Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 90, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Sep 13, 2011, 3:06 AM CDT for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Sep 13, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 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
- Sep 13, 2011, 3:06 AM CDT (08:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 13, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 13, 2011, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Calhoun County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Leon County, FL, Wakulla County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:05 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 43 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
- 2484 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
040 WWUS82 KTAE 130806 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 406 AM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT COINCIDENT WITH DISPERSIONS GREATER THAN 75... .WITH CALCULATED DISPERSIONS A BIT HIGHER THAN EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE FL BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE ON MONDAY...THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS INITIALLY FOR PARTS OF THE FL BIG BEND WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE. FOR TODAY... MUCH OF THE FL BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE IS EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT RH ONCE AGAIN...SO HAVE ISSUED ANOTHER RED FLAG WARNING WHERE THIS IS COINCIDENT WITH DISPERSIONS OF 75 OR GREATER (OR ESSENTIALLY EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE BIG BEND). ON WEDNESDAY...DESPITE MINIMUM RH'S LESS THAN 35% FOR A GOOD PORTION OF NORTH FLORIDA...LIGHTER TRANSPORT WIND SPEEDS SHOULD KEEP DISPERSIONS BELOW 75 IN ALL AREAS. HOWEVER...WITH THE CONTINUATION OF THE DRY AIR...WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON FCST ERC VALUES...JUST IN CASE THEY RISE PAST 35 IN SOME LOCATIONS. FLZ011-013-016-017-026-027-132300- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0090.110913T1800Z-110913T2300Z/ JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA- 406 AM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 /306 AM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011/ ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 011...013...016...017...026 AND 027... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 011...013...016...017... 026 AND 027. * WIND...NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH. * HUMIDITY...29 TO 34 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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
481 WWUS82 KTAE 131852 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 252 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF INLAND NORTH FLORIDA... .DISCUSSION...DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST BY FRIDAY. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WILL RESULT IN RED CRITERIA BEING APPROACHED...DEPENDING ON THE DISPERSION INDEX. GIVEN THE DIFFICULTY IN FORECASTING THIS PARAMETER WILL ONLY ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MUCH OF NORTH FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY. A SLIGHT MOISTENING ON THURSDAY WILL LIMIT POTENTIAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO AREAS ALONG THE SUWANNEE RIVER IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. FLZ011-013-016-017-026-027-141130- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0073.110914T1700Z-110914T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0090.000000T0000Z-110913T2300Z/ JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA- 252 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 /152 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 011...013...016...017...026 AND 027... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 011...013...016...017...026 AND 027... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 011...013...016...017... 026 AND 027. * WIND...NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH. * HUMIDITY...29 TO 34 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * ERC...31 TO 34. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ FLZ009-010-012-014-015-018-019-028-141130- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0073.110914T1700Z-110914T2300Z/ HOLMES-WASHINGTON-INLAND BAY-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN- INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR- 252 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 /152 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 009...010...012...014... 015...018...019 AND 028... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 009...010...012...014... 015...018...019 AND 028. * WIND...NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH. * HUMIDITY...29 TO 34 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * ERC...31 TO 34. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
591 WWUS82 KTAE 132308 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 708 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF INLAND NORTH FLORIDA... .DISCUSSION...DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST BY FRIDAY. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WILL RESULT IN RED CRITERIA BEING APPROACHED...DEPENDING ON THE DISPERSION INDEX. GIVEN THE DIFFICULTY IN FORECASTING THIS PARAMETER WILL ONLY ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MUCH OF NORTH FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY. A SLIGHT MOISTENING ON THURSDAY WILL LIMIT POTENTIAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO AREAS ALONG THE SUWANNEE RIVER IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. FLZ011-013-016-017-026-027-141130- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0090.000000T0000Z-110913T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0073.110914T1700Z-110914T2300Z/ JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA- 708 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 /608 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 011...013... 016...017...026 AND 027... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 011... 013...016...017...026 AND 027... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 011...013...016...017... 026 AND 027. * WIND...NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH. * HUMIDITY...29 TO 34 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * ERC...29 TO 33. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ009-010-012-014-015-018-019-028-141130- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0073.110914T1700Z-110914T2300Z/ HOLMES-WASHINGTON-INLAND BAY-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN- INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR- 708 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 /608 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 009...010... 012...014... 015...018...019 AND 028... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 009...010...012...014... 015...018...019 AND 028. * WIND...NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH. * HUMIDITY...29 TO 34 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * ERC...24 TO 29. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ GODSEY/WOOL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 1:52 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 7 more | 13 hr |
Nearby
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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.