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Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 21, 2011, 1:45 PM CST for 16 counties in Florida; 5 counties in Alabama; 21 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jan 22, 2011, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 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 21, 2011, 1:45 PM CST (19:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2011, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 42 counties
Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Dixie County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Leon County, FL, Madison County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL, Baker County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Grady County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Lee County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 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
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 435 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
862 WWUS82 KTAE 211945 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 245 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA DUE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH ELEVATED WINDS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND OF FLORIDA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE NORTH FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... .DISCUSSION...DRY AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND HAVE A HOLD ON THE LOCAL AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALMOST OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. THIS EXCLUDES THE VALDOSTA AREA WHERE DURATIONS MAY NOT BE MET. HAVE ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THIS REGION AND WILL LET THE OVERNIGHT SHIFT MAKE THE FINAL CALL. ONE THING TO NOTE IS THAT DISPERSIONS WILL BE MARGINALLY HIGH TOMORROW OVER OUR FAR EASTERN FLORIDA AND GEORGIA COUNTIES AS TRANSPORT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ELEVATED HERE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY FOR OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA...ONCE AGAIN DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. VERY LOW DISPERSIONS WILL ADD TO THE POOR BURNING CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY AS WELL. FLZ007>013-220100- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0011.110122T1500Z-110123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0010.110122T1500Z-110123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110124T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110121T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN- 145 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ014>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-220100- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0011.110122T1500Z-110123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0010.110122T1500Z-110123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110124T0000Z/ INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON- LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE- SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- 245 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 /145 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ALZ065>069-220100- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0011.110122T1700Z-110122T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0010.110122T1600Z-110122T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110123T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 145 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ GAZ120>131-142>146-155>158-220100- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0011.110122T1700Z-110122T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0010.110122T1700Z-110122T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110123T2300Z/ QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER- TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-SEMINOLE- DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS- 245 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ GAZ147-148-159>161-220100- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110123T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0011.110122T1700Z-110122T2300Z/ COOK-BERRIEN-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 245 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HARRIGAN
3 follow-up statements
071 WWUS82 KTAE 212340 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 640 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND OF FLORIDA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE NORTH FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... .DISCUSSION...DRY AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND HAVE A HOLD ON THE LOCAL AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALMOST OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA ON SATURDAY. THIS EXCLUDES THE VALDOSTA AREA WHERE DURATIONS MAY NOT BE MET. HAVE CONTINUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THIS REGION AND WILL LET THE OVERNIGHT SHIFT MAKE THE FINAL CALL. ONE THING TO NOTE IS THAT DISPERSIONS WILL BE MARGINALLY HIGH TOMORROW OVER OUR FAR EASTERN FLORIDA AND GEORGIA COUNTIES AS TRANSPORT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ELEVATED HERE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY FOR OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA...ONCE AGAIN DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. VERY LOW DISPERSIONS WILL ADD TO THE POOR BURNING CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY AS WELL. FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-221200- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0010.110122T1500Z-110123T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110124T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON- MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE- 640 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 /540 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ALZ065>069-221200- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0010.110122T1600Z-110122T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110123T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 540 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ GAZ120>131-142>146-155>158-221200- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0010.110122T1700Z-110122T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110123T2300Z/ QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER- TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-SEMINOLE- DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS- 640 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ GAZ147-148-159>161-221200- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0011.110122T1700Z-110122T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110123T2300Z/ COOK-BERRIEN-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 640 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ DVD/HARRIGAN
