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Red Flag Warning 36, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Apr 12, 2011, 7:51 PM EDT for 26 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in Alabama; Leon County, Wakulla County, Florida. It took effect at Apr 13, 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
- Apr 12, 2011, 7:51 PM EDT (23:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 33 counties
Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Leon County, FL, Wakulla 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), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:56 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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 1339 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -220 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
126 WWUS82 KTAE 122351 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 751 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND FORECAST ERC VALUES OF 35 OR GREATER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE POSSIBLE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... .DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT PASSED THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING. LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE ZONES...BUT RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED TO LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES WHERE ERC VALUES WILL BE GREATER THAN 34. A FIRE WEATHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY FOR THOSE FLORIDA COUNTIES WITH EXPECTED ERC READINGS BETWEEN 30 AND 34. FURTHER TO THE NORTH....POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS REGION. FLZ012-013-016-026-112-130100- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0029.110413T1700Z-110414T0000Z/ INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LIBERTY-COASTAL BAY- 751 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011 /651 PM CDT TUE APR 12 2011/ ...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO FORECAST ERC VALUES LESS THAN 35... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH DUE TO FORECAST ERC VALUES LESS THAN 35. $$ FLZ017-027-131130- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0029.110413T1700Z-110414T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0036.110413T1700Z-110414T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA- 751 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND FORECAST ERC VALUES OF 35 OR GREATER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FLZ127-131130- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0036.110413T1700Z-110414T0000Z/ COASTAL WAKULLA- 751 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND FORECAST ERC VALUES OF 35 OR GREATER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT ON WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-131130- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0029.110413T1800Z-110413T2300Z/ QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER- TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK- BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 751 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ 17-GOULD
2 follow-up statements
302 WWUS82 KTAE 130831 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 431 AM EDT WED APR 13 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES OF NORTH FLORIDA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /2 PM EDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT / 8 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF ALABAMA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES OF NORTH FLORIDA DUE EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY POSSIBLY COMBINED WITH HIGH ERC VALUES... .DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION TODAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT PASSED THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING. LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR TODAY ACROSS ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE ZONES...BUT RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED TO LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES WHERE ERC VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE 35 OR HIGHER. A FIRE WEATHER STATEMENT CONTINUES TODAY FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES IN NORTH FLORIDA WHERE ERC VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 30 AND 34. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES. FURTHER TO THE NORTH...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF OUR ALABAMA AND GEORGIA ZONES DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. ALTHOUGH IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE DRY...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS OUR GEORGIA AND ALABAMA COUNTIES ON THURSDAY. GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-132300- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0029.110413T1800Z-110413T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KTAE.FW.W.0036.110413T1800Z-110413T2300Z/ 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- 431 AM EDT WED APR 13 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 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. && $$ ALZ065>069-132300- /O.EXB.KTAE.FW.W.0036.110413T1800Z-110413T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 331 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FLZ017-027-127-140000- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0030.110414T1800Z-110414T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0036.110413T1700Z-110414T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA- 431 AM EDT WED APR 13 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY POSSIBLY COMBINED WITH HIGH ERC VALUES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY 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. && $$ BARRY
457 WWUS82 KTAE 131938 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 338 PM EDT WED APR 13 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES OF NORTH FLORIDA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF ALABAMA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN INLAND PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA DUE EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY POSSIBLY COMBINED WITH HIGH ERC VALUES... .LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE FLORIDA ZONES...AND THIS COMBINED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE INLAND FLORIDA PANHANDLE HAS PROMPTED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THAT TIME. THIS WILL BE EITHER UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING THIS EVENING IF FORECAST ERC VALUES COME IN AT 35 OR HIGHER OR TRANSITIONED TO A STATEMENT OF ERC VALUES END UP IN THE 30 TO 34 RANGE. ACROSS THE GEORGIA AND ALABAMA ZONES...ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY APPROACH 25 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...LONG DURATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. A GRADUAL MOISTENING TREND WILL COMMENCE ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONTAL BOUNDARY. FLZ017-027-127-140100- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-110414T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0030.110414T1800Z-110414T2300Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA- 338 PM EDT WED APR 13 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS 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-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-132300- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-110413T2300Z/ 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- 338 PM EDT WED APR 13 2011 /238 PM CDT WED APR 13 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS 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. && $$ FLZ009>013-016-026-140100- /O.EXA.KTAE.FW.A.0030.110414T1800Z-110414T2300Z/ HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LIBERTY- 338 PM EDT WED APR 13 2011 /238 PM CDT WED APR 13 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ DVD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 12:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Early, Quitman, Randolph | 52 min |
| Apr 12, 2:56 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 14 hr |
| Apr 11, 11:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Coffee, Dale | 47 min |
| Apr 12, 5:38 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 7 more | 12 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Georgia, 2011Red Flag Warnings in Alabama, 2011Red 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.