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Red Flag Warning 29, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 23, 201126 counties in Georgia; 16 counties in Florida; 5 counties in Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Mar 23, 2011, 4:14 PM EDT for 26 counties in Georgia; 16 counties in Florida; 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Mar 24, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 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 23, 2011, 4:14 PM EDT (20:14 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 24, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT
Expired
Mar 24, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
7 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 20:10 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, 8.2 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 12:00Z on 2011-03-23Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2011-03-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 86 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
786 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
96 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.

081 
WWUS82 KTAE 232014
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
414 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE BIG
BEND OF FLORIDA UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING DUE TO LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH HIGH DISPERSION VALUES AND ELEVATED 20 FT
WINDS...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA
AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PANHANDLE FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ 
TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES COUPLED WITH HIGH DISPERSIONS AND ELEVATED 20 FT WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE TO
THE NORTH OF OUR REGION AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH HAS PLACED
THE LOCAL AREA UNDER BREEZY CONDITIONS. THE ELEVATED WINDS HAVE 
CAUSED DISPERSION VALUES TO RESPOND.  THE GUSTY WINDS...HIGH
DISPERSIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING. THUS...THIS AFTERNOONS RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN
IN EFFECT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING FOR 
PORTIONS OF OUR REGION TOMORROW AS WELL. 

FLZ016>019-028-029-232300-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0023.110324T1800Z-110325T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0029.110324T1800Z-110325T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110323T2200Z/
GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
414 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT
THURSDAY...

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.

&&

$$

FLZ011-013-026-027-232300-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0023.110324T1800Z-110325T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0029.110324T1800Z-110325T0000Z/
JACKSON-CALHOUN-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-
414 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 /314 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011/

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 8
PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY...

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.

&&

$$

FLZ034-232300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0029.110324T1800Z-110325T0000Z/
INLAND DIXIE-
414 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT
THURSDAY...

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.

&&

$$

HARRIGAN
4 follow-up statements
837 
WWUS82 KTAE 240117
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
917 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA
AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PANHANDLE FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO
8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
COUPLED WITH HIGH DISPERSIONS AND ELEVATED 20 FT WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE TO
THE NORTH OF OUR REGION AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH HAS PLACED
THE LOCAL AREA UNDER BREEZY CONDITIONS. THE ELEVATED WINDS WILL
LEAD TO HIGH DISPERSION VALUES ONCE AGAIN THURSDAY. SIMILAR
CONDITIONS WILL WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF OUR
REGION TOMORROW AS WELL.

FLZ011-013-016>019-026>029-034-241100-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0029.110324T1800Z-110325T0000Z/
JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
917 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 /817 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO
8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY...

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.

&&

$$
718 
WWUS82 KTAE 240718
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
318 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND PORTIONS OF THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND OF EASTERN PANHANDLE FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO
8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ TODAY DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
COUPLED WITH HIGH DISPERSIONS AND ELEVATED 20 FT WINDS...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA FROM 3 PM EDT TO 8 PM EDT TODAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE A BIT LOWER TODAY.
HOWEVER...HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS WILL STILL LEAD TO VERY HIGH
DISPERSIONS. COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY...THIS WILL LEAD TO RED
FLAG CONDITIONS FOR THE INLAND FLORIDA ZONES. CRITICAL DURATIONS
WILL ALSO BE MET ACROSS THE GEORGIA ZONES. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL
GRADUALLY INCREASE INTO THE WEEKEND LOWERING THE RISK FOR RED FLAG
CONDITIONS.

GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-250000-
/O.EXB.KTAE.FW.W.0029.110324T1900Z-110325T0000Z/
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-
318 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING. 

RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

FLZ007>010-012-014-015-250000-
/O.EXA.KTAE.FW.W.0029.110324T1800Z-110325T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-INLAND BAY-
INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-
318 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 /218 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH DISPERSION INDICES WILL
ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

FLZ011-013-016>019-026>029-034-250000-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0029.110324T1800Z-110325T0000Z/
JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
318 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 /218 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH DISPERSION INDICES WILL
ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$
189 
WWUS82 KTAE 241623
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1223 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA UNTIL
7 PM CDT DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND PORTIONS OF THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND OF EASTERN PANHANDLE FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO
8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ TODAY DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
COUPLED WITH HIGH DISPERSIONS AND ELEVATED 20 FT WINDS...

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL GEORGIA FROM 3 PM EDT TO 8 PM EDT TODAY DUE TO EXPECTED
LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...UPDATED FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE TO INCLUDE A RED FLAG
WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF ALABAMA.
THIS WARNING IS DUE TO VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BEHIND A
WEAK COLD FRONT CURRENTLY PUSHING THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE A BIT LOWER THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...HIGH MIXING
HEIGHTS HAVE LED TO VERY HIGH DISPERSIONS. THESE HIGH DISPERSIONS
COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY HAVE ALSO LEAD TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. CRITICAL DURATIONS WILL ALSO BE MET ACROSS
THE GEORGIA ZONES. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE INTO
THE WEEKEND LOWERING THE RISK FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS.

ALZ065>069-250000-
/O.EXB.KTAE.FW.W.0029.110324T1700Z-110325T0000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
1123 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

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.

$$

GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-250000-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0029.110324T1900Z-110325T0000Z/
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-
1223 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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.

$$

FLZ007>019-026>029-034-250000-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0029.110324T1800Z-110325T0000Z/
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-
1223 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 /1123 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2011/

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH DISPERSION
INDICES WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

M BARRY
563 
WWUS82 KTAE 242008
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
408 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH VERY HIGH DISPERSIONS AND
ELEVATED 20 FOOT WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...RED FLAG CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED ACROSS
THE ENTIRE AREA TODAY AS THE AIR MASS BEHIND A WEAK COLD FRONT
MODIFIED AND SIGNIFICANTLY DRIED OUT. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL 8 PM EDT...OR 7 PM CDT...ACROSS THE REGION. BY
FRIDAY...EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS TO REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR MUCH
OF THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FOR A FEW HOURS
ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA. HOWEVER...IT APPEARS THAT THE
DURATION REQUIREMENT WILL NOT BE MET ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...FORECAST ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT
VALUES WILL NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BEFORE ISSUING 
ANYTHING...SO AN UPGRADE MAY BE NECESSARY TO INCLUDE THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. BEYOND FRIDAY...ONSHORE FLOW AND ANOTHER SYSTEM
APPROACHING OVER THE WEEKEND WILL KEEP THE REGION QUITE MOIST
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-250000-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-110325T0000Z/
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-
408 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

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.

$$

FLZ007>019-026>029-034-250000-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-110325T0000Z/
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-
408 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 /308 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2011/

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH HIGH DISPERSION VALUES AND
ELEVATED 20 FOOT WINDS...

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>069-250000-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-110325T0000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
308 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

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.

$$

M BARRY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 3:35 AM EDTRed Flag WarningTAEGadsden, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Madison, Taylor14 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.