Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 45, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at May 3, 2011, 2:45 PM CDT for 16 counties in Florida. It took effect at May 4, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 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
- May 3, 2011, 2:45 PM CDT (19:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 4, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 4, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties 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
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:50 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 35 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
- 870 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 545 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
551 WWUS82 KTAE 031945 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 345 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE FLORIDA INLAND BIG BEND DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION INDICES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO A POSSIBLE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO A POSSIBLE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION INDICES... .PLENTY OF DRY AIR COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSIONS FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT WILL LEAD TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST FLORIDA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN GEORGIA IF THE WINDS REACH SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS REACH 25 MPH THROUGH THIS PERIOD WEDNESDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BIG BEND DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DISPERSIONS ONCE AGAIN. THE POTENTIAL WILL DIMINISH OVER SOUTHWEST GEORGIA THROUGH THIS TIME FRIDAY DUE TO DECREASING WIND SPEEDS. FOR ALABAMA...KBDI VALUES REMAIN BELOW 500...THEREFORE...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. FLZ018-019-028-029-034-118-128-134-041045- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0045.110504T1600Z-110504T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0039.110505T1600Z-110505T2300Z/ INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE- COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- 345 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT WEDNESDAY DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... 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. && $$ FLZ007>017-026-027-108-112-114-115-127-041045- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0045.110504T1600Z-110504T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-LIBERTY- INLAND WAKULLA-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL WAKULLA- 345 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011 /245 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ WEDNESDAY DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-041045- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0038.110504T1600Z-110504T2300Z/ 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- 345 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING DUE TO A POSSIBLE COMBINATION OF 20 MPH OR GREATER WIND SPEEDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
681 WWUS82 KTAE 040854 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 454 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND... .A MUCH DRIER AIRMASS IS FILTERING INTO THE REGION AND WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON. A COMBINATION OF ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT VALUES AND HIGH DISPERSION VALUES WILL COMBINE WITH THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. FURTHER NORTH...DESPITE THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WINDS WILL NOT REACH CRITERIA IN GEORGIA. THEREFORE...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE MET NORTH OF THE FLORIDA BORDER...AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AGAIN BE CRITICALLY LOW OVER A WIDE SWATH OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY. HAVE EXPANDED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO INCLUDE ALL OF OUR FLORIDA COUNTIES...BUT WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE NEW ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT NUMBERS LATER TODAY TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS ABOUT UPGRADING TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS. WINDS AND DISPERSIONS WILL BE LOWER ON THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVERHEAD. GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-041000- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0038.110504T1600Z-110504T2300Z/ 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- 454 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. ALTHOUGH SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH SUSTAINED LEVELS OF 20 MPH...AND FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ FLZ007>017-026-027-108-112-114-115-127-050000- /O.EXA.KTAE.FW.A.0039.110505T1600Z-110505T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0045.110504T1600Z-110505T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-LIBERTY- INLAND WAKULLA-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL WAKULLA- 454 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2011 /354 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WILL COMBINE WITH ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT VALUES ABOVE 35...OR HIGH DISPERSIONS TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ FLZ018-019-028-029-034-118-128-134-050000- /O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0045.110504T1600Z-110505T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0039.110505T1600Z-110505T2300Z/ INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE- COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- 454 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THIS LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH DISPERSION INDICES ABOVE 75 TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ 14-MROCZKA
873 WWUS82 KTAE 041931 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 331 PM EDT WED MAY 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND... .VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WHICH WILL MAINTAIN HIGH PROBABILITIES FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS EACH AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHWEST FLORIDA. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND HIGH ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENTS WILL BE THE MAIN FACTORS OR REASONS FOR THE POSSIBLE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AS THE WINDS GRADUALLY RELAX TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-050015- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-110505T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0039.110505T1600Z-110505T2300Z/ 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- 331 PM EDT WED MAY 4 2011 /231 PM CDT WED MAY 4 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH DISPERSIONS AND ERC VALUES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR POSSIBLE HIGH ERC VALUES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... 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. && $$
626 WWUS82 KTAE 042100 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 500 PM EDT WED MAY 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH HIGH ERC VALUES... .VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WHICH WILL MAINTAIN HIGH PROBABILITIES FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS EACH AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHWEST FLORIDA. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND HIGH ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENTS WILL BE THE MAIN FACTORS OR REASONS FOR THE POSSIBLE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AS THE WINDS GRADUALLY RELAX TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FLZ007-008-014-015-018-019-028-029-034-108-114-115-118-128-134- 050000- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0039.110505T1600Z-110505T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-110505T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN- INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE- SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON- COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- 500 PM EDT WED MAY 4 2011 /400 PM CDT WED MAY 4 2011/ ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH DISPERSIONS AND ERC VALUES... ...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN IS CANCELLED SINCE THE ERC VALUES WILL BE TOO LOW ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON...DESPITE THE VERY ' LOW LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH...BUT A FIRE WEATHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED SOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FLZ009>013-016-017-026-027-112-127-051130- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0039.110505T1600Z-110505T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0046.110505T1700Z-110506T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-110505T0000Z/ HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-LIBERTY- INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL WAKULLA- 500 PM EDT WED MAY 4 2011 /400 PM CDT WED MAY 4 2011/ ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH DISPERSIONS AND ERC VALUES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH HIGH ERC VALUES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON 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. && $$ 17-GOULD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2:45 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 25 hr |
| May 3, 2:53 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 43 hr |
Nearby
Red 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.