Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 46, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at May 4, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT for 8 counties in Florida. It took effect at May 5, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT. 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
- May 4, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT (21:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 5, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 5, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Leon County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Washington County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 1277 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
2 follow-up statements
206 WWUS82 KTAE 050917 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 517 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND... .RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AGAIN FALL BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE DRIEST CONDITIONS WILL BE INLAND AWAY FROM THE INFLUENCE OF THE SEA-BREEZE. THOSE ZONES ACROSS NORTHWEST FLORIDA WITH AN ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT OF 35 OR GREATER CONTINUE UNDER RED FLAG WARNINGS. FLZ009>013-016-017-026-027-112-127-060000- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0046.110505T1700Z-110506T0000Z/ HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-LIBERTY- INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL WAKULLA- 517 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2011 /417 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON 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 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THESE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL COMBINE WITH ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT VALUES GREATER THEN 35 TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CRITERIA. 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. && $$ 14-MROCZKA
409 WWUS82 KTAE 051838 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 238 PM EDT THU MAY 5 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH ERC...AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... .RED FLAG CONDITIONS LOOK LIKE A GOOD BET TOMORROW FROM LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES WESTWARD IN FLORIDA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...HIGH ERC VALUES...AND HIGH DISPERSIONS. RED FLAG CONDITIONS APPEAR POSSIBLE AGAIN ON SATURDAY IN OUR FLORIDA ZONES THAT HAVE ERC VALUES ABOVE 35. ELSEWHERE IN THE ALABAMA AND GEORGIA ZONES...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. FLZ009>013-016-017-026-027-112-060200- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0047.110506T1700Z-110507T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-110506T0000Z/ HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-LIBERTY- INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL BAY- 238 PM EDT THU MAY 5 2011 /138 PM CDT THU MAY 5 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FLZ007-008-014-108-060200- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0047.110506T1700Z-110507T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-INLAND GULF-SOUTH WALTON- 138 PM CDT THU MAY 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. 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. && $$ FLZ127-060000- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-110506T0000Z/ COASTAL WAKULLA- 238 PM EDT THU MAY 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ DVD
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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.