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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 2, 2012, 3:12 PM EST for 26 counties in Georgia; 16 counties in Florida; 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Jan 3, 2012, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 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
- Jan 2, 2012, 3:12 PM EST (20:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2012, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 47 counties
Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, 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, Baker County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Grady County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lee County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 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
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 265 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
- 1758 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -206 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
962 WWUS82 KTAE 022012 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 312 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND FOR EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM EST/ TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND FOR POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FOR POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS... .CRITICAL VALUES OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY PLUS STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA INTO THIS EVENING. ON TUESDAY...DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND 20 FOOT WINDS WILL LIKELY MEET RED FLAG CRITERIA ACROSS OUR FLORIDA COUNTIES. IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND OUR GEORGIA COUNTIES...20 FOOT SUSTAINED WINDS WILL APPROACH CRITERIA WHILE RH REMAINS VERY LOW. GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE WIND FORECAST...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF OUR GEORGIA AND ALABAMA COUNTIES FOR TUESDAY...AND CONDITIONS WILL NEED TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED. FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-031200- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0002.120103T1600Z-120103T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0002.120103T1600Z-120103T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T2300Z/ 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-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE- 312 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 /212 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE BIG BEND FOR EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM EST/ TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND FOR POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ TUESDAY. * WIND...15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. * HUMIDITY...17-22 PERCENT MINIMUM. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. * DISPERSION...70. 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. && $$ ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-031200- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0002.120103T1800Z-120103T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN- TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY- MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR- GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 312 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 /212 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FOR POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15-20 PERCENT MINIMUM. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. * DISPERSION...75. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ EVANS
3 follow-up statements
527 WWUS82 KTAE 022359 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 659 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM EST/ TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND FOR A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FOR A POSSIBLE LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS... .ON TUESDAY...DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND 20 FOOT WINDS WILL LIKELY MEET RED FLAG CRITERIA ACROSS OUR FLORIDA COUNTIES. IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND OUR GEORGIA COUNTIES...20 FOOT SUSTAINED WINDS WILL APPROACH CRITERIA WHILE RH REMAINS VERY LOW. GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE WIND FORECAST...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF OUR GEORGIA AND ALABAMA COUNTIES FOR TUESDAY...AND CONDITIONS WILL NEED TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED. FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-031200- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0002.120103T1600Z-120103T2300Z/ 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-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE- 659 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 /559 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE BIG BEND FOR EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ TUESDAY. * WIND...15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. * HUMIDITY...17-22 PERCENT MINIMUM. * DISPERSION...70. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD 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. && $$ ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-031200- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0002.120103T1800Z-120103T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN- TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY- MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR- GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 659 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 /559 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15-20 PERCENT MINIMUM WITH A LONG DURATION BELOW 25 PERCENT. * DISPERSION...75. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ DVD
803 WWUS82 KTAE 031005 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 505 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TODAY FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ TODAY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... .A VERY DRY ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE INTO THE GULF COAST REGION TODAY. DEWPOINTS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO AROUND ZERO...WHICH WILL PRODUCE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT AREAWIDE DESPITE COOL TEMPERATURES. THESE VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CAUSE ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND REGION. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ADD TO THE FIRE DANGER...AND ANY FIRE THAT IGNITES WOULD LIKELY SPREAD QUICKLY. THE DRY AIR MASS WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY. LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED AGAIN...WHICH HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. WIND SPEEDS AND DISPERSION ARE FORECAST TO BE TOO LOW FOR RED FLAG CRITERIA IN NORTH FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE FIRE DANGER MAY REMAIN ELEVATED DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-032100- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0002.120103T1800Z-120103T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0003.120104T1700Z-120104T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KTAE.FW.W.0002.120103T1700Z-120103T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN- TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY- MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR- GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 505 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 /405 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. THIS UPGRADES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR TODAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTHWEST AT 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR A DURATION OF 5 TO 6 HOURS. MINIMUM VALUES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-032100- /O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0002.120103T1500Z-120104T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON- MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE- 505 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 /405 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND... * WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A DURATION OF AROUND 10 HOURS. MINIMUM VALUES 17 TO 22 PERCENT. * DISPERSION...75 TO 105. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 08-LAMERS
075 WWUS82 KTAE 032034 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 334 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ TODAY DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /NOON EST/ TO 4 PM CST /5 WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA DUE EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSIONS ARE CREATING DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE TRI-STATE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. RED FLAG WARNINGS CURRENTLY IN PLACE ARE WELL JUSTIFIED. FOR WEDNESDAY...WE STILL EXPECT A VERY DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE WITH LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER OUR GEORGIA AND ALABAMA ZONES SO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING. LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE ALSO EXPECTED OVER FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY BUT ALL OTHER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS WILL NOT BE MET. IN FACT...WITH LIGHT WINDS AT BOTH THE SURFACE AND ALOFT ALONG WITH LOW MIXING HEIGHTS... DAYTIME DISPERSIONS WILL BE LOW FOR THE ENTIRE REGION WEDNESDAY. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES BEGINNING THURSDAY AND WE DON'T EXPECT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AT LEAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-040000- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0003.120104T1700Z-120104T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0003.120104T1700Z-120104T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN- TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY- MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR- GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 334 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 /234 PM CST TUE JAN 3 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA DUE EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ALSO ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. * WIND...NORTHWEST AT 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR A DURATION OF 5 TO 6 HOURS. MINIMUM VALUES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD 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. && $$ FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-040000- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON- MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE- 334 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 /234 PM CST TUE JAN 3 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... * WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A DURATION OF AROUND 10 HOURS. MINIMUM VALUES 17 TO 22 PERCENT. * DISPERSION...75 TO 105. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ BARRY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 3:40 AM EST | Freeze Warning | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 29 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:40 AM EST | Wind Advisory | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 2, 7:16 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 22 hr |
| Jan 2, 7:16 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 2, 2:53 PM EST | Hard Freeze Watch | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 20 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:33 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 18 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:57 AM EST | Gale Watch | TAE | 6 hr | |
| Jan 2, 9:35 AM EST | Gale Watch | TAE | 6 hr | |
| Jan 2, 9:35 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 9 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:40 PM EST | Gale Warning | TAE | 16 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Georgia, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Florida, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Alabama, 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.