Alert archive / Hawaii / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this red flag warning at Sep 11, 2012, 3:35 AM HST. It was in force for 12 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 11, 2012, 3:35 AM HST (13:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 11, 2012, 3:45 PM HST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Honolulu, HI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
603 WWHW80 PHFO 111335 RFWHFO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 335 AM HST TUE SEP 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR ALL ISLANDS... HIZ001-003-005>007-009>011-013>016-018-019-021-023-024-026-112145- /O.NEW.PHFO.FW.W.0004.120911T1335Z-120912T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-KAHOOLAWE- MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA- SOUTH BIG ISLAND-KOHALA- 335 AM HST TUE SEP 11 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 THIS EVENING. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
298 WWHW80 PHFO 120145 RFWHFO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 345 PM HST TUE SEP 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELLED... .TRADE WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY ON WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...SUSTAINED WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS. HIZ001-003-005>007-009>011-013>016-018-019-021-023-024-026-120245- /O.CAN.PHFO.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120912T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-KAHOOLAWE- MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA- SOUTH BIG ISLAND-KOHALA- 345 PM HST TUE SEP 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MAINLY LEEWARD AREAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REBOUND AFTER PEAK AFTERNOON HEATING...AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW THE RED FLAG WARNING THRESHOLD ON WEDNESDAY. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ BRAVENDER
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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.