Alert archive / Massachusetts / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this red flag warning at Apr 5, 2012, 4:05 AM EDT for 6 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Apr 5, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Apr 5, 2012, 4:05 AM EDT (08:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Worcester County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:09 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
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 1063 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 108 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
835 WWUS81 KBOX 050805 RFWBOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 405 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012 ...DRY WEATHER CONTINUES FOR ANOTHER DAY... .SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL HAVE ANOTHER DAY OF DRY AIR BUT WITH SOMEWHAT LESS GUSTY WINDS. MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-051615- /O.NEW.KBOX.FW.W.0005.120405T1500Z-120405T2300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 405 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN-CENTRAL-NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR PARTS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...HAMPDEN-HAMPSHIRE-FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WORCESTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...PARTS OF MIDDLESEX AND ESSEX COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 50S. * 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. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE AN ELEVATED FIRE SPREAD POTENTIAL. && $$
3 follow-up statements
673 WWUS81 KBOX 051603 RFWBOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1203 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 ...DRY WEATHER CONTINUES FOR ANOTHER DAY... .SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL HAVE ANOTHER DAY OF DRY AIR BUT WITH SOMEWHAT LESS GUSTY WINDS. MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-052300- /O.CON.KBOX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120405T2300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 1203 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN-CENTRAL-NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... * AFFECTED AREA...HAMPDEN-HAMPSHIRE-FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WORCESTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...PARTS OF MIDDLESEX AND ESSEX COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 50S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE AN ELEVATED FIRE SPREAD POTENTIAL. && $$
867 WWUS81 KBOX 051919 RFWBOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 319 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 ...DRY WEATHER CONTINUES INTO FRIDAY... MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-060330- /O.NEW.KBOX.FW.A.0005.120406T1500Z-120406T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120405T2300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 319 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN-CENTRAL-NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN-CENTRAL-NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MASSACHUSETTS...FRANKLIN...HAMPSHRE...HAMPDEN AND WORCESTER COUNTIES...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF MIDDLESEX AND ESSEX COUNTIES. CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING AND TOMORROW. * TIMING...THE RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS FOR LATE MORNING INTO THE EVENING FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 40S. * 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. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE AN ELEVATED FIRE SPREAD POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ DOODY
983 WWUS81 KBOX 052247 RFWBOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 647 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY... MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-060700- /O.EXP.KBOX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120405T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.FW.A.0005.120406T1500Z-120406T2300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 647 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN-CENTRAL-NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN-CENTRAL-NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MASSACHUSETTS...FRANKLIN...HAMPSHIRE...HAMPDEN AND WORCESTER COUNTIES...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF MIDDLESEX AND ESSEX COUNTIES. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * TIMING...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS FOR LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO EARLY IN THE EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONTINUED DRY WEATHER ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 3:19 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Apr 4, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 88 min |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Massachusetts, 2012Red Flag Warnings in New Hampshire, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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.