Alert archive / New Jersey / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this red flag warning at Apr 8, 2012, 3:08 PM EDT for 4 counties in Connecticut; 5 counties in New Jersey. It took effect at Apr 9, 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 8, 2012, 3:08 PM EDT (19:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2012, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 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, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Union County, NJ
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 2275 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
844 WWUS81 KOKX 081908 RFWOKX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 308 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...ELEVATED FIRE RISK FOR MONDAY... CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179- 090315- /O.UPG.KOKX.FW.A.0007.120409T1500Z-120410T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.FW.W.0005.120409T1400Z-120410T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-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- 308 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK INCLUDING LONG ISLAND. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S. * TIMING...THE PEAK WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE TOMORROW MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE FIRE RISK WILL BE ELEVATED DUE TO DRY CONDITIONS...AND GUSTY WEST WINDS. AS A RESULT...ANY FIRES THAT START MAY QUICKLY SPREAD. 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. && $$ SEARS
5 follow-up statements
556 WWUS81 KOKX 090000 RFWOKX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 800 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179- 090800- /O.CON.KOKX.FW.W.0005.120409T1400Z-120410T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC- EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 800 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK INCLUDING LONG ISLAND. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S. * TIMING...THE PEAK WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE FIRE RISK WILL BE ELEVATED DUE TO DRY CONDITIONS...AND GUSTY WEST WINDS. AS A RESULT...ANY FIRES THAT START MAY QUICKLY SPREAD. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
428 WWUS81 KOKX 090759 RFWOKX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 359 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012 CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179- 091600- /O.CON.KOKX.FW.W.0005.120409T1400Z-120410T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-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- 359 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * TIMING...THE PEAK WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE FIRE RISK WILL BE ELEVATED DUE TO DRY CONDITIONS...AND GUSTY WEST WINDS. AS A RESULT...ANY FIRES THAT START MAY QUICKLY SPREAD. 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. && $$ MALOIT
553 WWUS81 KOKX 091556 RFWOKX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1156 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012 CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179- 100000- /O.CON.KOKX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120410T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC- EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 1156 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS AROUND 20 PERCENT. * TIMING...THE PEAK WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...THE FIRE RISK WILL BE ELEVATED DUE TO DRY CONDITIONS...AND GUSTY WEST WINDS. AS A RESULT...ANY FIRES THAT START MAY QUICKLY SPREAD. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
943 WWUS81 KOKX 092020 RFWOKX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 420 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012 NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-100430- /O.NEW.KOKX.FW.A.0008.120410T1600Z-120411T0000Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120410T0000Z/ 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- 420 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE ENTIRE TRI STATE AREA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT INTO THIS EVENING. DROPPING TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THE PEAK WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING. THEN ONCE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE FIRE RISK WILL BE ELEVATED DUE TO DRY CONDITIONS...AND GUSTY WEST WINDS. AS A RESULT...ANY FIRES THAT START MAY QUICKLY SPREAD. 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. && $$ CTZ005>012-100000- /O.CON.KOKX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120410T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON- 420 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * TIMING...THE PEAK WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE FIRE RISK WILL BE ELEVATED DUE TO DRY CONDITIONS...AND GUSTY WEST WINDS. AS A RESULT...ANY FIRES THAT START MAY QUICKLY SPREAD. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
236 WWUS81 KOKX 100000 RFWOKX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 800 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012 NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-100800- /O.EXP.KOKX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120410T0000Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.FW.A.0008.120410T1600Z-120411T0000Z/ 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- 800 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE ENTIRE TRI STATE AREA... WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING ALONG WITH RH VALUES INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT AND ABOVE. ALTHOUGH...A FEW LOCATIONS MAY STILL HAVE BELOW 30 PERCENT RH AND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LOWER RH AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE FIRE RISK WILL BE ELEVATED DUE TO DRY CONDITIONS...AND GUSTY WEST WINDS. AS A RESULT...ANY FIRES THAT START MAY QUICKLY SPREAD. 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. && $$ CTZ005>012-100100- /O.EXP.KOKX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120410T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON- 800 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING ALONG WITH RH VALUES INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT AND ABOVE. ALTHOUGH...A FEW LOCATIONS MAY STILL HAVE BELOW 30 PERCENT RH AND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 1:22 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 106 min |
| Apr 8, 3:18 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 11 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:02 AM EDT | Gale Warning | OKX | 36 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:18 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | OKX | Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond | 8 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.