Alert archive / Indiana / Red Flag Warnings in 2012

Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Northern Indiana

June 27, 201221 counties in Indiana; 8 counties in Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this red flag warning at Jun 27, 2012, 2:16 PM EDT for 21 counties in Indiana; 8 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Jun 28, 2012, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 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
Jun 27, 2012, 2:16 PM EDT (18:16 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 28, 2012, 10:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jun 28, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
All 29 counties

Adams County, IN, Allen County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Cass County, IN, DeKalb County, IN, Elkhart County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Jay County, IN, LaGrange County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Miami County, IN, Noble County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN, Steuben County, IN, Wabash County, IN, Wells County, IN, White County, IN, Whitley County, IN, Allen County, OH, Defiance County, OH, Fulton County, OH, Henry County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Van Wert County, OH, Williams County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 224 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -34 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2110 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

676 
WWUS83 KIWX 271816
RFWIWX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
216 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER ON THURSDAY...

.VERY HOT TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 100S COMBINED WITH
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 20 PERCENT AND STRONG GUSTY WEST
WINDS WILL LEAD TO A CRITICAL FIRE DANGER RISK THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

INZ005>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-
024-025-280400-
/O.UPG.KIWX.FW.A.0001.120628T1400Z-120629T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.FW.W.0001.120628T1400Z-120629T0000Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-
FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-
DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
216 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 /116 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM
EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER FOR MUCH OF
NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
EDT /9 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 002 FULTON OH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 DEFIANCE...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 005 ELKHART...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 HENRY...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 006 LAGRANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 STEUBEN...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 NOBLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 DE KALB...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 STARKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PULASKI...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 MARSHALL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 FULTON 
  IN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 PAULDING...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 
  KOSCIUSKO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 PUTNAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  017 WHITLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 ALLEN IN...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 020 WHITE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 CASS IN...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 023 MIAMI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 WABASH...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 024 VAN WERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 HUNTINGTON...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 025 ALLEN OH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 026 WELLS...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 027 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 GRANT...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 033 BLACKFORD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 JAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING THURSDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...103 TO 107.

* LIGHTNING...NONE.

* IMPACTS...NEARLY ALL NORTHERN INDIANA COUNTIES REMAIN UNDER 
  BURN BANS DUE TO THE THREAT OF WILDFIRES. 

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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
037 
WWUS83 KIWX 280259
RFWIWX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1059 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER ON THURSDAY...

.VERY HOT TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 100S COMBINED WITH
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 20 PERCENT AND STRONG GUSTY WEST
WINDS WILL LEAD TO A CRITICAL FIRE DANGER RISK THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

INZ005>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-
024-025-281100-
/O.CON.KIWX.FW.W.0001.120628T1400Z-120629T0000Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-
FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-
DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
1059 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 /959 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/
TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER FOR MUCH
OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 002 FULTON OH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 DEFIANCE...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 005 ELKHART...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 HENRY...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 006 LAGRANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 STEUBEN...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 NOBLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 DE KALB...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 STARKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PULASKI...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 MARSHALL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 FULTON 
  IN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 PAULDING...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 
  KOSCIUSKO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 PUTNAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  017 WHITLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 ALLEN IN...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 020 WHITE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 CASS IN...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 023 MIAMI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 WABASH...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 024 VAN WERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 HUNTINGTON...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 025 ALLEN OH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 026 WELLS...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 027 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 GRANT...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 033 BLACKFORD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 JAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH DURING THE
  AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING THURSDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...103 TO 106.

* LIGHTNING...NONE.

* IMPACTS...NEARLY ALL NORTHERN INDIANA COUNTIES REMAIN UNDER 
  BURN BANS DUE TO THE THREAT OF WILDFIRES. 

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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
092 
WWUS83 KIWX 280757
RFWIWX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
357 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER ON THURSDAY...

.VERY HOT TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 100S COMBINED WITH
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 20 PERCENT AND STRONG GUSTY WEST
WINDS WILL LEAD TO A CRITICAL FIRE DANGER RISK THIS AFTERNOON.

