Red Flag Warning 17, NWS Tallahassee, FL

Issued

Mar 24, 2012, 3:58 PM CDT (20:58 UTC)

In effect from

Mar 25, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT

Expired

Mar 25, 2012, 6:00 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Tallahassee, FL

Counties Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Dixie County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Leon County, FL, Madison County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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634 
WWUS82 KTAE 242058
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
458 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 7 PM
EDT /6 PM CDT/ SUNDAY DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH
HIGH DISPERSION VALUES...

.DRIER AIR WILL BE SPREADING ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AREA TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY...ON THE HEELS OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH SOUTH AND
EAST OF THE AREA BY TONIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST TO
FALL TO BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS ACROSS ALL BUT THE IMMEDIATE
COASTAL AREAS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND. 
DISPERSION INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO BE WELL ABOVE CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS AND A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. ON MONDAY AND
TUESDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH OR BRIEFLY
DROP BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. HOWEVER...DURATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO BE MET.

FLZ007>019-026>029-251130-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0016.120325T1800Z-120325T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0017.120325T1800Z-120325T2300Z/
INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-
CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-
MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
458 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012 /358 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 7 PM
EDT /6 PM CDT/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH HIGH DISPERSION
VALUES.

* AFFECTED AREA...INLAND LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA.

* WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...25 TO 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.

* DISPERSION...75 TO 115.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  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. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

FLZ034-251130-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0017.120325T1800Z-120325T2300Z/
INLAND DIXIE-
458 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH HIGH DISPERSION
VALUES.

* AFFECTED AREA...INLAND DIXIE COUNTY.

* WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH...BECOMING
  WEST.

* HUMIDITY...30 TO 35 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.

* DISPERSION...80 TO 107.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  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. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

WOOL/DUVAL

638 
WWUS82 KTAE 250800
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
400 AM EDT SUN MAR 25 2012

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR ALL INLAND 
LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
COUPLED WITH HIGH DISPERSION VALUES...

.IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...DRIER CONDITIONS WILL OVERSPREAD 
THE ENTIRE REGION TODAY. CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES 
WILL BE EXPERIENCED ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF NORTH FLORIDA. THE LOW 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH HIGH DISPERSIONS WARRANTS A RED FLAG 
WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL INLAND LOCATIONS IN NORTH 
FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN 
JUST ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS.


FLZ007>019-026>029-034-252300-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0017.120325T1800Z-120325T2300Z/
INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-
CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-
MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
INLAND DIXIE-
400 AM EDT SUN MAR 25 2012 /300 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR ALL INLAND
LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA...

* AFFECTED AREA...INLAND PORTIONS OF NORTH FLORIDA.

* WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...26 TO 35 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.

* DISPERSION...75 TO 100.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  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. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

HARRIGAN

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