Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 24, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Apr 12, 2012, 4:17 PM CDT for Bay County, Walton County, Washington County, Florida. It took effect at Apr 13, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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 12, 2012, 4:17 PM CDT (21:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 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
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 2863 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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.
&&
$$
BLOCK2 follow-up statements
500 WWUS82 KTAE 130009 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 809 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR ALL OF WALTON...WASHINTON...BAY AND GULF COUNTIES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES... .TRHE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND ERC AT 35 OR ABOVE HAS YIELDED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF WALTON...BAY...WASHINGTON AND HOLMES COUNTIES. ELSEWHERE ACROSS FLORIDA...ERC VALUES ARE TOO LOW TO JUSTIFY A WARNING SO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND...SOME INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED. FLZ007-008-010-012-108-112-131230- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120413T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0024.120413T1700Z-120414T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-WASHINGTON-INLAND BAY-SOUTH WALTON- COASTAL BAY- 709 PM CDT THU APR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH DISPERSIONS AND HIGH ERC VALUES... * WIND...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH ON FRIDAY. * HUMIDITY...30 TO 35 PERCENT ON FRIDAY. * DISPERSION...IN THE MID 40S ON FRIDAY. * ERC...GREATER THAN 35 ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 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... $$ BLOCK
994 WWUS82 KTAE 130956 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 556 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR ALL OF WALTON...WASHINTON...BAY AND GULF COUNTIES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES... .RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS A SMALL PORTION OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH HIGH ERC VALUES. AFTER TODAY THERE WILL NOT BE ANY FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AT LEAST INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE GRADUALLY INCREASES. FLZ007-008-010-012-108-112-131930- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0024.120413T1700Z-120414T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-WASHINGTON-INLAND BAY-SOUTH WALTON- COASTAL BAY- 456 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH DISPERSIONS AND HIGH ERC VALUES... * WIND...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...30 TO 34 PERCENT. * DISPERSION...MAX 38 TO 44. * ERC...GREATER THAN 35. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ BARRY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 3:20 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson and 4 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:22 PM CDT | Dense Smoke Advisory | TAE | Jefferson, Madison | 12 hr |
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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.