Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 2, 2012, 3:30 AM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 3, 2012, 10:00 AM EST. 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
- Jan 2, 2012, 3:30 AM EST (08:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2012, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2012, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
Counties Broward County, FL, Collier County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Monroe County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:27 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
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 1092 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
734 WWUS82 KMFL 020830 RFWMFL URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 330 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA TUESDAY... FLZ063-066>068-070>075-168-172>174-030000- /O.UPG.KMFL.FW.A.0001.120103T1400Z-120104T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.FW.W.0001.120103T1500Z-120103T2300Z/ GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-INLAND COLLIER- INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE- MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD- COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- 330 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND 20 FOOT WINDS FROM THE NORTH IN EXCESS OF 15 MPH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 063...066... 067...068..070...071...072...073...074...075...168...172...173 AND 174... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 063...066...067...068... 070...071...072...073...074...075...168...172...173 AND 174. * WIND...THE 20 FOOT WIND WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING. * HUMIDITY...A MUCH DRIER AIRMASS WILL ARRIVE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 20 TO 35 PERCENT ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
545 WWUS82 KMFL 021452 RFWMFL URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 952 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA TUESDAY... FLZ063-066>068-070>075-168-172>174-031000- /O.CON.KMFL.FW.W.0001.120103T1500Z-120103T2300Z/ GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-INLAND COLLIER- INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE- MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD- COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- 952 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND 20 FOOT WINDS FROM THE NORTH IN EXCESS OF 15 MPH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 063...066... 067...068...069...070...071...072...073...074... 075...168...172...173 AND 174... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 063...066...067...068... 069 ...070...071...072...073...074...075...168...172...173 AND 174. * WIND...THE 20 FOOT WIND WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING. * HUMIDITY...A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS WILL ARRIVE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 20 TO 35 PERCENT ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
954 WWUS82 KMFL 021746 RFWMFL URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1246 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA TUESDAY... FLZ069-031015- /O.EXB.KMFL.FW.W.0001.120103T1800Z-120103T2300Z/ COASTAL COLLIER- 1246 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND 20 FOOT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 15 MPH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069. * WIND...THE 20 FOOT WIND WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING. * HUMIDITY...A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS WILL ARRIVE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 20 TO 35 PERCENT ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ FLZ063-066>068-070>075-168-172>174-031015- /O.CON.KMFL.FW.W.0001.120103T1500Z-120103T2300Z/ GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-INLAND COLLIER- INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE- MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD- COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- 1246 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND 20 FOOT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 15 MPH FIRE WEATHER ZONES 063...066...067...068...070 ...071...072...073...074...075...168...172...173 AND 174... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 063...066...067...068... 070...071...072...073...074...075...168...172...173 AND 174. * WIND...THE 20 FOOT WIND WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING. * HUMIDITY...A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS WILL ARRIVE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 20 TO 35 PERCENT ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
098 WWUS82 KMFL 030000 RFWMFL URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 700 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA TUESDAY... FLZ069-031000- /O.EXT.KMFL.FW.W.0001.120103T1500Z-120103T2300Z/ COASTAL COLLIER- 700 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND 20 FOOT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 15 MPH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069. * WIND...THE 20 FOOT WIND WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING. * HUMIDITY...A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS WILL ARRIVE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 20 TO 35 PERCENT ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ FLZ063-066>068-070>075-168-172>174-031000- /O.CON.KMFL.FW.W.0001.120103T1500Z-120103T2300Z/ GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-INLAND COLLIER- INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE- MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD- COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- 700 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND 20 FOOT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 15 MPH FIRE WEATHER ZONES 063...066...067... 068...070...071...072...073...074...075...168...172...173 AND 174... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 063...066...067...068... 070...071...072...073...074...075...168...172...173 AND 174. * WIND...THE 20 FOOT WIND WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING. * HUMIDITY...A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS WILL ARRIVE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 20 TO 35 PERCENT ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
375 WWUS82 KMFL 030935 RFWMFL URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 435 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY... FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-032300- /O.CON.KMFL.FW.W.0001.120103T1500Z-120103T2300Z/ GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER- INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE- METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH- COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- 435 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND 20 FOOT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 15 MPH FIRE WEATHER ZONES 063... 066...067... 068...070...071...072...073...074...075...168... 172...173 AND 174... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 063...066...067...068... 070...071...072...073...074...075...168...172...173 AND 174. * WIND...20 FOOT WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS TODAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 20 TO 35 PERCENT ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 4:09 AM EST | Freeze Watch | MFL | Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach | 25 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:09 AM EST | Hard Freeze Watch | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 34 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:10 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MFL | Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Jan 2, 6:57 PM EST | Gale Warning | MFL | 21 hr | |
| Jan 2, 6:57 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 27 hr | |
| Jan 2, 6:57 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 27 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.