Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Raleigh, NC

Issued

Feb 25, 2012, 6:17 AM EST (11:17 UTC)

In effect from

Feb 25, 2012, 9:00 AM EST

Expired

Feb 25, 2012, 6:31 PM EST

In force

10 hr

Issued by

NWS Raleigh, NC

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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421 
WWUS82 KRAH 251117
RFWRAH

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
617 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE PIEDMONT AND THE NORTHERN COASTAL
PLAIN...

.STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY WILL MAKE FOR
HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

NCZ007-021>023-038-039-073-260000-
/O.UPG.KRAH.FW.A.0001.120225T1400Z-120226T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KRAH.FW.W.0001.120225T1400Z-120226T0000Z/
PERSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-STANLY-
617 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT

* TIMING...9 AM EST TO 7 PM EST

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...17 TO 22 PERCENT.

* TREE LITTER AND OTHER FINE FUELS...DEAD GRASSES AND PINE NEEDLES
  WILL DRY OUT QUICKLY BASED ON EXPECTED PARAMETERS.

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO BETWEEN 50-55 DEGREES
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...WHILE SOME AREAS OF THE PIEDMONT RECEIVED UP TO A HALF
  INCH OF RAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON...MOST OF THE RAIN FELL IN LESS
  THAN AN HOUR LEADING TO RUN-OFF. THUS...FINE FUELS WILL DRY OUT
  QUICKLY GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS AND DRY AIR. THESE PARAMETERS WILL
  CREATE CONDITIONS RIPE FOR FIRES TO SPREAD RAPIDLY.

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...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FINE FUELS 
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

NCZ008>011-024>028-040>043-074>077-083-084-260000-
/O.NEW.KRAH.FW.W.0001.120225T1400Z-120226T0000Z/
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-
EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-
HARNETT-ANSON-RICHMOND-
617 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...THE PIEDMONT AND NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN

* TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT.

* TREE LITTER AND OTHER FINE FUELS...FINE FUELS WILL QUICKLY DRY
  OUT DUE TO THE DRY AIR AND STRONG WESTERLY WINDS.

* TEMPERATURES...50 TO 55.

* IMPACTS...WHILE SOME AREAS OF THE PIEDMONT AND NORTHERN COASTAL
  PLAIN RECEIVED UP TO A HALF INCH OF RAIN FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON...MOST OF THE RAIN FELL IN LESS THAN AN HOUR LEADING
  TO RUN-OFF. THUS...FINE FUELS WILL DRY OUT QUICKLY GIVEN THE
  STRONG WINDS AND DRY AIR. THESE PARAMETERS WILL CREATE
  CONDITIONS RIPE FOR FIRES TO SPREAD RAPIDLY.


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...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FINE FUELS WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RALEIGH (ALL LOWER CASE)

831 
WWUS82 KRAH 251611 AAA
RFWRAH

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1111 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE PIEDMONT AND THE NORTHERN COASTAL
PLAIN...

.STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY WILL MAKE FOR
HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>077-083-084-260000-
/O.CON.KRAH.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-ANSON-
RICHMOND-
1111 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

* AFFECTED AREA...THE PIEDMONT AND NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN OF
  CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT.

* TREE LITTER AND OTHER FINE FUELS...DEAD GRASSES... PINE
  NEEDLES... AND OTHER FINE FUELS WILL QUICKLY DRY OUT DUE TO THE
  DRY AIR AND STRONG WINDS.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THIS AREA WILL BE IN THE LOWER 50S.

* IMPACTS...WHILE SOME AREAS OF THE PIEDMONT AND NORTHERN COASTAL
  PLAIN RECEIVED UP TO A HALF INCH OF RAIN ON FRIDAY... MOST OF
  THE RAIN FELL IN LESS THAN AN HOUR... LEADING TO RUN-OFF.
  THUS...FINE FUELS WILL DRY OUT QUICKLY GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS
  AND DRY AIR. THESE PARAMETERS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS RIPE FOR
  FIRES TO SPREAD RAPIDLY.

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...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FINE FUELS WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RALEIGH (ALL LOWER CASE)

268 
WWUS82 KRAH 252331 AAA
RFWRAH

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
631 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>077-083-084-260045-
/O.CAN.KRAH.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-ANSON-
RICHMOND-
631 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED...

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE INCREASED INTO THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT
RANGE SINCE SUNSET AND WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW RED FLAG WARNING
CRITERIA. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM HAS BEEN CANCELLED AT 630 PM.

$$

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