Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this red flag warning at Feb 11, 2011, 3:56 AM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Feb 12, 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 11, 2011, 3:56 AM EST (08:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 12, 2011, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2011, 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 08:58 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 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 473 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
871 WWUS82 KMLB 110856 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 356 AM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 FLZ041-044>046-053-141-144-112100- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0006.110212T1700Z-110212T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0007.110212T1700Z-110212T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA- COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE- 356 AM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. CONSIDERABLY DRIER CONDITIONS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH SATURDAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE 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. && $$ FLZ047-054-058-147-112100- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0007.110212T1700Z-110212T2300Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-NORTHERN BREVARD- 356 AM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. CONSIDERABLY DRIER CONDITIONS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH SATURDAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. && $$ WEITLICH
3 follow-up statements
629 WWUS82 KMLB 111921 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 221 PM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-141-144-147-121100- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0007.110213T1700Z-110213T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0007.110212T1700Z-110212T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN BREVARD- 221 PM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. CONSIDERABLY DRIER CONDITIONS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON SATURDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT ACROSS THE INTERIOR COUNTIES...AND AROUND 30 PERCENT IN BREVARD AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTIES FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON. DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH SATURDAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO LESS THAN 10 MPH ON SUNDAY. 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. && $$ MOSES
735 WWUS82 KMLB 121002 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 502 AM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-141-144-147-122300- /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0007.110212T1700Z-110212T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0007.110213T1700Z-110213T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN BREVARD- 502 AM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. CONSIDERABLY DRIER CONDITIONS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT ACROSS THE INTERIOR COUNTIES...AND AROUND 30 PERCENT IN BREVARD AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTIES FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON. DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH AT NEAR 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DROP TO LESS THAN 10 MPH ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 24 TO 96 HOURS. PLEASE MONITOR UPCOMING FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION. && $$
641 WWUS82 KMLB 121927 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 227 PM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-141-144-147-122300- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0007.110213T1700Z-110213T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0008.110213T1700Z-110213T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0008.110214T1700Z-110214T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110212T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN BREVARD- 227 PM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL ALLOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT ACROSS THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. COASTAL LOCATIONS WILL SEE WINDS FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DROP TO LESS THAN 10 MPH ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. 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. && $$ MOSES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 10:33 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 35 hr | |
| Feb 11, 2:21 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 24 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.