899 WWUS82 KTAE 220936 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 436 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST TODAY FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TODAY FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND OF FLORIDA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST TODAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND OF FLORIDA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... .DISCUSSION...VERY DRY AIR WILL LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXCEEDING WARNING LEVELS ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOCAL FORECAST AREA TODAY...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL LEAD TO HIGH DISPERSION VALUES THROUGH THIS PERIOD. ON SUNDAY...ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL DECREASE WITH LOW DISPERSION VALUES...LONG DURATIONS WITH HUMIDITIES BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS WILL LEAD ANOTHER WARNING OVER NORTHWEST FLORIDA. A WATCH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA THROUGH THIS TIME SUNDAY DUE TO LOWER CONFIDENCE IN CRITICAL DURATIONS BEING MET. LATER FORECASTS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR UPGRADES. GAZ147-148-159>161-230045- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0011.110122T1700Z-110122T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110123T2300Z/ COOK-BERRIEN-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 436 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-230045- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110124T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0011.110123T1700Z-110124T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0010.110122T1500Z-110123T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON- MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE- 436 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 /336 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ALZ065>069-230045- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0010.110122T1600Z-110122T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110123T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 336 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ GAZ120>131-142>146-155>158-230045- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0010.110122T1700Z-110122T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110123T2300Z/ QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER- TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-SEMINOLE- DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS- 436 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
786 WWUS82 KTAE 221947 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 247 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST TODAY FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TODAY FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND OF FLORIDA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM EST /11 AM CST/ UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND OF FLORIDA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... .DISCUSSION...VERY DRY AIR WILL LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXCEEDING WARNING LEVELS ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS DRIER AIR WILL MOISTEN SLIGHTLY ON SUNDAY LIMITING RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO ONLY NORTH FLORIDA. GAZ120>131-142>146-155>158-222100- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110122T2300Z/ /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110123T2300Z/ QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER- TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-SEMINOLE- DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS- 247 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SUNDAY. $$ ALZ065>069-222300- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110123T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110122T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 147 PM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ GAZ147-148-159>161-222100- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110123T2300Z/ COOK-BERRIEN-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 247 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-231130- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110123T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0011.110123T1700Z-110124T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON- MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE- 247 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 /147 PM CST SAT JAN 22 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 38-GODSEY
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jan 21, 1:15 PM CST, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 1:15 PM CST, 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
215 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011
...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH A HARD FREEZE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)...A BROAD UPPER TROUGH OVER THE
EASTERN CONUS WILL BECOME FURTHER AMPLIFIED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AS A SHORTWAVE DIVES DOWN FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE
SOUTHEAST. AS THE SHORTWAVE PASSES US BY SATURDAY NIGHT...WE WILL
SEE A BRIEF PERIOD OF ZONAL FLOW SUNDAY BEFORE THE NEXT SHORTWAVE
APPROACHES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. AT THE
SURFACE...A DRY COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH ABOVE MENTIONED SHORTWAVE
WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON USHERING IN A COLDER
AND MUCH DRIER AIRMASS IN IT'S WAKE. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER
TEXAS DAYBREAK SATURDAY WILL SLIDE EAST BECOMING CENTERED OVER THE
TRI-STATE REGION SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC
BY THE END OF THE SHORT TERM PERIOD. TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE MAIN
FORECAST CONCERN EACH NIGHT AS THE COLD AIR MASS SETTLES FURTHER
SOUTH OVER THE REGION. FOR TONIGHT...WE BUMPED MIN TEMPS UP A FEW
DEGREES OVER GUIDANCE AS WE SHOULD STILL HAVE A LIGHT NORTHERLY WIND
OVERNIGHT. A FEW SPOTS MAY EXPERIENCE HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS BUT NOT
WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO ISSUE A HARD FREEZE WARNING. THE BEST CHANCE
FOR A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE CONTINUE TO BE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY MORNING WITH IDEAL RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS IN PLACE.
OTHERWISE...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH DAYTIME HIGHS REACHING
THE 50S ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON PERIODS.
.LONG TERM (SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY)...GUIDANCE CONTINUES
TO BE INCONSISTENT WITH THE COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE
EARLY NEXT WEEK. PREVIOUS GUIDANCE HAS SUGGESTED A RATHER INNOCUOUS
FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING.
00Z GUIDANCE IS NOW MUCH MORE BULLISH WITH A TRAILING SHORTWAVE
DROPPING INTO THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATE MONDAY AND EARLY
TUESDAY. THIS SHORTWAVE IS FORECAST TO CUT OFF AND MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...INDUCING MUCH STRONGER
CYCLOGENESIS OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THIS SOLUTION IS QUITE
A CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS GUIDANCE WHICH MAKE THIS FORECASTER A BIT
WARY. HOWEVER...THIS SHIFT IS SUPPORTED BY ALL AVAILABLE
GUIDANCE...GGEM...GFS...ECMWF. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS QUITE LOW.
HOWEVER...WILL GO AHEAD AND BUMP UP POPS A BIT FOR TUESDAY FROM WHAT
I HAD ORIGINALLY PLANNED.
