Alert archive / Virginia / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this red flag warning at Apr 7, 2012, 9:05 PM EDT for 8 counties in West Virginia; 11 counties in Maryland; 20 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Apr 8, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Apr 7, 2012, 9:05 PM EDT (01:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2012, 8:19 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
All 39 counties
Allegany County, MD, Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Carroll County, MD, Charles County, MD, City of Baltimore, MD, Frederick County, MD, Prince George's County, MD, Saint Mary's County, MD, Washington County, MD, Arlington County, VA, Augusta County, VA, City of Alexandria, VA, City of Falls Church, VA, City of Harrisonburg, VA, City of Staunton, VA, City of Winchester, VA, Clarke County, VA, Culpeper County, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Fauquier County, VA, Frederick County, VA, Greene County, VA, Highland County, VA, Madison County, VA, Page County, VA, Rappahannock County, VA, Rockingham County, VA, Shenandoah County, VA, Warren County, VA, Berkeley County, WV, Grant County, WV, Hampshire County, WV, Hardy County, WV, Jefferson County, WV, Mineral County, WV, Morgan County, WV, Pendleton County, WV
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:05 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
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 232 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3678 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
213 WWUS81 KLWX 080105 RFWLWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 905 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-502-VAZ025>031-038>040-042- 051>054-501-502-504-WVZ050>053-055-502-504-506-080930- /O.UPG.KLWX.FW.A.0003.120408T1400Z-120409T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.FW.W.0002.120408T1600Z-120409T0000Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA- ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-GREENE- MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-CULPEPER- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY- JEFFERSON-HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON- 905 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF MARYLAND WEST OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE...AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * FUEL MOISTURE...5 TO 6 PERCENT. 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. && $$ GMS/SMZ
4 follow-up statements
463 WWUS81 KLWX 080512 RFWLWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 112 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 MDZ016>018-501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-081315- /O.EXA.KLWX.FW.W.0002.120408T1600Z-120409T0000Z/ CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY- WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- 112 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOWER SOUTHERN MARYLAND AND THE WESTERN RIDGES OF THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * FUEL MOISTURE...3 TO 6 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-502-VAZ025>031-038>040-042- 051>054-501-502-504-WVZ050>053-055-502-504-506-081315- /O.CON.KLWX.FW.W.0002.120408T1600Z-120409T0000Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA- ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-GREENE- MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-CULPEPER- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY- JEFFERSON-HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON- 112 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF MARYLAND WEST OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY..THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA... * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * FUEL MOISTURE...3 TO 6 PERCENT. 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. && $$
926 WWUS81 KLWX 080728 RFWLWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 328 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-502-VAZ025>031-038>040- 042-051>054-501-502-504-WVZ050>053-055-502-504-506-081530- /O.NEW.KLWX.FW.A.0004.120409T1400Z-120410T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.FW.W.0002.120408T1600Z-120409T0000Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT- CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH- FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK- LOUDOUN-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY- JEFFERSON-HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON- 328 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREAS... NORTHERN VIRGINIA...THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND MOST OF MARYLAND... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND AGAIN LATE MONDAY MORNING INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS MONDAY WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * FUEL MOISTURE...3 TO 6 PERCENT. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-081530- /O.CON.KLWX.FW.W.0002.120408T1600Z-120409T0000Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- 328 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS... * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * FUEL MOISTURE...3 TO 6 PERCENT. 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. && $$ VAZ036-037-050-055>057-081530- /O.NEW.KLWX.FW.A.0004.120409T1400Z-120410T0000Z/ NELSON-ALBEMARLE-ORANGE-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-KING GEORGE- 328 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THE VIRGINIA PIEDMONT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY... 20 TO 30 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * FUEL MOISTURE...3 TO 6 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
885 WWUS81 KLWX 081610 RFWLWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1210 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-502-VAZ025>031-038>040- 042-051>054-501-502-504-WVZ050>053-055-502-504-506-090015- /O.CON.KLWX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120409T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.FW.A.0004.120409T1400Z-120410T0000Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT- CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH- FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK- LOUDOUN-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY- JEFFERSON-HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON- 1210 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREAS...NORTHERN VIRGINIA...THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND MOST OF MARYLAND... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... AND AGAIN LATE MONDAY MORNING INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS MONDAY WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * FUEL MOISTURE...3 TO 6 PERCENT. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-090000- /O.CON.KLWX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120409T0000Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- 1210 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS... * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * FUEL MOISTURE...3 TO 6 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ VAZ036-037-050-055>057-090015- /O.CON.KLWX.FW.A.0004.120409T1400Z-120410T0000Z/ NELSON-ALBEMARLE-ORANGE-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-KING GEORGE- 1210 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THE VIRGINIA PIEDMONT... * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * FUEL MOISTURE...3 TO 6 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
732 WWUS81 KLWX 090019 RFWLWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 819 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-502-VAZ025>031-038>040- 042-051>054-501-502-504-090900- /O.CAN.KLWX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120409T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KLWX.FW.A.0004.120409T1400Z-120410T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.FW.W.0003.120409T1500Z-120410T0000Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT- CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH- FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK- LOUDOUN-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-EASTERN HIGHLAND- 819 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND MUCH OF MARYLAND WEST OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR MONDAY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT. THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT ON SUNDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...HAVING BEEN REPLACED WITH A RED FLAG WARNING. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * FUEL MOISTURE...4 TO 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE DANGER IS ELEVATED DUE TO DRY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. THE POTENTIAL WILL BE HIGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR RAPID SPREAD OF ANY UNCONTROLLED BRUSH OR WILDLAND FIRES. 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. OUTDOOR BURNING ON MONDAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. && $$ WVZ050>053-055-502-504-506-090900- /O.CAN.KLWX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120409T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KLWX.FW.A.0004.120409T1500Z-120410T0000Z/ HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-EASTERN GRANT- EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON- 819 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT ON SUNDAY FOR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HUMIDITY...25 TO 35 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * FUEL MOISTURE...5 TO 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE DANGER MAY BE ELEVATED DUE TO DRY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. THE POTENTIAL MAY BE HIGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR RAPID SPREAD OF ANY UNCONTROLLED BRUSH OR WILDLAND FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. OUTDOOR BURNING ON MONDAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. && $$ MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-090130- /O.CAN.KLWX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120409T0000Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- 819 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. $$ VAZ036-037-050-055>057-090900- /O.UPG.KLWX.FW.A.0004.120409T1400Z-120410T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.FW.W.0003.120409T1500Z-120410T0000Z/ NELSON-ALBEMARLE-ORANGE-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-KING GEORGE- 819 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL FOOTHILLS AND NORTHERN PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * FUEL MOISTURE...4 TO 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE DANGER IS ELEVATED DUE TO DRY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. THE POTENTIAL WILL BE HIGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR RAPID SPREAD OF ANY UNCONTROLLED BRUSH OR WILDLAND FIRES. 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. OUTDOOR BURNING ON MONDAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. && $$ SMZ/JRK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 3:28 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:33 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 37 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Virginia, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Maryland, 2012Red Flag Warnings in West Virginia, 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.