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Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Tallahassee, FL

January 13, 201116 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 13, 2011, 2:29 PM CST for 16 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 14, 2011, 11:00 AM CST. 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
Jan 13, 2011, 2:29 PM CST (20:29 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 14, 2011, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 14, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
In force
7 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 20:31 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, 8.5 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2011-01-13Temperature 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 2011-01-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -88 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1448 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
5 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.

782 
WWUS82 KTAE 132029
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
329 PM EST THU JAN 13 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ 
THIS EVENING FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO 7 PM
EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA AND SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA DUE TO POSSIBLE 
LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA...AND SOUTHEASTERN 
ALABAMA DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY...

.DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE
WEEKEND. RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL BE MET AGAIN ON FRIDAY ACROSS THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND. THE DURATION REQUIREMENT FOR CRITICAL RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA AND SOUTHEASTERN
ALABAMA MAY BE PROBLEMATIC ON FRIDAY...SO FOR NOW THAT AREA WILL
BE LEFT UNDER A WATCH. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED. MUCH OF
THE SAME WILL OCCUR ON SATURDAY WITH THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE REGION
UNDER A WATCH. RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL LIKELY BE MET ACROSS THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND BUT LOOKS TO BE CLOSE ON THE DURATION REQUIREMENT
AGAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA.

FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-140130-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0007.110114T1700Z-110115T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0006.110114T1700Z-110115T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0008.110115T1700Z-110115T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110114T0000Z/
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-
329 PM EST THU JAN 13 2011 /229 PM CST THU JAN 13 2011/

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO 7
PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY REMAINS AS RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON HAS BEEN
UPGRADED TO A WARNING DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT ON SATURDAY DUE TO PROBABLE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY.


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>161-140130-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0008.110115T1700Z-110115T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KTAE.FW.A.0007.110114T1800Z-110114T2200Z/
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-
329 PM EST THU JAN 13 2011 /229 PM CST THU JAN 13 2011/

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. WE DO NOT EXPECT LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO
EXCEED CRITICAL DURATIONS DURING THIS TIME. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF
THE DURATION OF CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO POSSIBLE LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

M BARRY
4 follow-up statements
389 
WWUS82 KTAE 140025
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
725 PM EST THU JAN 13 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO 7
PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AS WELL AS
SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA DUE TO THE
POSSIBILITY OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE
WEEKEND. RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL BE MET AGAIN ON FRIDAY ACROSS THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND. THE DURATION REQUIREMENT FOR CRITICAL RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND
SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA MAY BE PROBLEMATIC ON FRIDAY...SO FOR NOW
THAT AREA WILL BE LEFT UNDER A WATCH. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
MONITORED. MUCH OF THE SAME WILL OCCUR ON SATURDAY WITH THE ENTIRE
TRI-STATE REGION UNDER A WATCH. RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL LIKELY BE
MET ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND BUT LOOKS TO BE CLOSE ON THE
DURATION REQUIREMENT AGAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA.

FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-141000-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110114T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0006.110114T1700Z-110115T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0008.110115T1700Z-110115T2300Z/
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-
725 PM EST THU JAN 13 2011 /625 PM CST THU JAN 13 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/
TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO
7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.


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>161-141000-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0007.110114T1800Z-110114T2200Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0008.110115T1700Z-110115T2300Z/
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-
725 PM EST THU JAN 13 2011 /625 PM CST THU JAN 13 2011/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO
THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE DURATION OF CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY
AFTERNOON DUE TO POSSIBLE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

HARRIGAN/M BARRY
920 
WWUS82 KTAE 140824
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
324 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND
FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND BIG BEND...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DAYTIME HEATING WILL COMBINE WITH A DRY AIRMASS TO PRODUCE LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES
WILL LIKELY PREVENT RED FLAG CONDITIONS FROM BEING MET NORTH OF
THE FLORIDA BORDER THIS AFTERNOON. THE DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE
INTO SATURDAY...AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AS WELL...ESPECIALLY IN FLORIDA. 

ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-142100-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0007.110114T1800Z-110114T2200Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0008.110115T1700Z-110115T2300Z/
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-
324 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2011 /224 AM CST FRI JAN 14 2011/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TODAY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
MAY FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS TODAY...BUT PROBABLY NOT
LONG ENOUGH FOR A RED FLAG WARNING. SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES
SATURDAY AFTERNOON MAY ALLOW HUMIDITY LEVELS TO FALL BELOW 25
PERCENT FOR 2 TO 4 HOURS...SO A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-142100-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0006.110114T1700Z-110115T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0008.110115T1700Z-110115T2300Z/
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-
324 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2011 /224 AM CST FRI JAN 14 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/
TODAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/
TODAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT BY EARLY AFTERNOON...AND REMAIN BELOW 
35 PERCENT UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING...WITH
MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING NEAR 20 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON.
ALTHOUGH IT WILL LIKELY NOT BE QUITE AS DRY SATURDAY...RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE AND A WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY.


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.

&&

$$

FOURNIER
873 
WWUS82 KTAE 142014
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
314 PM EST FRI JAN 14 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ 
THIS EVENING FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TO 6 PM
EST /5 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO POSSIBLE
LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND FOR TO THE POSSIBILITY OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...

.DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEKEND. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY ONLY BE MET IN NORTH
FLORIDA ON SATURDAY THUS A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. ON SUNDAY...ONLY THE EASTERN PORTION
OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND WILL SEE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALL
BELOW THE CRITICAL THRESHOLD FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME...
THUS A WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERNMOST COUNTIES IN THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE LOW IN SOUTHERN
GEORGIA AND ALABAMA ON BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...BUT WILL NOT
FALL BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF TIME.

ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-142115-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0008.110115T1700Z-110115T2300Z/
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-
314 PM EST FRI JAN 14 2011 /214 PM CST FRI JAN 14 2011/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL NOT FALL BELOW
THE CRITICAL THRESHOLD FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME ON SATURDAY
...THUS THE WATCH WAS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND ALABAMA.


$$

FLZ015>019-026>029-034-115-118-127-128-134-150300-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0008.110115T1700Z-110115T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0007.110115T1800Z-110115T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0009.110116T1800Z-110116T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110115T0000Z/
INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-
COASTAL DIXIE-
314 PM EST FRI JAN 14 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST TO 6 PM EST
SATURDAY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN BIG BEND AREA DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM EST 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.

&&

$$

FLZ007>014-108-112-114-150300-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0008.110115T1700Z-110115T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0007.110115T1800Z-110115T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110115T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-
CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
314 PM EST FRI JAN 14 2011 /214 PM CST FRI JAN 14 2011/

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING... 

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TO 6
PM EST /5 PM CST/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6
PM CST/ 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.

&&

$$

M BARRY
037 
WWUS82 KTAE 150005
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
705 PM EST FRI JAN 14 2011


...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TO
6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO
POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND FOR TO THE POSSIBILITY OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEKEND. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY ONLY BE MET IN NORTH
FLORIDA ON SATURDAY THUS A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. ON SUNDAY...ONLY THE EASTERN PORTION
OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND WILL SEE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALL
BELOW THE CRITICAL THRESHOLD FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME...
THUS A WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERNMOST COUNTIES IN THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE LOW IN
SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND ALABAMA ON BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...BUT
WILL NOT FALL BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR THE REQUIRED AMOUNT
OF TIME.

FLZ015>019-026>029-034-115-118-127-128-134-152300-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110115T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0007.110115T1800Z-110115T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0009.110116T1800Z-110116T2300Z/
INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-
COASTAL DIXIE-
705 PM EST FRI JAN 14 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST
SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN BIG BEND AREA DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

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>014-108-112-114-152300-
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/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0007.110115T1800Z-110115T2300Z/
INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-
CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
705 PM EST FRI JAN 14 2011 /605 PM CST FRI JAN 14 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TO
6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY.


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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 13, 2:29 PM CSTFire Weather WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more24 hr
Jan 13, 2:32 PM CSTHard Freeze WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more23 hr
Jan 13, 2:32 PM CSTHard Freeze WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more16 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.