Alert archive / New York / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Burlington, VT
NWS Burlington, VT issued this red flag warning at Apr 6, 2012, 3:06 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 6, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 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 6, 2012, 3:06 AM EDT (07:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2012, 7:52 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Burlington, VT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
163 WWUS81 KBTV 060706 RFWBTV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 306 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-061730- /O.UPG.KBTV.FW.A.0003.120406T1700Z-120407T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBTV.FW.W.0004.120406T1700Z-120407T0000Z/ NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE- CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND- WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- EASTERN RUTLAND- 306 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT...AND NORTHERN NEW YORK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHERN NEW YORK AND MOST OF VERMONT. * TIMING...FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...18 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS 44 TO 51. * IMPACTS...VERY DRY FUELS EXIST ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY. GIVEN THE EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES THAT DO OCCUR TODAY WILL LIKELY SPREAD QUICKLY...BURN INTENSELY...AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. 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...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$ JMG
2 follow-up statements
055 WWUS81 KBTV 061646 RFWBTV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 1246 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-070000- /O.CON.KBTV.FW.W.0004.120406T1700Z-120407T0000Z/ NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE- CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND- WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- EASTERN RUTLAND- 1246 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT...AND NORTHERN NEW YORK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE RED FLAG WARNING...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHERN NEW YORK AND MOST OF VERMONT. * TIMING...FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 40S. * IMPACTS...VERY DRY FUELS EXIST ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY. GIVEN THE EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES THAT DO OCCUR TODAY WILL LIKELY SPREAD QUICKLY...BURN INTENSELY...AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$ NEILES/KGM
223 WWUS81 KBTV 062352 RFWBTV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 752 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-070100- /O.CAN.KBTV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120407T0000Z/ NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE- CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND- WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- EASTERN RUTLAND- 752 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK AND CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT. DIMINISHING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL EASE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY OVERNIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL STEADILY CLIMB WITH RECOVERY TO ABOVE 60 PERCENT FOR MOST AREAS TOWARD DAYBREAK SATURDAY. $$ BANACOS
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in New York, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Vermont, 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.