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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Gray, ME

April 3, 2012

NWS Gray, ME issued this red flag warning at Apr 3, 2012, 3:02 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 3, 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 3, 2012, 3:02 AM EDT (07:02 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 3, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

124 
WWUS81 KGYX 030702
RFWGYX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
302 AM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL BUT FAR NORTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...

NHZ001-002-030815-
/O.CAN.KGYX.FW.A.0003.120403T1400Z-120403T2300Z/
NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-
302 AM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR COOS COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH. 

WHILE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS.

$$

NHZ003>010-013-014-031630-
/O.UPG.KGYX.FW.A.0003.120403T1400Z-120403T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KGYX.FW.W.0003.120403T1500Z-120403T2300Z/
NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-
SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-
INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
302 AM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...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 THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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...NEW HAMPSHIRE...FROM THE WHITE MOUNTAINS SOUTH.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TIMING...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
  WILL BE AT ITS MOST DANGEROUS FROM MIDDAY THROUGH SUNSET.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...MID 50S TO AROUND 60.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
  HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH
  CONDITIONS. 

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 DANGEROUS FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
271 
WWUS81 KGYX 031301
RFWGYX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
901 AM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL BUT FAR NORTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...

NHZ003>010-013-014-032300-
/O.CON.KGYX.FW.W.0003.120403T1500Z-120403T2300Z/
NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-
SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-
INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
901 AM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...NEW HAMPSHIRE...FROM THE WHITE MOUNTAINS SOUTH.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY'S 
  WILL BE AT ITS MOST DANGEROUS FROM MIDDAY THROUGH SUNSET. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...MID 50S TO AROUND 60.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH 
  CONDITIONS. 

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 DANGEROUS FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

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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.