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Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this red flag warning at Apr 8, 2012, 8:01 PM EDT for 4 states. 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, 8:01 PM EDT (00:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2012, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2012, 8:04 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 00:01 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
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
916 WWUS81 KPHI 090751 RFWPHI URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 351 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054- 055-060>062-067>071-100000- /O.CON.KPHI.FW.W.0007.120409T1400Z-120410T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON- SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND- ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 351 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TIMING...THE LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP OR EVEN FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS TO GET OUT OF CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER...BURN RESTRICTIONS AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION...PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE. && $$
678 WWUS81 KPHI 091912 RFWPHI URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 312 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054- 055-060>062-067>071-100000- /O.NEW.KPHI.FW.A.0007.120410T1400Z-120411T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-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- 312 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH, THEN DECREASING TONIGHT. FOR TUESDAY, WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 20 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN AROUND 30 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE FIRE DANGER REMAINS ELEVATED DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND RATHER 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 OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ GORSE
010 WWUS81 KPHI 100004 RFWPHI URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 804 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ009-010-012>027-PAZ067>071- 101000- /O.CAN.KPHI.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120410T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KPHI.FW.A.0007.120410T1400Z-120411T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.FW.W.0008.120410T1400Z-120411T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE- PHILADELPHIA- 804 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING. IT IS IN EFFECT FROM 1000 AM UNTIL 800 PM ON TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, DELAWARE, SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. * WINDS...WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE FIRE DANGER REMAINS ELEVATED DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND RATHER DRY CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT, THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP OR PRESCRIBED BURNS GET OUT OF CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER, BURN RESTRICTIONS AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION, PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE. && $$ NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-101000- /O.CAN.KPHI.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120410T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.FW.A.0007.120410T1400Z-120411T0000Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- 804 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...BERKS COUNTY, THE LEHIGH VALLEY, THE POCONOS AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. * WINDS...WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE FIRE DANGER REMAINS ELEVATED DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND RATHER DRY CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT, THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP OR PRESCRIBED BURNS GET OUT OF CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. 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. && $$ IOVINO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 4:03 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more | 14 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:12 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 9, 6:00 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 3 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.