Alert archive / Montana / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 23, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this red flag warning at Sep 30, 2012, 11:15 AM MDT for 5 counties in Montana. It took effect at Oct 1, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2012, 11:15 AM MDT (17:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 1, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2012, 10:25 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Flathead County, MT, Glacier County, MT, Lake County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:17 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 7:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 86 | 13 Wsw Saint Mary, MT | 86 MPH WIND GUST AT LOGAN PASS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 1879 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
299 WWUS85 KMSO 301715 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1115 AM MDT SUN SEP 30 2012 MTZ105-011200- /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0023.121001T1800Z-121002T0600Z/ FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK- 1115 AM MDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS ON THE RIDGE TOPS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 20 TO 30 PERCENT. * TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AROUND NOON AND WILL PEAK 6PM-9PM MDT. WINDS WILL LIKELY STAY GUSTY THROUGH THE NIGHT IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN HOWEVER HUMIDITY SHOULD RECOVER ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES IN THE LATE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$
3 follow-up statements
446 WWUS85 KMSO 011107 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 507 AM MDT MON OCT 1 2012 MTZ105-020000- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0023.121001T1800Z-121002T0600Z/ FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK- 507 AM MDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR THE FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS ON THE RIDGE TOPS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 20 TO 30 PERCENT. * TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AROUND NOON AND WILL PEAK 6PM-9PM MDT. WINDS WILL LIKELY STAY GUSTY THROUGH THE NIGHT IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN HOWEVER HUMIDITY SHOULD RECOVER ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES IN THE LATE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$
287 WWUS85 KMSO 011848 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1248 PM MDT MON OCT 1 2012 MTZ105-020600- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-121002T0600Z/ FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK- 1248 PM MDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS ON THE RIDGE TOPS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 20 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO RECOVER BY EVENING. * TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND WILL PEAK 6PM-9PM MDT. WINDS WILL STAY GUSTY THROUGH THE NIGHT IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN HOWEVER HUMIDITY SHOULD RECOVER ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES IN THE LATE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$ MTZ111-020600- /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.A.0015.121002T2000Z-121003T0300Z/ EAST BEAVERHEAD- 1248 PM MDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE EAST BEAVERHEAD... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 17 TO 27 PERCENT * TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...PEAKING DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME TIME..RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BOTTOMING OUT MID TO LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF LOWER HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS SHOULD PROVIDE AN ACTIVE BURNING PERIOD AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
015 WWUS85 KMSO 020425 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1025 PM MDT MON OCT 1 2012 MTZ105-020530- /O.CAN.KMSO.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-121002T0600Z/ FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK- 1025 PM MDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS AND RELEATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE FALLEN BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA THUS THE RED FLAGE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ111-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.A.0015.121002T2000Z-121003T0300Z/ EAST BEAVERHEAD- 1025 PM MDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE EAST BEAVERHEAD... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 17 TO 27 PERCENT * TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...PEAKING DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME TIME..RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BOTTOMING OUT MID TO LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF LOWER HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS SHOULD PROVIDE AN ACTIVE BURNING PERIOD AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.