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Red Flag Warning 62, NWS Tallahassee, FL

May 22, 201111 counties in Florida; 5 counties in Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at May 22, 2011, 2:04 PM CDT for 11 counties in Florida; 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at May 23, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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 22, 2011, 2:04 PM CDT (19:04 UTC)
In effect from
May 23, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
May 23, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

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, Gadsden County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Leon County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 81 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 2011-05-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2011-05-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -14 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1928 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-19 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.

316 
WWUS82 KTAE 221904
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
304 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR PARTS
OF THE INTERIOR FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND DUE TO
EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH
HIGH ERC VALUES OR HIGH DISPERSIONS...

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH ELEVATED 20 FT WINDS AND A KBDI OF 500 OR
GREATER...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON IN
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH ELEVATED 20 FT WINDS AND A KBDI OF 500 OR
GREATER..

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THE
EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND DUE TO EITHER
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COUPLED WITH HIGH DISPERSIONS
OR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH HIGH ERC
VALUES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN
THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT COUPLED WITH HIGH DISPERSIONS...

.DISCUSSION...PERSISTENT LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINED
WITH HIGH ERC VALUES...HIGH DISPERSIONS...HIGH KBDI VALUES...AND
20 FOOT WINDS OF 10 MPH OR MORE IN SOME AREAS WILL CREATE THE
POSSIBILITY OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

FLZ018-230000-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0049.110523T1900Z-110524T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110523T0000Z/
INLAND JEFFERSON-
304 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY 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.

&&

$$

FLZ007-009>011-013-016-026-230300-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0049.110523T1900Z-110524T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0062.110523T1800Z-110524T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0050.110524T1800Z-110525T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110523T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LIBERTY-
304 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2011 /204 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING... 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT
/7 PM CDT/ MONDAY... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT
/7 PM CDT/ MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY 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>069-230300-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0049.110523T1900Z-110524T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0062.110523T1800Z-110524T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110523T0000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
204 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING... 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG 
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. 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.

&&

$$

FLZ017-027-230300-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0049.110523T1900Z-110524T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0062.110523T1800Z-110524T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110523T0000Z/
LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-
304 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING... 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. 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.

&&

$$

FLZ012-230300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0062.110523T1800Z-110524T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0050.110524T1800Z-110525T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110523T0000Z/
INLAND BAY-
204 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING... 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

FLZ008-230300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0062.110523T1800Z-110524T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110523T0000Z/
CENTRAL WALTON-
204 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING... 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

FLZ019-029-034-230000-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110523T0000Z/
MADISON-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
304 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2011

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

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
3 follow-up statements
144 
WWUS82 KTAE 222050
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
450 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT EARLY THIS FOR PARTS OF
THE INTERIOR FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO ONGOING LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH HIGH ERC VALUES
OR HIGH DISPERSIONS...

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT EARLY THIS EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO ONGOING LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH ELEVATED 20 FT WINDS AND A KBDI OF 500 OR
GREATER...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON IN
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH ELEVATED 20 FT WINDS AND A KBDI OF 500 OR
GREATER..

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO
EITHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COUPLED WITH HIGH
DISPERSIONS OR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED
WITH HIGH ERC VALUES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN
THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT COUPLED WITH HIGH DISPERSIONS...

.DISCUSSION...PERSISTENT LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINED
WITH HIGH ERC VALUES...HIGH DISPERSIONS...HIGH KBDI VALUES...AND
20 FOOT WINDS OF 10 MPH OR MORE IN SOME AREAS WILL CREATE THE
POSSIBILITY OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

FLZ029-034-230030-
/O.EXA.KTAE.FW.W.0062.110523T1800Z-110524T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110523T0000Z/
LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
450 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

FLZ007-009>013-016-026-230030-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110523T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0062.110523T1800Z-110524T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0050.110524T1800Z-110525T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-
GADSDEN-LIBERTY-
450 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2011 /350 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING FOR...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO
8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY FOR...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR...

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>069-230030-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110523T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0062.110523T1800Z-110524T0000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
350 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT
MONDAY...

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.

&&

$$

FLZ008-017-027-230030-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110523T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0062.110523T1800Z-110524T0000Z/
CENTRAL WALTON-LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-
450 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2011 /350 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO
8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY...

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.

&&

$$

FLZ018-019-230000-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110523T0000Z/
INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-
450 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING 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.

$$

MROCZKA/DVD
229 
WWUS82 KTAE 231037
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
637 AM EDT MON MAY 23 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON IN
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH ELEVATED 20 FT WINDS AND A KBDI OF 500 OR
GREATER..

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR
PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO
EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED
WITH HIGH ERC VALUES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN
THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND DUE TO A POSSIBLE
COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED
WITH POSSIBLE ERC VALUES GREATER THAN 34...

.DISCUSSION... A COMBINATION OF PERSISTENT LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH HIGH ERC VALUES...HIGH KBDI
VALUES...AND 20 FOOT WINDS OF 10 MPH OR MORE IN SOME AREAS ARE
EXPECTED TO CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF
THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...WESTERN BIG BEND AND THE EXTREME
SOUTHEAST BIG BEND...AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON. ON
TUESDAY...POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
COMBINED WITH HIGH ERC VALUES MAY CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER
INLAND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND.

FLZ007-009>013-016-026-231845-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0062.110523T1800Z-110524T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0050.110524T1800Z-110525T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-
GADSDEN-LIBERTY-
637 AM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 /537 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2011/

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LONG DURATIONS
OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COUPLED WITH ERC VALUES
GREATER THAN 34... 

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH HIGH ERC VALUES...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES
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-FLZ008-017-027-029-034-231845-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0062.110523T1800Z-110524T0000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-CENTRAL WALTON-LEON-
INLAND WAKULLA-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
637 AM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 /537 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING DUE TO EXPECTED
LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH KBDI 500 OR
GREATER AND 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS 10 MPH OR GREATER...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH KBDI AND 20
FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

DUVAL
767 
WWUS82 KTAE 231902
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
302 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON IN
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH ELEVATED 20 FT WINDS AND A KBDI OF 500 OR
GREATER..

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR
PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO
EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH HIGH
ERC VALUES...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN
THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND DUE TO AN
EXPECTED COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
COUPLED WITH HIGH DISPERSIONS AND POSSIBLE ERC VALUES GREATER
THAN 34...

.PERSISTENT LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINED WITH HIGH ERC 
VALUES AND HIGH DISPERSIONS WILL CREATE A GOOD CHANCE OF RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY MAINLY OVER THE INLAND EASTERN PANHANDLE
AND WESTERN BIG BEND OF FLORIDA. ON WEDNESDAY...A COMBINATION OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSIONS MAY CREATE RED FLAG
CONDITIONS OVER A SIMILAR AREA...BUT CONFIDENCE IS NOT YET HIGH
ENOUGH TO GO WITH A WATCH.

FLZ007-009>013-016-026-240230-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0050.110524T1800Z-110525T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0063.110524T1800Z-110525T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0062.000000T0000Z-110524T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-
GADSDEN-LIBERTY-
302 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 /202 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011/

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 8 PM
EDT /7 PM CDT/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT
/7 PM CDT/ TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON
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-FLZ008-017-027-029-034-240000-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0062.000000T0000Z-110524T0000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-CENTRAL WALTON-LEON-
INLAND WAKULLA-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
302 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 /202 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011/

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


$$

DVD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 2:48 AM CDTFire Weather WatchTAECalhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon and 3 more11 hr
May 22, 6:17 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryTAEBay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 8 more3 hr
May 22, 2:04 PM CDTFire Weather WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Walton and 1 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.