INZ005>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-
024-025-281600-
/O.CON.KIWX.FW.W.0001.120628T1400Z-120629T0000Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-
FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-
DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
357 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 /257 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR CRITICAL
FIRE DANGER FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 002 FULTON OH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 DEFIANCE...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 005 ELKHART...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 HENRY...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 006 LAGRANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 STEUBEN...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 NOBLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 DE KALB...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 STARKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PULASKI...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 MARSHALL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 FULTON 
  IN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 PAULDING...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 
  KOSCIUSKO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 PUTNAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  017 WHITLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 ALLEN IN...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 020 WHITE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 CASS IN...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 023 MIAMI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 WABASH...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 024 VAN WERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 HUNTINGTON...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 025 ALLEN OH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 026 WELLS...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 027 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 GRANT...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 033 BLACKFORD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 JAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING THURSDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...102 TO 105.

* LIGHTNING...NONE.

* IMPACTS...MOST OF THE COUNTIES IN NORTHERN INDIANA ARE ALREADY
  UNDER BURN BANS DUE TO THE THREAT OF WILDFIRE SPREAD. 

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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
393 
WWUS83 KIWX 281538
RFWIWX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1138 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER ON THURSDAY...

.VERY HOT TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 100S COMBINED WITH
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 20 PERCENT AND STRONG GUSTY WEST
WINDS WILL LEAD TO A CRITICAL FIRE DANGER RISK THIS AFTERNOON.

INZ005>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-
024-025-290000-
/O.CON.KIWX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120629T0000Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-
FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-
DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
1138 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 /1038 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN
INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 002 FULTON OH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 DEFIANCE...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 005 ELKHART...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 HENRY...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 006 LAGRANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 STEUBEN...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 NOBLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 DE KALB...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 STARKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PULASKI...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 MARSHALL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 FULTON 
  IN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 PAULDING...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 
  KOSCIUSKO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 PUTNAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  017 WHITLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 ALLEN IN...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 020 WHITE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 CASS IN...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 023 MIAMI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 WABASH...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 024 VAN WERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 HUNTINGTON...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 025 ALLEN OH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 026 WELLS...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 027 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 GRANT...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 033 BLACKFORD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 JAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...102 TO 105.

* LIGHTNING...NONE.

* IMPACTS...MOST OF THE COUNTIES IN NORTHERN INDIANA ARE ALREADY 
  UNDER BURN BANS DUE TO THE THREAT OF WILDFIRE SPREAD. 

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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
577 
WWUS83 KIWX 281933
RFWIWX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
333 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER ON THURSDAY...

.VERY HOT TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 100S COMBINED WITH
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 20 PERCENT AND STRONG GUSTY WEST
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE CRITICAL FIRE DANGER RISK THIS AFTERNOON.

INZ005>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-
024-025-290000-
/O.CON.KIWX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120629T0000Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-
FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-
DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
333 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 /233 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN
INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 002 FULTON OH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 DEFIANCE...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 005 ELKHART...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 HENRY...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 006 LAGRANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 STEUBEN...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 NOBLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 DE KALB...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 STARKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PULASKI...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 MARSHALL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 FULTON 
  IN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 PAULDING...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 
  KOSCIUSKO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 PUTNAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  017 WHITLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 ALLEN IN...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 020 WHITE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 CASS IN...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 023 MIAMI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 WABASH...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 024 VAN WERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 HUNTINGTON...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 025 ALLEN OH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 026 WELLS...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 027 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 GRANT...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 033 BLACKFORD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 JAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...102 TO 105.

* LIGHTNING...NONE.

* IMPACTS...MOST OF THE COUNTIES IN NORTHERN INDIANA ARE ALREADY 
  UNDER BURN BANS DUE TO THE THREAT OF WILDFIRE SPREAD. 

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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
191 
WWUS83 KIWX 290010
RFWIWX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
810 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012

INZ005>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-
024-025-290115-
/O.EXP.KIWX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120629T0000Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-
FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-
DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
810 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 /710 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER FOR MUCH
OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO...


$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 4:35 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryIWXAdams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more39 hr
Jun 27, 1:53 PM EDTExcessive Heat WarningIWXAdams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Fulton and 12 more30 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Indiana, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Ohio, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.