Alert archive / Hawaii / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this red flag warning at Sep 4, 2012, 3:42 AM HST. It took effect at Sep 4, 2012, 10:00 AM HST. 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 4, 2012, 3:42 AM HST (13:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 4, 2012, 10:00 AM HST
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2012, 3:46 PM HST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Honolulu, HI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
372 WWHW80 PHFO 041342 RFWHFO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 342 AM HST TUE SEP 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR ALL ISLANDS... .STRONG TRADE WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TODAY FOR MAINLY LEEWARD AREAS. HIZ001-003-005>007-009>011-013>015-018-019-021-023-024-026-050400- /O.UPG.PHFO.FW.A.0002.120904T2000Z-120905T0400Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.FW.W.0002.120904T2000Z-120905T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-MAUI LEEWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND- KOHALA- 342 AM HST TUE SEP 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM HST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MAINLY LEEWARD AREAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...MAINLY LEEWARD AREAS OF NIIHAU...KAUAI... OAHU... MOLOKAI...LANAI...MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 40 PERCENT. * TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY. 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 RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A RED FLAG WARNING DOES NOT PREDICT NEW FIRE STARTS. && $$ DONALDSON
1 follow-up statement
116 WWHW80 PHFO 050146 RFWHFO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 346 PM HST TUE SEP 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELLED FOR LEEWARD AREAS... .TRADE WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY HOWEVER SUSTAINED WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS WEDNESDAY. HIZ001-003-005>007-009>011-013>015-018-019-021-023-024-026-050300- /O.CAN.PHFO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120905T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-MAUI LEEWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND- KOHALA- 346 PM HST TUE SEP 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ DEJESUS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 8:24 PM HST | Fire Weather Watch | HFO | 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.