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Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this red flag warning at Apr 7, 2012, 8:14 PM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Apr 8, 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, 8:14 PM EDT (00:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2012, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2012, 8:01 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
All 31 counties
Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:16 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, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 2674 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
338 WWUS81 KPHI 080014 RFWPHI URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 814 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-081000- /O.EXP.KPHI.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KPHI.FW.A.0005.120408T1400Z-120409T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.FW.W.0006.120408T1400Z-120409T0000Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 814 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY.. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TIMING...THE PEAK WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...THE FIRE DANGER SHOULD BE ELEVATED DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP OR EVEN FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS TO GET OUT OF CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER...BURN RESTRICTIONS AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION...PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE. && $$ DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-081000- /O.EXP.KPHI.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.FW.A.0005.120408T1400Z-120409T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- 814 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TIMING...THE PEAK WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...THE FIRE DANGER SHOULD BE ELEVATED DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP OR EVEN FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS TO GET OUT OF CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER...BURN RESTRICTIONS AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION...PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE. && $$ TFG
3 follow-up statements
392 WWUS81 KPHI 080128 RFWPHI URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 928 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-080930- /O.UPG.KPHI.FW.A.0005.120408T1400Z-120409T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KPHI.FW.W.0006.120408T1400Z-120409T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- 928 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TIMING...THE PEAK WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...THE FIRE DANGER SHOULD BE ELEVATED DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP OR EVEN FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS TO GET OUT OF CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER...BURN RESTRICTIONS AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION...PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE. && $$ NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-080930- /O.CON.KPHI.FW.W.0006.120408T1400Z-120409T0000Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 928 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TIMING...THE PEAK WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...THE FIRE DANGER SHOULD BE ELEVATED DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP OR EVEN FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS TO GET OUT OF CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER...BURN RESTRICTIONS AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION...PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE. && $$
287 WWUS81 KPHI 080807 RFWPHI URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 407 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054- 055-060>062-067>071-090000- /O.NEW.KPHI.FW.A.0006.120409T1400Z-120410T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.FW.W.0006.120408T1400Z-120409T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON- SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND- ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 407 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY MAINTAINS THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY ALSO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TODAY. WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ON MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TIMING...THE PEAK WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY AND LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE FIRE DANGER SHOULD BE ELEVATED DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP OR EVEN FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS TO GET OUT OF CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER...BURN RESTRICTIONS AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION...PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE. && $$
123 WWUS81 KPHI 090001 RFWPHI URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 801 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054- 055-060>062-067>071-091015- /O.CAN.KPHI.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120409T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KPHI.FW.A.0006.120409T1400Z-120410T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.FW.W.0007.120409T1400Z-120410T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON- SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND- ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 801 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TIMING...THE PEAK WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE FIRE DANGER SHOULD BE ELEVATED DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP OR EVEN FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS TO GET OUT OF CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER...BURN RESTRICTIONS AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION...PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 4:07 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | PHI | Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 16 hr |
| Apr 8, 10:03 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | PHI | Sussex | 15 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:56 AM EDT | Gale Warning | PHI | 38 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:56 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 24 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in New Jersey, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Maryland, 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.