Alert archive / New Jersey / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this red flag warning at Apr 7, 2012, 4:15 AM EDT for 5 counties in New Jersey; Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Apr 7, 2012, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 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
- Apr 7, 2012, 4:15 AM EDT (08:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2012, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Union County, NJ
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:12 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
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 2524 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
536 WWUS81 KOKX 070815 RFWOKX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 415 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-071615- /O.UPG.KOKX.FW.A.0005.120407T1500Z-120407T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.FW.W.0004.120407T1400Z-120408T0000Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN- EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION- EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 415 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS AND LOWEST HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CTZ005>007-009>011-071615- /O.NEW.KOKX.FW.W.0004.120407T1400Z-120408T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- 415 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT EXCEPT FOR NEW LONDON COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT EXCEPT FOR NEW LONDON COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS AND LOWEST HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ MALOIT
5 follow-up statements
237 WWUS81 KOKX 071431 RFWOKX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1031 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 CTZ005>007-009>011-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081- 176>179-080000- /O.CON.KOKX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN- EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION- EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 1031 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT EXCEPT FOR NEW LONDON COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT EXCEPT FOR NEW LONDON COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS AND LOWEST HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
305 WWUS81 KOKX 071440 CCA RFWOKX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1036 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 CTZ005>007-009>011-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081- 176>179-080000- /O.COR.KOKX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN- EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION- EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 1036 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA...EXCEPT FOR NEW LONDON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS AND LOWEST HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
229 WWUS81 KOKX 071947 RFWOKX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 347 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-080400- /O.NEW.KOKX.FW.A.0006.120408T1500Z-120409T0000Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN- EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION- EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 347 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. SIMILAR WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT THROUGH THIS EVENING. AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS AND LOWEST HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THEN ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR FURTHER UPDATES REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL. && $$ CTZ005>007-009>011-080000- /O.CON.KOKX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- 347 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...EXCEPT FOR NEW LONDON COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS AND LOWEST HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
578 WWUS81 KOKX 072346 RFWOKX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 746 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-080800- /O.EXP.KOKX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.FW.A.0006.120408T1500Z-120409T0000Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN- EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION- EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 746 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...004...006...067...068...069...070...071...072...073... 074...075...078...079...080...081...103...104...105...106...107... 108...176...177...178 AND 179... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...004...006...067...068...069...070...071...072... 073...074...075...078...079...080...081...103...104...105...106...107... 108...176...177...178 AND 179... * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW YORK STATE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR FURTHER UPDATES REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL. && $$ CTZ005>007-009>011-080100- /O.EXP.KOKX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- 746 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...006...007...009...010 AND 011... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO RECOVER THIS EVENING AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT WILL THEREFORE BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ JMC
725 WWUS81 KOKX 072348 CCA RFWOKX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 748 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-080815- /O.EXP.KOKX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/ /O.COR.KOKX.FW.A.0006.120408T1500Z-120409T0000Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN- EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION- EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 748 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...004...006...067...068...069...070...071...072...073... 074...075...078...079...080...081...103...104...105...106...107... 108...176...177...178 AND 179... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...004...006...067...068...069...070...071...072... 073...074...075...078...079...080...081...103...104...105...106...107... 108...176...177...178 AND 179... * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW YORK STATE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR FURTHER UPDATES REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL. && $$ CTZ005>007-009>011-080100- /O.EXP.KOKX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- 748 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...006...007...009...010 AND 011... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO RECOVER THIS EVENING AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT WILL THEREFORE BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ JMC
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 4:18 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | OKX | Essex, Hudson, Union | 22 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:47 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | OKX | Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union | 12 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in New Jersey, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Connecticut, 2012Red Flag Warnings in New York, 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.