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Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this red flag warning at Apr 13, 2012, 5:28 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 13, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for . 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 13, 2012, 5:28 AM EDT (09:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
402 WWUS82 KMFL 130928 RFWMFL URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 528 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY ACROSS GLADES...HENDRY AND COLLIER COUNTIES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND AN ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT AROUND 35 EXPECTED... .DISCUSSION... LONG DURATIONS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING BELOW THE CRITICAL LEVEL OF 35 PERCENT WILL BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON FROM GLADES TO COLLIER COUNTY. THIS COMBINED WITH AN ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT AROUND 35 WILL LEAD TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS TODAY. DISPERSIONS WILL REMAIN IN THE POOR TO FAIR RANGE THROUGH THIS TIME. ON SATURDAY...INCREASING MOISTURE AND RAINFALL CHANCES SPREADING WEST OVER THE AREA WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. HOWEVER...PLENTY OF DRY AIR WILL SPREAD BACK ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA SUNDAY...WHICH WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED OVER IN LATER FORECASTS. DISPERSIONS ON SUNDAY WILL INCREASE INTO THE GENERALLY GOOD RANGE WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS EXPECTED. FLZ063-066-070-132300- /O.NEW.KMFL.FW.W.0005.120413T1700Z-120413T2300Z/ GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND COLLIER- 528 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND AN ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT AROUND 35 EXPECTED... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 063...066 AND 070. * WIND...20 FOOT WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...28 TO 34 PERCENT * ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT (ERC)...33 TO 35 * 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. && $$ 85-GIBBS
1 follow-up statement
257 WWUS82 KMFL 131700 RFWMFL URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 100 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...... FLZ063-066-070-131800- /O.CAN.KMFL.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120413T2300Z/ GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND COLLIER- 100 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 063...066 AND 070... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. DEW POINT TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA HAVE NOT DECREASED TO EXPECTED VALUES AND THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO APPROACH OR GO BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS. THEREFORE..THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 11:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 24 min |
| Apr 13, 12:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 30 min |
| Apr 13, 12:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 44 min |
| Apr 13, 1:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward | 115 min |
| Apr 13, 1:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 28 min |
| Apr 13, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 28 min |
| Apr 13, 3:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:42 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 48 hr | |
| Apr 13, 7:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 44 min |
| Apr 13, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 25 min |
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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.