Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 23, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Apr 11, 2012, 2:34 PM CDT for 5 counties in Alabama; 16 counties in Florida. It took effect at Apr 12, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT. 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
- Apr 11, 2012, 2:34 PM CDT (19:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 12, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 12, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 21 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
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:40 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
Jacksonville, FL (KNIP), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 304 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
- 1921 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
409 WWUS82 KTAE 111934 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 334 PM EDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR ALL BUT A FEW COASTAL AREAS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH DISPERSIONS AND HIGH ERC VALUES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA ZONES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH DISPERSIONS AND HIGH ERC VALUES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... .DISPERSION VALUES ARE STILL FORECAST TO BE ABOVE 75 OVER A LARGE AREA OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON COINCIDENT WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT. ERC VALUES ARE ALSO FAIRLY HIGH...SO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING FOR THE FLORIDA ZONES. ELSEWHERE...LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON...SO THE WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING THERE AS WELL. FLZ007>019-026>029-034-112-118-127-128-121100- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0019.120412T1600Z-120413T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0023.120412T1500Z-120413T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120412T0000Z/ 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-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA- COASTAL TAYLOR- 334 PM EDT WED APR 11 2012 /234 PM CDT WED APR 11 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...24 TO 33 PERCENT MINIMUM. * DISPERSION...75 OR GREATER. * ERC...GREATER THAN 20. * 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. && $$ FLZ108-114-115-134-121100- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0019.120412T1600Z-120413T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0023.120412T1500Z-120413T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL DIXIE- 334 PM EDT WED APR 11 2012 /234 PM CDT WED APR 11 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...29 TO 34 PERCENT MINIMUM. * DISPERSION...75 OR GREATER. * ERC...GREATER THAN 20. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ALZ065>069-121100- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0019.120412T1800Z-120412T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0023.120412T1700Z-120412T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 234 PM CDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM. * 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. && $$ DVD
5 follow-up statements
319 WWUS82 KTAE 120016 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 816 PM EDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA ZONES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH DISPERSIONS AND HIGH ERC VALUES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... .DISPERSION VALUES ARE STILL FORECAST TO BE ABOVE 75 OVER A LARGE AREA OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON COINCIDENT WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT. ELSEWHERE...LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON...SO THE WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING THERE AS WELL. FLZ007>019-026>029-034-112-118-127-128-130000- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120412T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0023.120412T1500Z-120413T0000Z/ 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-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA- COASTAL TAYLOR- 816 PM EDT WED APR 11 2012 /716 PM CDT WED APR 11 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE CONTINUES THE RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY. * WIND...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...24 TO 28 PERCENT MINIMUM. * DISPERSION...75 OR GREATER. * ERC...GREATER THAN 30. * 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. && $$ FLZ108-114-115-134-130000- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0023.120412T1500Z-120413T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL DIXIE- 816 PM EDT WED APR 11 2012 /716 PM CDT WED APR 11 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE CONTINUES THE RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY. * WIND...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...29 TO 34 PERCENT MINIMUM. * DISPERSION...75 OR GREATER. * ERC...GREATER THAN 30. * 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. && $$ ALZ065>069-122300- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0023.120412T1700Z-120412T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 716 PM CDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE CONTINUES THE RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY. * WIND...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ GODSEY
931 WWUS82 KTAE 120820 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 420 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ TODAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA ZONES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH DISPERSIONS AND HIGH ERC VALUES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT TODAY FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE INTERIOR FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND AND HIGH ERC VALUES... .DISPERSION VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE ABOVE 75 OVER A LARGE AREA OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON COINCIDENT WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT. ERC VALUES ARE ALSO HIGH... SO A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND TODAY. ELSEWHERE...LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA TODAY...SO A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THERE AS WELL. ALTHOUGH THE AIRMASS WILL BE JUST AS DRY ACROSS SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...FUEL MOISTURE AND WINDS NOT NOT MEET RED FLAG CRITERIA. FOR FRIDAY THE COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ALONG WITH HIGH ERC VALUES MAY RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF INTERIOR NORTH FLORIDA. FLZ007>013-016>019-026-121930- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0020.120413T1800Z-120414T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0023.120412T1500Z-120413T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- 420 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012 /320 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WIND...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...24 TO 28 PERCENT MINIMUM. * DISPERSION...75 OR GREATER. * ERC...GREATER THAN 30. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ014-015-027>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-121930- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0023.120412T1500Z-120413T0000Z/ INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR- LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE- 420 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012 /320 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * WIND...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...24 TO 28 PERCENT MINIMUM. * DISPERSION...75 OR GREATER. * ERC...GREATER THAN 30. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ALZ065>069-121930- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0023.120412T1700Z-120412T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 320 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM. * 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. && $$ BARRY
895 WWUS82 KTAE 121927 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 327 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ TODAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA ZONES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH DISPERSIONS AND HIGH ERC VALUES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT TODAY FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE INTERIOR FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND POSSIBLE HIGH ERC VALUES... .THE RED FLAG CRITERIA FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL DEPEND ON THE NEXT SET OF ERC VALUES SINCE THE DISPERSION FORECAST HAS DECREASED SOME. THE LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS THE FLORIDA ZONES IS EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS THE INLAND EASTERN PANHANDLE. ELSEWHERE...RELATIVE HUMIDITY DOES NOT QUITE REACH RED FLAG CRITERIA. HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND...SOME INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED. FLZ007>013-016>019-026-131100- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120413T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0020.120413T1800Z-120414T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- 327 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 /227 PM CDT THU APR 12 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WIND...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...24 TO 28 PERCENT MINIMUM. * DISPERSION...75 OR GREATER. * ERC...GREATER THAN 30. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ014-015-027>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-130000- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120413T0000Z/ INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR- LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE- 327 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 /227 PM CDT THU APR 12 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * WIND...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...24 TO 28 PERCENT MINIMUM. * DISPERSION...75 OR GREATER. * ERC...GREATER THAN 30. * 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. && $$ ALZ065>069-122300- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120412T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 227 PM CDT THU APR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ DVD
522
WWUS82 KTAE 122117
RFWTAE
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
517 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ TODAY
FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA ZONES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...HIGH DISPERSIONS AND HIGH ERC VALUES...