SHOULD FINALLY SEE THE WEATHER CLEAR UP AND COOL OFF BY WEDNESDAY.
THE COOL AND DRY WEATHER SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH TO THE END OF THE
WEEK.
&&
.MARINE...WINDS AND SEAS ARE JUST UNDER ADVISORY LEVELS BUT COULD
SEE BRIEF SURGE TO THESE CONDITIONS THIS EVENING SO WILL KEEP THE
SCA HEADLINE IN PLACE. AFTER TONIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK
OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS
CONTINUING AT LEAST INTO THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION...WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF DRY AIR AND THE PROGRESSION OF
THE MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE...LOW LEVEL CLOUDINESS HAS CLEARED KABY AND
KDHN AND IS ABOUT TO CLEAR KECP. EXPECT THE SOLID DECK OF CLOUDS TO
CLEAR ALL TERMINALS BY SUNSET. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED UNTIL SUNSET WHEN THEY WILL SLACK BUT FAIL TO GO COMPLETELY
CALM. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW WITH NORTHERLY WINDS
OCCASIONALLY GUSTING NEAR 15 KTS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...DRY AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND HAVE
A HOLD ON THE LOCAL AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DUE TO LONG DURATIONS
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
ALMOST OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. THIS EXCLUDES THE VALDOSTA AREA
WHERE DURATIONS MAY NOT BE MET. HAVE ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR
THIS REGION AND WILL LET THE OVERNIGHT SHIFT MAKE THE FINAL CALL.
ONE THING TO NOTE IS THAT DISPERSIONS WILL BE MARGINALLY HIGH
TOMORROW OVER OUR FAR EASTERN FLORIDA AND GEORGIA COUNTIES AS
TRANSPORT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ELEVATED HERE. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY FOR OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA...ONCE
AGAIN DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. VERY LOW
DISPERSIONS WILL ADD TO THE POOR BURNING CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY AS
WELL. MOISTURE RETURNS ON MONDAY WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF OUR NEXT
WEATHER SYSTEM AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED
THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TALLAHASSEE 28 55 22 58 29/ 0 0 0 0 0
PANAMA CITY 31 54 30 57 38/ 0 0 0 0 0
DOTHAN 26 52 25 57 34/ 0 0 0 0 0
ALBANY 26 53 24 59 30/ 0 0 0 0 0
VALDOSTA 29 53 24 59 31/ 0 0 0 0 0
CROSS CITY 35 56 24 59 30/ 0 0 0 0 0
APALACHICOLA 32 53 27 55 38/ 0 0 0 0 0
&&
.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY FOR ALL ZONES.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR ALL ZONES.
GA...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR ALL ZONES
EXCEPT...BERRIEN...BROOKS...COOK...LANIER AND LOWNDES.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BERRIEN...BROOKS...COOK...LANIER...LOWNDES.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL ZONES.
FL...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: CALHOUN...CENTRAL WALTON...HOLMES...INLAND
BAY...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...WASHINGTON.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM
CST/ SATURDAY FOR ALL ZONES.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR ALL ZONES.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ALL ZONES.
&&
LONG TERM...CAMP
AVIATION/FIRE WX...HARRIGAN
REST OF DISCUSSION...BARRYHazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 2:53 AM CST, 10 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 353 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134- GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-221000- COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON- HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF- INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON- COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON- COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-QUITMAN-CLAY- RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN- EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE- DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 353 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 /253 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN STEADY IN THE LOWER 50S THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WITH PLENTY OF CLOUDY COVER CONTINUING EARLY. THERE REMAINS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR MAINLY SPRINKLES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BIG BEND THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY AS A COLD FRONT EXITS TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. A LIGHT FREEZE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS COLDER AND DRIER AIR SPREAD SOUTH OVER THE REGION. 4 TO 6 HOUR DURATIONS BELOW FREEZING WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS PERIOD TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... THE COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS COLD AIR MASS WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE SUNDAY THROUGH THE EARLY PORTION OF THE WEEK AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND BRINGS INCREASING RAIN ACROSS THE REGION ONCE AGAIN. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2:36 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 14 hr |
| Jan 21, 1:45 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 21, 5:14 PM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 9 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Georgia, 2011Red Flag Warnings in Florida, 2011Red Flag Warnings in Alabama, 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.