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Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this red flag warning at Dec 11, 2012, 3:41 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
- Dec 11, 2012, 3:41 AM HST (13:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2012, 3:19 PM HST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Honolulu, HI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
046 WWHW80 PHFO 111341 RFWHFO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 341 AM HST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LEEWARD AREAS DUE TO STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .PREVAILING HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP STRONG WINDS AND A DRIER THAN NORMAL AIRMASS ACROSS THE AREA WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS DEVELOPING OVER LEEWARD AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. HIZ001-003-005-006-013-021-023-026-120400- /O.NEW.PHFO.FW.W.0007.121211T1341Z-121212T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-KOHALA- 341 AM HST TUE DEC 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...MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 40 PERCENT. * TIMING...THIS 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
910 WWHW80 PHFO 111855 RFWHFO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 855 AM HST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LEEWARD AREAS DUE TO STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .PREVAILING HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP STRONG WINDS AND A DRIER THAN NORMAL AIRMASS ACROSS THE AREA WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS DEVELOPING OVER LEEWARD AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO COVER MORE LEEWARD AREAS OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. HIZ007-009>011-014-015-018-019-024-120400- /O.EXA.PHFO.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121212T0400Z/ OAHU NORTH SHORE-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- SOUTH BIG ISLAND- 855 AM HST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MAINLY LEEWARD AREAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...LEEWARD AREAS OF OAHU...LANAI...MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 45 PERCENT. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A RED FLAG WARNING DOES NOT PREDICT NEW FIRE STARTS. && $$ HIZ001-003-005-006-013-021-023-026-120400- /O.CON.PHFO.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121212T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-KOHALA- 855 AM HST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MAINLY LEEWARD AREAS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...MAINLY LEEWARD AREAS OF NIIHAU...KAUAI... OAHU... MOLOKAI...MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 45 PERCENT. * TIMING...THIS 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. && $$
792 WWHW80 PHFO 120119 RFWHFO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 319 PM HST TUE DEC 11 2012 HIZ001-003-005>007-009>011-013>015-018-019-021-023-024-026-120230- /O.CAN.PHFO.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121212T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-MAUI LEEWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND- KOHALA- 319 PM HST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LEEWARD AREAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 7:14 PM HST | High Surf Advisory | HFO | Honolulu, Kalawao | 12 days |
| Dec 11, 10:26 AM HST | Wind Advisory | HFO | Hawaii, Kalawao | 8 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.