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT TODAY FOR
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 25 PERCENT...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING
AND IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR ALL OF
WALTON...WASHINTON...BAY AND GULF COUNTIES DUE TO A COMBINATION
OF LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES...
...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EVENING FOR THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE INTERIOR FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND MOST OF THE INLAND BIG BEND HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
.GIVEN THE UPDATED ERC VALUES AND CONTINUED LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES VALUES...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPDATED TO A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF WALTON...BAY...WASHINGTON AND HOLMES
COUNTIES. ELSEWHERE ACROSS FLORIDA...ERC VALUES ARE TOO LOW TO
JUSTIFY A WARNING SO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND...SOME INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS
EXPECTED.
FLZ009-011-013-016>019-026-130000-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0020.120413T1800Z-120414T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120413T0000Z/
HOLMES-JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-
LIBERTY-
517 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 /417 PM CDT THU APR 12 2012/
...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH
DISPERSIONS AND HIGH ERC VALUES...
...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS ERC VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW 35...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
* WIND...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...24 TO 28 PERCENT MINIMUM THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* DISPERSION...75 OR GREATER THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* ERC...GREATER THAN 35 THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* 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.
&&
$$
FLZ007-008-010-012-130230-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0020.120413T1800Z-120414T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0024.120413T1700Z-120414T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120413T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-WASHINGTON-INLAND BAY-
417 PM CDT THU APR 12 2012
...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH
DISPERSIONS AND HIGH ERC VALUES...
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY FOR A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND HIGH ERC VALUES...
* WIND...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. NORTHEAST
5 TO 10 MPH ON FRIDAY.
* HUMIDITY...24 TO 28 PERCENT MINIMUM THROUGH THIS EVENING. 30 TO
35 PERCENT ON FRIDAY.
* DISPERSION...75 OR GREATER THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN THE MID 40S
ON FRIDAY.
* ERC...GREATER THAN 35 THROUGH THIS BOTH EVENINGS.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
FLZ108-112-130230-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0024.120413T1700Z-120414T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120413T0000Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-
417 PM CDT THU APR 12 2012
...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH
DISPERSIONS AND HIGH ERC VALUES...
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY FOR A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND HIGH ERC VALUES...
* WIND...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WIND ON FRIDAY.
* HUMIDITY...25 TO 30 PERCENT MINIMUM THROUGH THIS EVENING. 32 TO
35 PERCENT ON FRIDAY.
* DISPERSION...75 OR GREATER THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN THE MID 40S
ON FRIDAY.
* ERC...GREATER THAN 30 THROUGH THIS BOTH EVENINGS.
* 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.
&&
$$
FLZ014-015-027>029-034-114-115-118-127-128-134-130000-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120413T0000Z/
INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-
LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
517 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 /417 PM CDT THU APR 12 2012/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...
* WIND...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...24 TO 28 PERCENT MINIMUM.
* DISPERSION...75 OR GREATER.
* ERC...GREATER THAN 30.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
ALZ065>069-122300-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120412T2300Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
417 PM CDT THU APR 12 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WIND...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM.
* 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.
&&
$$
BLOCK500 WWUS82 KTAE 130009 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 809 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR ALL OF WALTON...WASHINTON...BAY AND GULF COUNTIES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES... .TRHE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND ERC AT 35 OR ABOVE HAS YIELDED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF WALTON...BAY...WASHINGTON AND HOLMES COUNTIES. ELSEWHERE ACROSS FLORIDA...ERC VALUES ARE TOO LOW TO JUSTIFY A WARNING SO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND...SOME INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED. FLZ007-008-010-012-108-112-131230- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120413T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0024.120413T1700Z-120414T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-WASHINGTON-INLAND BAY-SOUTH WALTON- COASTAL BAY- 709 PM CDT THU APR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH DISPERSIONS AND HIGH ERC VALUES... * WIND...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH ON FRIDAY. * HUMIDITY...30 TO 35 PERCENT ON FRIDAY. * DISPERSION...IN THE MID 40S ON FRIDAY. * ERC...GREATER THAN 35 ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FLZ009-011-013>019-026>029-034-114-115-118-127-128-134-130115- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120413T0000Z/ HOLMES-JACKSON-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON- INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR- LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- 809 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 /709 PM CDT THU APR 12 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... $$ BLOCK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 5:04 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 10 hr |
Nearby
Red 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.