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Red Flag Warning 92, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Sep 30, 2011, 6:34 PM CDT for 16 counties in Florida; 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Oct 1, 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
- Sep 30, 2011, 6:34 PM CDT (23:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 1, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 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 23:38 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, 11.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1563 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
184 WWUS82 KTAE 302334 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 734 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND ERC VALUES OF 35... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH DISPERSION INDICES APPROACHING 75 AND 20 FOOT WINDS OF 15 MPH OR GREATER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT...20 FOOT WINDS OVER 10 MPH...AND A KBDI DROUGHT INDEX OVER 500... .A STRONG EARLY AUTUMN COLD FRONT HAS PASSED THROUGH THE AREA AND DRIER AIR IS BEGINNING TO FILTER IN. AFTER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ONLY RECOVER TO 70 TO 80 PERCENT TONIGHT...A VERY DRY DAY IS ANTICIPATED TOMORROW WITH LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN MOST LOCATIONS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS APPEAR POSSIBLE IN ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND FOR MOST OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE. MOST SPOTS WILL SEE RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT AND A FEW LOCATIONS COULD SEE VALUES DIP CLOSE TO 20 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT EVEN IF EXACT RED FLAG CRITERIA ARE NOT ATTAINED...THE VERY DRY AIR MASS BEHIND THE FIRST SUBSTANTIAL AUTUMN COLD FRONT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO INCREASED FIRE DANGER AREAWIDE. FLZ017-027-127-011030- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0074.111001T1700Z-111002T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0092.111001T1700Z-111002T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA- 734 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND ERC VALUES OF 35 FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...NORTH 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 MPH SATURDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 23 TO 28 PERCENT. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A DURATION OF 8 TO 10 HOURS SATURDAY. * ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT...35. * DISPERSION...MAXIMUM 70 TO 75 ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ FLZ007>016-018-019-026-028-029-034-108-112-114-115-118-128-134- 011030- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0074.111001T1700Z-111002T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-INLAND JEFFERSON- MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON- COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON- COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- 734 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011 /634 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH DISPERSION INDICES AROUND 75 AND 20 FOOT WINDS OF 15 MPH OR GREATER... ...RED FLAG WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT HAS EXPIRED FOR MUCH OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND... * WIND...NORTH 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 MPH SATURDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 24 TO 29 PERCENT. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A DURATION OF ABOUT 8 HOURS SATURDAY. * DISPERSION...MAXIMUM 70 TO 75 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ALZ065>069-011030- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0074.111001T1700Z-111001T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 634 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT...20 FOOT WINDS OVER 10 MPH...AND A KBDI DROUGHT INDEX OVER 500... * WIND...NORTH 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 22 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 25 TO 28 PERCENT. * KBDI...AROUND 550 TO 600. * 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. && $$ LAMERS
3 follow-up statements
166 WWUS82 KTAE 010852 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 452 AM EDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO EXPECTED 4 HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT COMBINED WITH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 10 MPH AND A KBDI INDEX GREATER THAN 75... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA FOR THE SAME REASONING... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COINCIDENT WITH WIDESPREAD DISPERSIONS GREATER THAN 75...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH...AND EVEN ERC READINGS OF 35 OR GREATER IN SOME LOCATIONS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SUNDAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE FOR THE SAME REASONING... .DISCUSSION...WITH THE INFLUX OF MUCH DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION THIS WEEKEND...FIRE WX CONCERNS ARE CERTAINLY TAKING NEW PRECEDENCE. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT ONLY GEORGIA WILL ESCAPE ANY RED FLAG WARNINGS OR FIRE WX WATCHES...AS THOUGH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY DROP TO...OUR JUST BELOW 30 PERCENT IN MANY AREAS...IT APPEARS UNLIKELY THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL REACH 20 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL REACH 25 MPH. OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...WILL GO WITH A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON AS IT APPEARS THAT THE OVERALL MINIMUM CRITERIA WILL LIKELY JUST BE MET...AND WILL HOIST A FIRE WX WATCH FOR SUNDAY AS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY SIMILAR. ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...THE CASE APPEARS TO BE THE MOST CLEAR OF THE ENTIRE CWA... AS MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD DROP WELL BELOW 35 PERCENT EACH DAY AND DISPERSION INDICES SHOULD BE WELL ABOVE 75. EVEN THE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY REACH 15 MPH...SO SEE LITTLE REASON NOT TO GO WITH RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR EACH DAY. FURTHERMORE...WITH THE DRY AIR REMAINING IN PLACE FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK...FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL NEED TO BE REMAIN CLOSELY MONITORED FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. FLZ007>016-018-019-026-028-029-034-108-112-114-115-118-128-134- 020000- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0074.111001T1700Z-111002T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0093.111002T1600Z-111003T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KTAE.FW.W.0092.111001T1800Z-111002T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-INLAND JEFFERSON- MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON- COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON- COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- 452 AM EDT SAT OCT 1 2011 /352 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011/ ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 007...008...009...010...011...012...013...014...015... 