2200Z/ NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-SOUTHERN LAKE- 318 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER COOL AND DRY AIRMASS HAS SETTLED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR 4 TO 5 HOURS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH. THE DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS INTERIOR COUNTIES ON THURSDAY...AND 4 TO 5 HOURS OF LOW RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE SOUTHEAST. 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. && $$ FLZ041-122200- /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0003.110112T1700Z-110112T2200Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA- 318 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER COOL AND DRY AIRMASS HAS SETTLED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH TO NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY WHICH WILL LIMIT THE DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES. 2-3 HOURS OF CRITICALLY LOW RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH NORTHWEST WINDS DROPPING BELOW 10 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. && $$
290 WWUS82 KMLB 122226 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 526 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 FLZ044>046-053-058-144-131100- /O.EXP.KMLB.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110112T2200Z/ /O.EXT.KMLB.FW.A.0003.110113T1700Z-110113T2100Z/ NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-SOUTHERN LAKE- 526 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS INTERIOR COUNTIES ON THURSDAY...AND 4 TO 5 HOURS OF LOW RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE SOUTHEAST. 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. && $$ FLZ041-047-054-059-064-141-147-122330- /O.EXP.KMLB.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110112T2200Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD- 526 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 3:07 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 24 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:12 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 67 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:03 PM EST | Freeze Watch | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 12 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:51 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MLB | Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 18 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:20 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MLB | 18 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Florida, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011
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.