Alert archive / Hawaii / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this red flag warning at Nov 14, 2012, 3:42 PM HST. It took effect at Nov 15, 2012, 12:00 PM HST. It was in force for 4 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
- Nov 14, 2012, 3:42 PM HST (01:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 15, 2012, 12:00 PM HST
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2012, 3:37 PM HST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Honolulu, HI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
020 WWHW80 PHFO 150142 RFWHFO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 342 PM HST WED NOV 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR MAINLY LEEWARD AREAS... .A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL BRING LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS TO THE STATE THURSDAY. COMBINED WITH STRONG AND GUSTY TRADE WINDS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIZ001>003-005>007-009>011-013>015-018-019-021-023-024-026-027- 150945- /O.UPG.PHFO.FW.A.0003.121115T2200Z-121116T0400Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.FW.W.0005.121115T2200Z-121116T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-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-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- 342 PM HST WED NOV 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM HST THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR 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 NOON TO 6 PM HST THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 40 TO 45 PERCENT. * TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
253 WWHW80 PHFO 151334 RFWHFO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 334 AM HST THU NOV 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR MAINLY LEEWARD AREAS... .THE AIR MASS WILL DRY OUT RAPIDLY AFTER MORNING SHOWERS TODAY... PRODUCING LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS THE STATE BY THIS AFTERNOON. COMBINED WITH STRONG AND GUSTY TRADE WINDS...THE LOW HUMIDITY AND PRE-EXISTING DRY FUEL CONDITIONS MAY PERMIT EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE...THOUGH LESS LIKELY...AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIZ001>003-005>007-009>011-013>015-018-019-021-023-024-026-027- 160400- /O.CON.PHFO.FW.W.0005.121115T2200Z-121116T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE- WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU- WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA- MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA- SOUTH BIG ISLAND-KOHALA-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- 334 AM HST THU NOV 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM HST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LEEWARD AREAS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...MAINLY LEEWARD AREAS OF NIIHAU...KAUAI... OAHU... MOLOKAI... LANAI...MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 45 PERCENT. * TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A RED FLAG WARNING DOES NOT PREDICT NEW FIRE STARTS. && $$
961 WWHW80 PHFO 160137 RFWHFO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 337 PM HST THU NOV 15 2012 HIZ001>003-005>007-009>011-013>015-018-019-021-023-024-026-027- 160245- /O.CAN.PHFO.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121116T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-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-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- 337 PM HST THU NOV 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LEEWARD AREAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. HIGH CLOUDS MOVING OVER THE STATE HAVE PREVENTED RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS FROM DROPPING TO RED FLAG LEVELS. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 3:33 AM HST | Wind Advisory | HFO | Hawaii, Kalawao | 36 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.