Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Miami, FL

Issued

Apr 15, 2012, 4:53 AM EDT (08:53 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 15, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT

Expired

Apr 15, 2012, 2:55 PM EDT

In force

115 min

Issued by

NWS Miami, FL

991 
WWUS82 KMFL 150853
RFWMFL

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
453 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2012

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THE EARLY EVENING PERIOD FOR MUCH OF THE INTERIOR AREAS FROM
GLADES TO COLLIER COUNTIES FOR EXPECTED RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW
35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH 20 FOOT WINDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH AND AN
ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT ABOVE 20...

.DISCUSSION...LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH BREEZY
EASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL LEAD TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE INLAND LOCATIONS EXTENDING SOUTH FROM GLADES TO COLLIER
COUNTY. ERC VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 THROUGH THIS PERIOD.
DISPERSIONS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN IN THE GENERALLY GOOD TO VERY
GOOD RANGE THROUGH THESE CRITICAL HOURS TODAY. FOR MONDAY...THE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE...HOWEVER...LONG DURATIONS OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON ALONG WITH ERC
VALUES AROUND 35 MAY LEAD TO ANOTHER PERIOD WITH RED FLAG
CONDITIONS OVER THIS SAME GENERAL AREA. INTERESTS ARE ENCOURAGED
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES REGARDING MONDAY.

FLZ063-066-070-160000-
/O.UPG.KMFL.FW.A.0003.120415T1700Z-120416T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.W.0006.120415T1700Z-120416T0000Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND COLLIER-
453 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING FOR EXPECTED RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT
COMBINED WITH 20 FOOT WINDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH AND AN ENERGY
RELEASE COMPONENT ABOVE 20 ...

* WIND...EAST-SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* HUMIDITY...30 TO 35 PERCENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON PERIOD FOR
  SEVERAL HOURS.

* ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT (ERC)...30 TO 35.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

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.

&&

$$

994 
WWUS82 KMFL 151632
RFWMFL

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1232 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

FLZ063-066-070-160000-
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.W.0006.120415T1700Z-120416T0000Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND COLLIER-
1232 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR EXPECTED RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH
20 FOOT WINDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH AND AN ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT
ABOVE 20...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 063, 066, AND 070.

* WIND...EAST-SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* HUMIDITY...30 TO 35 PERCENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON PERIOD FOR 
  SEVERAL HOURS.

* ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT (ERC)...30 TO 35.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS 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.

&&

$$

264 
WWUS82 KMFL 151855
RFWMFL

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
255 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN INTERIOR CANCELLED...

FLZ063-066-070-152000-
/O.CAN.KMFL.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120416T0000Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND COLLIER-
255 PM EDT SUN APR 15 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. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES HAVE NOT CLIMBED TO FORECAST
LEVELS AND THE DEW POINTS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA HAVE NOT
DECREASED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES REMAINING
MOSTLY ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. HOWEVER...A FEW ISOLATED AREAS
COULD STILL EXPERIENCE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR OR JUST BELOW
CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.



$$

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