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Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Tallahassee, FL

February 11, 201116 counties in Florida; 26 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Feb 11, 2011, 2:26 AM CST for 16 counties in Florida; 26 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Feb 12, 2011, 11:00 AM CST. 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, 2:26 AM CST (08:26 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 12, 2011, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 12, 2011, 5:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 47 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, Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Grady County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lee County, GA, Lowndes 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), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:29 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 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 66 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2011-02-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2011-02-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
682 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
77 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

384 
WWUS82 KTAE 110826
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
326 AM EST FRI FEB 11 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY
TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35
PERCENT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ 
TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG 
BEND AND EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA AND 
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...
RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. 
ALTHOUGH PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND WILL POSSIBLY 
EXCEED 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...DURATIONS AT THESE LEVELS ARE NOT 
ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. EVEN DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED 
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL LEAD TO POSSIBLE RED FLAG CONDITIONS 
OVER SE ALABAMA AND SW GA. THE WATCH OVER THE PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND 
COUNTIES HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING THROUGH THIS TIME SATURDAY 
AFTERNOON. EXPECT THESE DRY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY.

FLZ007>014-108-112-114-112300-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0015.110212T1700Z-110212T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0015.110212T1700Z-110212T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0014.110211T1800Z-110211T2200Z/
INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-
CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
326 AM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 /226 AM CST FRI FEB 11 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TO 5 PM
EST /4 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF 
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO 6 PM
EST /5 PM CST/ SATURDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

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.

&&

$$

FLZ015>019-026>029-034-115-118-127-128-134-112300-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0015.110212T1700Z-110212T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0015.110212T1700Z-110212T2300Z/
INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-
COASTAL DIXIE-
326 AM EST FRI FEB 11 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY DUE
TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35
PERCENT...

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-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-112300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0016.110212T1700Z-110212T2300Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-
TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-
MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-
GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
326 AM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 /226 AM CST FRI FEB 11 2011/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO
POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25
PERCENT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
654 
WWUS82 KTAE 111937
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
237 PM EST FRI FEB 11 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/
TODAY TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
35 PERCENT AND POSSIBLY WIND GUSTS OF 15 MPH OR GREATER...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO
6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND
EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...MARGINAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE EARLY
EVENING OVER THE EASTERN FL PANHANDLE AND PART OF NORTHWESTER FL TODAY.  VERY DRY
AIR WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION THROUGH WEEKEND...WITH AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE 60S.  THIS WILL PRODUCE SUFFICIENT DURATION OF
SUB-35 PERCENT RH TO WARRANT RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON OVER NORTH FL. CONDITIONS WILL APPROACH RED FLAG CRITERIA OVER ADJACENT
AREAS OF SERN AL AND SWRN/S-CENTRAL GA AS WELL. 

ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-112045-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0016.110212T1700Z-110212T2300Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-
TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-
MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-
GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
237 PM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 /137 PM CST FRI FEB 11 2011/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH. 



$$

FLZ007>014-108-112-114-120345-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0017.110213T1700Z-110213T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110211T2200Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0015.110212T1700Z-110212T2300Z/
INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-
CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
237 PM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 /137 PM CST FRI FEB 11 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/
TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST
/11 AM CST/ TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ SATURDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH 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.

&&

$$

FLZ015>019-026>029-034-115-118-127-128-134-120345-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0017.110213T1700Z-110213T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0015.110212T1700Z-110212T2300Z/
INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-
COASTAL DIXIE-
237 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...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST
SATURDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$
821 
WWUS82 KTAE 120011
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
711 PM EST FRI FEB 11 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/
TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...VERY DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH
THE WEEKEND...WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE 60S.
THIS WILL PRODUCE A SUFFICIENT DURATION OF SUB-35 PERCENT RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO WARRANT RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR SATURDAY AND
POSSIBLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON OVER NORTH FLORIDA. CONDITIONS WILL
APPROACH RED FLAG CRITERIA OVER ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN
ALABAMA AND SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA AS WELL.

FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-121200-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0015.110212T1700Z-110212T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0017.110213T1700Z-110213T2300Z/
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-
711 PM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 /611 PM CST FRI FEB 11 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/
TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO
6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ SATURDAY. A 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.

&&

$$

DVD
170 
WWUS82 KTAE 120827
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
327 AM EST SAT FEB 12 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND SUNDAY FOR ALL OF
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED
LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TO 5
PM EST /4 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL
GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
AREA AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DIP INTO THE LOWER 20S THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL
REACH THE 10 TO 15 KNOT RANGE WITH DISPERSIONS REMAINING BELOW
CRITICAL LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOONS...WHICH WILL RESULT IN RED FLAG
THRESHOLDS BEING EXCEEDED EACH AFTERNOON OVER NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-122315-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0017.110213T1700Z-110213T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0016.110213T1700Z-110213T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0015.110212T1700Z-110212T2300Z/
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-
327 AM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 /227 AM CST SAT FEB 12 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/
TODAY TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING DUE TO EXPECTED LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... 

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO 6 PM
EST /5 PM CST/ SUNDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

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-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-122200-
/O.EXB.KTAE.FW.W.0015.110212T1800Z-110212T2200Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-
TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-
MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-
GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
327 AM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 /227 AM CST SAT FEB 12 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TO 5
PM EST /4 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...

 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.

&&

$$
609 
WWUS82 KTAE 121936
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
236 PM EST SAT FEB 12 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/ 
THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO 
LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/ 
THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA AND 
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY 
BELOW 25 PERCENT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/
TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ SUNDAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND
PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER 
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SUNDAY RESULTING IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND. DISPERSIONS WILL BE LOW
ON SUNDAY DUE TO LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS. IT WILL ALSO BE DRY OVER
OUR ALABAMA AND GEORGIA COUNTIES SUNDAY AFTERNOON BUT CRITICAL
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-122230-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110212T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0016.110213T1700Z-110213T2300Z/
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-
236 PM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 /136 PM CST SAT FEB 12 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/
THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/
TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ SUNDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/
THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST
/11 AM CST/ TO 6 PM EST /5 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-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-122200-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110212T2200Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-
TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-
MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-
GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
236 PM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 /136 PM CST SAT FEB 12 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

BARRY
967 
WWUS82 KTAE 122308
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
608 PM EST SAT FEB 12 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/
TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ SUNDAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND
PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SUNDAY RESULTING IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND. DISPERSIONS WILL BE
LOW ON SUNDAY DUE TO LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS. IT WILL ALSO BE FAIRLY 
DRY OVER OUR ALABAMA AND GEORGIA COUNTIES SUNDAY AFTERNOON BUT NOT 
QUITE DRY ENOUGH FOR CRITICAL DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
TO BE MET.

FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-132300-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110212T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0016.110213T1700Z-110213T2300Z/
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-
608 PM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 /508 PM CST SAT FEB 12 2011/

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/
TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ SUNDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO
6 PM EST /5 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.

&&

$$

17-GOULD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 11, 2:26 AM CSTRed Flag WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Walton and 1 more14 hr
Feb 11, 1:37 PM CSTFire Weather WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more13 hr
Feb 11, 2:26 AM CSTFire Weather WatchTAEBaker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more11 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.