Alert archive / Maine / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this red flag warning at Mar 27, 2012, 3:45 AM EDT. It took effect at Mar 27, 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
- Mar 27, 2012, 3:45 AM EDT (07:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 27, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2012, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
831 WWUS81 KCAR 270745 RFWCAR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 345 AM EDT TUE MAR 27 2012 MEZ005-006-011-015>017-029>032-271545- /O.UPG.KCAR.FW.A.0002.120327T1500Z-120327T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.FW.W.0003.120327T1500Z-120327T2300Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 345 AM EDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR EAST CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...EAST CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...MID MORNING TUESDAY INTO EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT COULD LEAD TO RAPID SPREAD OF MOSTLY GROUND WILDFIRES IF IGNITION OF FINE FUELS WERE TO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. 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 WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ MCB
3 follow-up statements
902 WWUS81 KCAR 271354 RFWCAR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 954 AM EDT TUE MAR 27 2012 MEZ005-006-011-015>017-029>032-272300- /O.CON.KCAR.FW.W.0003.120327T1500Z-120327T2300Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 954 AM EDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE... * AFFECTED AREA...EAST CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...MID MORNING TUESDAY INTO EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT COULD LEAD TO RAPID SPREAD OF MOSTLY GROUND WILDFIRES IF IGNITION OF FINE FUELS WERE TO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ VJN
196 WWUS81 KCAR 271919 RFWCAR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 319 PM EDT TUE MAR 27 2012 MEZ005-006-011-015>017-029>032-272300- /O.CON.KCAR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120327T2300Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 319 PM EDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE... * AFFECTED AREA...EAST CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...INTO EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT COULD LEAD TO RAPID SPREAD OF MOSTLY GROUND WILDFIRES IF IGNITION OF FINE FUELS WERE TO OCCUR. 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 WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ VJN
567 WWUS81 KCAR 272245 RFWCAR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 645 PM EDT TUE MAR 27 2012 MEZ005-006-011-015>017-029>032-272345- /O.CAN.KCAR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120327T2300Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 645 PM EDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION SINCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE. $$ OKULSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 6:25 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 7 hr |
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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.