Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this red flag warning at Mar 4, 2012, 2:59 AM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Mar 4, 2012, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 6 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
- Mar 4, 2012, 2:59 AM EST (07:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2012, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Lake County, FL, Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:02 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
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1254 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
392 WWUS82 KMLB 040759 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 259 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 FLZ041-044>047-053-141-144-147-041600- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0008.120304T1700Z-120305T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0007.120304T1800Z-120305T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0009.120305T1600Z-120305T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD- 259 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED...FOR MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...VOLUSIA...LAKE...ORANGE...SEMINOLE...BREVARD... AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH MONDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO BETWEEN 30 AND 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND THE FRONT. ON MONDAY...A LONG DURATION OF CRITICAL RH VALUES OF 5 TO 7 HOURS WITH MIN RH AROUND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ FLZ054-058-059-064-041600- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0009.120305T1600Z-120305T2300Z/ INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- 259 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA... INDIAN RIVER... OKEECHOBEE... ST. LUCIE... MARTIN COUNTIES. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 5 TO 7 HOURS WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY NEAR 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED DRY CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO WILDFIRE STARTS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 24 AND 72 HOURS. && $$ SPRATT
2 follow-up statements
657 WWUS82 KMLB 041610 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1110 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 FLZ041-044>047-053-141-144-147-050015- /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0007.120304T1800Z-120305T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0009.120305T1600Z-120305T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD- 1110 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED...FOR MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...VOLUSIA...LAKE...ORANGE...SEMINOLE...BREVARD... AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH MONDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO BETWEEN 30 AND 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND THE FRONT. ON MONDAY...A LONG DURATION OF CRITICAL RH VALUES OF 5 TO 7 HOURS WITH MIN RH AROUND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ FLZ054-058-059-064-050015- /O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0009.120305T1600Z-120305T2300Z/ INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- 1110 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA... INDIAN RIVER... OKEECHOBEE... ST. LUCIE... MARTIN. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 5 TO 7 HOURS WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY NEAR 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED DRY CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO WILDFIRE STARTS.OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 24 AND 72 HOURS. && $$
605 WWUS82 KMLB 050017 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 717 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 FLZ041-044>047-053-141-144-147-051030- /O.EXP.KMLB.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0009.120305T1600Z-120305T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD- 717 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...INLAND VOLUSIA...NORTHERN LAKE...ORANGE... SEMINOLE...SOUTHERN BREVARD...OSCEOLA...COASTAL VOLUSIA... SOUTHERN LAKE...NORTHERN BREVARD. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH. * HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 5 TO 7 HOURS WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY NEAR 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED DRY CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO WILDFIRE STARTS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ FLZ054-058-059-064-051030- /O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0009.120305T1600Z-120305T2300Z/ INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- 717 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA... INDIAN RIVER...OKEECHOBEE...ST. LUCIE... MARTIN. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH. * HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 5 TO 7 HOURS WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY NEAR 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED DRY CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO WILDFIRE STARTS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 24 AND 72 HOURS. && $$ SEDLOCK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2:40 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 14 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:59 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 24 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:20 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 85 min |
| Mar 4, 5:26 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 2 hr | |
| Mar 4, 5:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake, Seminole, Volusia | 54 min |
| Mar 4, 5:37 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 83 min | |
| Mar 4, 5:39 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Volusia | 18 min |
| Mar 4, 5:59 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Volusia | 31 min |
| Mar 4, 6:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Orange, Osceola, Seminole | 86 min |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 2 hr | |
| Mar 4, 7:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River, Okeechobee | 46 min |
| Mar 4, 7:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard, Indian River | 46 min |
| Mar 4, 8:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 93 min |
| Mar 4, 8:58 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 107 min |
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.