016...018...019...026...028...029...034...108...112...114...115... 118...128 AND 134... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 007...008... 009...010...011...012...013...014...015...016...018...019...026... 028...029...034...108...112...114...115...118...128 AND 134... 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 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SUNDAY. * WIND...NORTH 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 26 TO 34 PERCENT TODAY AND 23 TO 32 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A DURATION OF ABOUT 5-6 HOURS TODAY AND 7-8 HOURS ON SUNDAY. * DISPERSION...MAXIMUM 85 TO 105 EACH AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ FLZ017-027-127-020000- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0093.111002T1600Z-111003T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0092.111001T1800Z-111002T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA- 452 AM EDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 017...027 AND 127... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 017...027 AND 127... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. * WIND...NORTH 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 26 TO 34 PERCENT TODAY AND 23 TO 32 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A DURATION OF ABOUT 5-6 HOURS TODAY AND 7-8 HOURS ON SUNDAY. * ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT...35 TODAY AND LIKELY HIGHER ON SUNDAY. * DISPERSION...MAXIMUM 85 TO 105 EACH AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ ALZ065>069-020000- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0074.111001T1700Z-111001T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0075.111002T1900Z-111002T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KTAE.FW.W.0092.111001T1800Z-111001T2200Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 352 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 065...066... 067...068 AND 069... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 065...066...067...068 AND 069... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 25 TO 28 PERCENT. * KBDI...AROUND 550 TO 600. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ 17-GOULD
103 WWUS82 KTAE 011948 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 348 PM EDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT COMBINED WITH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 10 MPH AND A KBDI INDEX GREATER THAN 500... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA FOR THE SAME REASONING... ...A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COINCIDENT WITH WIDESPREAD DISPERSIONS GREATER THAN 75...AS WELL AS 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH...AND EVEN ERC READINGS OF 35 OR GREATER IN SOME LOCATIONS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SUNDAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COINCIDENT WITH WIDESPREAD DISPERSIONS GREATER THAN 75...AND ERC READINGS OF 35 OR GREATER IN SOME LOCATIONS... .DISCUSSION...THE DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH RED FLAG CRITERIA POSSIBLE FOR ALL FLORIDA ZONES SUNDAY DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RH...HIGH DISPERSION AND HIGH ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENTS IN A FEW ZONES. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALABAMA ON SUNDAY IS BEING UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING. ALZ065>069-020000- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0075.111002T1900Z-111002T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KTAE.FW.W.0093.111002T1900Z-111002T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0092.000000T0000Z-111001T2200Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 248 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 065...066... 067...068 AND 069... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 065...066...067...068 AND 069... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 25 TO 28 PERCENT. * KBDI...AROUND 550 TO 600. * 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. && $$ FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-020000- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0092.000000T0000Z-111002T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0093.111002T1600Z-111003T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON- MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE- 348 PM EDT SAT OCT 1 2011 /248 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 007...008...009...010...011... 012...013...014...015...016...017...018...019...026...027...028... 029...034...108...112...114...115...118...127...128 AND 134... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 007...008...009... 010...011...012...013...014...015...016...017...018...019...026... 027...028...029...034...108...112...114...115...118...127...128 AND 134... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. * WIND...NORTH 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 26 TO 34 PERCENT TODAY AND 23 TO 32 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A DURATION OF ABOUT 5-6 HOURS TODAY AND 7-8 HOURS ON SUNDAY. * ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT...35 TODAY AND LIKELY HIGHER ON SUNDAY. * DISPERSION...MAXIMUM 85 TO 105 EACH AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ BARRY
274 WWUS82 KTAE 020011 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 811 PM EDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT COMBINED WITH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 10 MPH AND A KBDI INDEX GREATER THAN 500... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SUNDAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COINCIDENT WITH DISPERSIONS GREATER THAN 75...AND ERC READINGS OF 35 OR GREATER IN SOME LOCATIONS... .DISCUSSION...THE DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH RED FLAG CRITERIA POSSIBLE FOR ALL OF OUR FLORIDA AND ALABAMA ZONES ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-021100- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0092.000000T0000Z-111002T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0093.111002T1600Z-111003T0000Z/ 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- 811 PM EDT SAT OCT 1 2011 /711 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SUNDAY... * WIND...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 23 TO 32 PERCENT WITH A 7 TO 8 HOUR DURATION OF VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT POSSIBLE. * ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT...35 OR HIGHER LIKELY ACROSS LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES. * DISPERSION...75 OR HIGHER. * 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. && $$ ALZ065>069-021100- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0093.111002T1900Z-111002T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 711 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY... * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 25 TO 28 PERCENT. * WIND...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH. * KBDI...AROUND 550 TO 600. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ DVD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 8:41 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 40 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.