Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 2, 2012, 2:26 PM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 3, 2012, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 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, 2:26 PM EST (19:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2012, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Lake County, FL, Okeechobee County, FL, Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:26 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
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 885 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
326 WWUS82 KMLB 021926 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 226 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR BEHIND A WINTER SEASON COLD FRONT... FLZ041-044>046-053-141-144-030000- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0002.120103T1600Z-120104T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0002.120103T1500Z-120104T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T0000Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA- COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE- 226 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA... INLAND VOLUSIA... NORTHERN LAKE... ORANGE... SEMINOLE... OSCEOLA... COASTAL VOLUSIA... SOUTHERN LAKE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH AND WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES. * HUMIDITY...VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. && $$ FLZ047-054-058-059-064-147-030000- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0002.120103T1600Z-120104T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0002.120103T1500Z-120104T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- NORTHERN BREVARD- 226 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA... SOUTHERN BREVARD... INDIAN RIVER... OKEECHOBEE... ST. LUCIE... MARTIN... NORTHERN BREVARD. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY AT TIMES. * HUMIDITY...VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. && $$ 67
2 follow-up statements
593 WWUS82 KMLB 030355 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1055 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR BEHIND A WINTER SEASON COLD FRONT... FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-040000- /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0002.120103T1500Z-120104T0000Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA- SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD- 1055 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA... INLAND VOLUSIA... NORTHERN LAKE... ORANGE... SEMINOLE... SOUTHERN BREVARD... OSCEOLA... INDIAN RIVER... OKEECHOBEE... ST. LUCIE... MARTIN... COASTAL VOLUSIA... SOUTHERN LAKE... NORTHERN BREVARD. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY AT TIMES. * HUMIDITY...VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. && $$ SEDLOCK
808 WWUS82 KMLB 031739 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1239 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR BEHIND A WINTER SEASON COLD FRONT... FLZ041-044>046-053-141-144-041000- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0003.120104T1600Z-120104T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA- COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE- 1239 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ALL ZONES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR INLAND ZONES AND VOLUSIA COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA... INLAND VOLUSIA... NORTHERN LAKE... ORANGE... SEMINOLE... OSCEOLA... COASTAL VOLUSIA... SOUTHERN LAKE. * WIND....WINDS GUSTS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY. * HUMIDITY...VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT FROM THE LATE MORNING AND DURING THE AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 24 AND 72 HOURS. && $$ FLZ047-054-058-059-064-147-040000- /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- NORTHERN BREVARD- 1239 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ALL ZONES... * AFFECTED AREA... SOUTHERN BREVARD... INDIAN RIVER... OKEECHOBEE... ST. LUCIE... MARTIN... NORTHERN BREVARD. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT DURING THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 3:42 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 30 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:06 AM EST | Freeze Watch | MLB | Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 24 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:06 AM EST | Freeze Warning | MLB | Lake, Volusia | 28 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:06 AM EST | Hard Freeze Watch | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 24 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:10 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 15 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:37 AM EST | Gale Warning | MLB | 35 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Florida, 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.