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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Honolulu, HI

September 10, 2012

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this red flag warning at Sep 10, 2012, 5:27 AM HST. It took effect at Sep 10, 2012, 6:00 AM HST. It was in force for 9 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 10, 2012, 5:27 AM HST (15:27 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 10, 2012, 6:00 AM HST
Expired: Sep 10, 2012, 3:19 PM HST
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Honolulu, HI

The text

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

993 
WWHW80 PHFO 101527
RFWHFO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
527 AM HST MON SEP 10 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR ALL ISLANDS...

.STRONG TRADE WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE ELEVATED FIRE
DANGER TODAY FOR MAINLY LEEWARD AREAS.

HIZ001-003-005-006-013-014-016-018-021-023-026-102330-
/O.NEW.PHFO.FW.W.0003.120910T1600Z-120911T0400Z/
NIIHAU-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-
MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-KAHOOLAWE-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-
LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-KOHALA-
527 AM HST MON SEP 10 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 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 UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...MAINLY LEEWARD AREAS OF NIIHAU...KAUAI...
  OAHU... MOLOKAI...LANAI...KAHOOLAWE...MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND.

* WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 45 PERCENT.

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM HST.

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.

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

628 
WWHW80 PHFO 110119
RFWHFO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
319 PM HST MON SEP 10 2012


HIZ001-003-005-006-013-014-016-018-021-023-026-110230-
/O.CAN.PHFO.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120911T0400Z/
NIIHAU-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-
MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-KAHOOLAWE-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-
LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-KOHALA-
319 PM HST MON SEP 10 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING. 

RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS BEGINNING TO REBOUND AFTER PEAK AFTERNOON
HEATING WITHOUT DECREASING BELOW RED FLAG WARNING THRESHOLD. THE
RED FLAG WARNING IS THEREFORE CANCELLED.

$$
POWELL

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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.