Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 21, 2011, 2:36 AM CST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 21, 2011, 1:00 PM CST. It was in force for 4 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 21, 2011, 2:36 AM CST (08:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2011, 1:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2011, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 678 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
790 WWUS82 KTAE 210836 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 336 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FROM 1 PM CST TO 5 PM CST FOR INLAND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW HUMIDITY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... .DRIER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY IN THE WAKE OF THE EXITING COLD FRONT. HUMIDITY GRIDS SUGGEST RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA TO BE MET OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PANHANDLE. HAVE UPGRADED WATCH TO WARNING FOR THAT REGION...AND DROPPED THE WATCH EAST OF THE APALACHICOLA RIVER WHERE DURATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 4 HOURS. SATURDAY STILL APPEARS IN LINE FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS AREA WIDE. WILL KEEP FIRE WX WATCH FOR ENTIRE REGION. FLZ016-017-026-220300- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0010.110121T1900Z-110121T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0011.110122T1500Z-110123T0000Z/ GADSDEN-LEON-LIBERTY- 336 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY 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. && $$ FLZ007>013-220300- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0010.110121T1900Z-110121T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0009.110121T1900Z-110121T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0011.110122T1500Z-110123T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN- 236 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ014-015-018-019-027>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134- 220300- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0011.110122T1500Z-110123T0000Z/ INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON- INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON- COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON- COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- 336 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 /236 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY 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. && $$ ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-220300- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0011.110122T1700Z-110122T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN- TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY- MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR- GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 336 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 /236 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CAMP
1 follow-up statement
862 WWUS82 KTAE 211945 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 245 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA DUE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH ELEVATED WINDS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND OF FLORIDA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE NORTH FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... .DISCUSSION...DRY AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND HAVE A HOLD ON THE LOCAL AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALMOST OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. THIS EXCLUDES THE VALDOSTA AREA WHERE DURATIONS MAY NOT BE MET. HAVE ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THIS REGION AND WILL LET THE OVERNIGHT SHIFT MAKE THE FINAL CALL. ONE THING TO NOTE IS THAT DISPERSIONS WILL BE MARGINALLY HIGH TOMORROW OVER OUR FAR EASTERN FLORIDA AND GEORGIA COUNTIES AS TRANSPORT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ELEVATED HERE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY FOR OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA...ONCE AGAIN DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. VERY LOW DISPERSIONS WILL ADD TO THE POOR BURNING CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY AS WELL. FLZ007>013-220100- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0011.110122T1500Z-110123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0010.110122T1500Z-110123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110124T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110121T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN- 145 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS 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. && $$ FLZ014>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-220100- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0011.110122T1500Z-110123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0010.110122T1500Z-110123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110124T0000Z/ INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON- LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE- SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- 245 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 /145 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ALZ065>069-220100- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0011.110122T1700Z-110122T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0010.110122T1600Z-110122T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110123T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 145 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY 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. && $$ GAZ120>131-142>146-155>158-220100- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0011.110122T1700Z-110122T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0010.110122T1700Z-110122T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110123T2300Z/ QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER- TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-SEMINOLE- DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS- 245 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ GAZ147-148-159>161-220100- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0012.110123T1700Z-110123T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0011.110122T1700Z-110122T2300Z/ COOK-BERRIEN-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 245 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 1:45 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 21, 1:45 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 21, 5:14 PM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 9 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.