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Red Flag Warning 56, NWS Tallahassee, FL

May 16, 201116 counties in Florida; 5 counties in Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at May 16, 2011, 3:10 PM CDT for 16 counties in Florida; 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at May 17, 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 16, 2011, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC)
In effect from
May 17, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 17, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 21 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

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:11 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 57 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 2011-05-16Temperature 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 2011-05-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -38 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1063 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 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.

400 
WWUS82 KTAE 162010
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
410 PM EDT MON MAY 16 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS N EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ 
THIS EVENING FOR MOST INLAND AREAS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
AND BIG BEND DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
HIGH DISPERSION LEVELS...AND HIGH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 9 PM
EDT /8 PM CDT/ TUESDAY FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...THE EASTERN 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...DUE TO AN EXPECTED 
COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH 
DISPERSION LEVELS...AND HIGH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...THE EASTERN 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...DUE TO A POSSIBLE 
COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH 
DISPERSION LEVELS...HIGH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS...

.DISCUSSION...AS ADDITIONAL DRY AIR SURGES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE 
AREA ON TUESDAY WE EXPECT LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY 
COUPLED WITH HIGH DISPERSIONS AND 20 FOOT WINDS AT OR ABOVE 15 MPH 
OVER OUR FLORIDA ZONES. RED FLAG CRITERIA ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE 
MET OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY
HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. DRY AIR
WILL REMAIN FIRMLY ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE
WEEK...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA...THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
FOR WEDNESDAY. 

FLZ007-009>013-016>019-026>029-170030-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0045.110517T1600Z-110518T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0056.110517T1600Z-110518T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0046.110518T1600Z-110519T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-110517T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-
GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-
INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
410 PM EDT MON MAY 16 2011 /310 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2011/

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

...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 9 PM
EDT /8 PM CDT/ TUESDAY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH
DISPERSION LEVELS AND HIGH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS 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-FLZ008-014-015-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-
170030-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0045.110517T1600Z-110518T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0056.110517T1600Z-110518T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0046.110518T1600Z-110519T0100Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-CENTRAL WALTON-INLAND GULF-
INLAND FRANKLIN-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-
COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-
COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
410 PM EDT MON MAY 16 2011 /310 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2011/

...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 9 PM
EDT /8 PM CDT/ TUESDAY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH
DISPERSION LEVELS AND HIGH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS 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.

&&

$$

DUVAL
3 follow-up statements
734 
WWUS82 KTAE 170015
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
815 PM EDT MON MAY 16 2011


...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TO
9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ TUESDAY FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...DUE TO AN EXPECTED
COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH
DISPERSION LEVELS...AND HIGH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...DUE TO A POSSIBLE
COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH
DISPERSION LEVELS...HIGH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS...

.DISCUSSION...AS ADDITIONAL DRY AIR SURGES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
AREA ON TUESDAY WE EXPECT LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
COUPLED WITH HIGH DISPERSIONS AND 20 FOOT WINDS AT OR ABOVE
15 MPH OVER OUR FLORIDA ZONES. RED FLAG CRITERIA ARE ALSO
EXPECTED TO BE MET OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SO THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR TUESDAY HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A RED FLAG WARNING FOR
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND. DRY AIR WILL REMAIN FIRMLY ENTRENCHED ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND FOR WEDNESDAY.

FLZ007-009>013-016>019-026>029-180130-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-110517T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0056.110517T1600Z-110518T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0046.110518T1600Z-110519T0100Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-
GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-
INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
815 PM EDT MON MAY 16 2011 /715 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/
TO 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ TUESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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-FLZ008-014-015-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-
180130-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0056.110517T1600Z-110518T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0046.110518T1600Z-110519T0100Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-CENTRAL WALTON-INLAND GULF-
INLAND FRANKLIN-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-
COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-
COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
815 PM EDT MON MAY 16 2011 /715 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/
TO 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ TUESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH
DISPERSION LEVELS AND HIGH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS 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.

&&

$$
459 
WWUS82 KTAE 170805
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
405 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT /2 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTH
FLORIDA EXCLUDING COASTAL LOCATIONS ALONG THE EASTERN PANHANDLE
AND WESTERN BIG BEND OF FLORIDA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH HIGH DISPERSION VALUES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTH FLORIDA DUE TO POSSIBLE 
LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH FORECAST HIGH
DISPERSION VALUES....

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL WARRANT A RED FLAG 
WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF NORTH FLORIDA. LONG DURATIONS OF 
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH HIGH DISPERSIONS DUE TO STRONG 
TRANSPORT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON 
WEDNESDAY AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF NORTH 
FLORIDA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

FLZ108-112-114-115-118-127-180000-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.W.0056.110517T1600Z-110518T0100Z/
/O.EXT.KTAE.FW.A.0046.110518T1600Z-110519T0000Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-
405 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 /305 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011/

...THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS VALID FOR THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN 
CANCELLED. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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.

&&

$$

ALZ065>069-170915-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.W.0056.110517T1600Z-110518T0100Z/
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0046.110518T1600Z-110519T0100Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
305 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS VALID FOR THIS AFTERNOON...AS
WELL AS THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TOMORROW
AFTERNOON HAVE BEEN CANCELLED...

$$

FLZ007>019-026>029-034-128-134-180000-
/O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0056.110517T1900Z-110518T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KTAE.FW.A.0046.110518T1600Z-110519T0000Z/
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-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
405 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 /305 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011/

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT /2 PM CDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH
DISPERSION LEVELS AND HIGH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS 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.

&&

$$

HARRIGAN
765 
WWUS82 KTAE 171945
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
345 PM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ 
THIS EVENING FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND EXCLUDING COASTAL 
LOCATIONS ALONG THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND OF FLORIDA 
DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 FOOT WINDS OF 15 
MPH OR HIGHER AND HIGH DISPERSION...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM
EDT /7 PM CDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR MOST OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND 
DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH
DISPERSION VALUES AND HIGH ERC VALUES...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY
FOR OUR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA ZONES DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 FOOT WINDS OF 10 MPH OR HIGHER AND KBDI OF
500 OR GREATER...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND 
DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND POSSIBLE 
HIGH ERC VALUES...

.DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEK WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE EACH DAY FOR A LEAST A PORTION OF THE TRI-STATE REGION.

FLZ007-008-014-015-180000-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0046.110518T1600Z-110519T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0047.110519T1800Z-110520T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0056.000000T0000Z-110518T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-
345 PM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 /245 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011/

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH 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.

&&

$$

FLZ108-114-115-180000-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0046.110518T1600Z-110519T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0047.110519T1800Z-110520T0000Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
345 PM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 /245 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH 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.

&&

$$

FLZ009>013-016>019-026>029-034-128-134-180000-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0046.110518T1600Z-110519T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0057.110518T1600Z-110519T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0047.110519T1800Z-110520T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0056.000000T0000Z-110518T0000Z/
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-
INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-
LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
345 PM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 /245 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011/

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM
EDT /7 PM CDT/ WEDNESDAY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH 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.

&&

$$

FLZ112-118-127-180000-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0046.110518T1600Z-110519T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0057.110518T1600Z-110519T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0047.110519T1800Z-110520T0000Z/
COASTAL BAY-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-
345 PM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 /245 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM
EDT /7 PM CDT/ WEDNESDAY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH 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.

&&

$$

ALZ065>069-180000-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0057.110518T1800Z-110519T0000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
245 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT 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.

&&

$$

BARRY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 11:17 AM CDTRed Flag WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson and 7 more8 hr
May 16, 3:10 PM CDTFire Weather WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more24 hr

Nearby

Red 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.