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Red Flag Warning 25, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Apr 21, 2012, 4:34 PM CDT for Holmes County, Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Apr 22, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2012, 4:34 PM CDT (21:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 22, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Holmes County, FL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 4:29 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 41 | 1 Wnw Portland, FL | 41 MPH GUST MEASURED AT APRSWXNET SITE AU110 AT 429 PM CDT |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 886 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 611 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
267 WWUS82 KTAE 212134 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 534 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS...AND HIGH DISPERSION VALUES... ...ELSEWHERE...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED... .A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT WILL BRING MUCH DRIER AIR SUNDAY...ALONG WITH WINDY CONDITIONS. THESE FACTORS HAVE PROMPTED A RED FLAG WARNING ISSUANCE FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WHERE ERC VALUES EXCEED 20. FLZ010>013-016-026-112-212245- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0021.120422T1800Z-120423T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LIBERTY-COASTAL BAY- 534 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012 /434 PM CDT SAT APR 21 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ FLZ007>009-108-221130- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0021.120422T1800Z-120423T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0025.120422T1800Z-120423T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-SOUTH WALTON- 434 PM CDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 30 PERCENT. * DISPERSION...MAXIMUM AROUND 100. * ERC...28 TO 32. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD MORE RAPIDLY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOURNIER
3 follow-up statements
832 WWUS82 KTAE 220751 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 351 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... STRONG SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSION VALUES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA EASTERN PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THESE SAME FACTORS... .A LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL EXIT THE REGION OVERNIGHT. IN ITS WAKE...MUCH DRIER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE LOCAL AREA FROM WEST TO EAST. ALSO...WITH THE AREA LYING BETWEEN THE DEPARTING LOW AND HIGH BUILDING TO OUR WEST...EXPECT VERY STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ALONG WITH HIGH DISPERSIONS INTO MONDAY. THIS WILL GENERATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WESTERN MOST PANHANDLE COUNTIES LATER TODAY SPREADING TO ALL OF OUR FLORIDA COUNTIES ON MONDAY. ON MONDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF OF 20 MPH OR GREATER CONCURRENT WITH HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT MAY BE APPROACHED. LIKEWISE...ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN GEORGIA... MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT AND SURFACE WINDS OF 15 MPH OR GREATER WILL LIKELY BE REALIZED. HOWEVER 10HR FUEL MOISTURE VALUES ARE PROJECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 6 PERCENT. THESE AREAS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED SHOULD CONDITIONS NECESSITATE A WATCH OR WARNING. FLZ007>009-108-221700- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0022.120423T1700Z-120424T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0025.120422T1800Z-120423T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-SOUTH WALTON- 251 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WIND...15 TO 20 MPH EACH DAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 30 PERCENT TODAY...25 TO 30 PERCENT ON MONDAY. * DISPERSION...MAXIMUM 80 TO 100 TODAY...76 TO 82 ON MONDAY. * ERC...28 TO 32. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD MORE RAPIDLY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. 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. && $$ FLZ010>019-026>029-034-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-221700- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0022.120423T1700Z-120424T0100Z/ WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA- INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE- 351 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012 /251 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WIND...15 TO 20 MPH. * HUMIDITY...25 TO 30 PERCENT. * DISPERSION...MAXIMUM 80 TO 90. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ BLOCK
367 WWUS82 KTAE 220754 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 354 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... STRONG SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSION VALUES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA EASTERN PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THESE SAME FACTORS... .A LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL EXIT THE REGION OVERNIGHT. IN ITS WAKE...MUCH DRIER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE LOCAL AREA FROM WEST TO EAST. ALSO...WITH THE AREA LYING BETWEEN THE DEPARTING LOW AND HIGH BUILDING TO OUR WEST...EXPECT VERY STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ALONG WITH HIGH DISPERSIONS INTO MONDAY. THIS WILL GENERATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WESTERN MOST PANHANDLE COUNTIES LATER TODAY SPREADING TO ALL OF OUR FLORIDA COUNTIES ON MONDAY. ON MONDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF OF 20 MPH OR GREATER CONCURRENT WITH HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT MAY BE APPROACHED. LIKEWISE...ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN GEORGIA... MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT AND SURFACE WINDS OF 15 MPH OR GREATER WILL LIKELY BE REALIZED. HOWEVER 10HR FUEL MOISTURE VALUES ARE PROJECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 6 PERCENT. THESE AREAS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED SHOULD CONDITIONS NECESSITATE A WATCH OR WARNING. FLZ007>009-108-222015- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0025.120422T1800Z-120423T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0022.120423T1700Z-120424T0100Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-SOUTH WALTON- 254 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WIND...15 TO 20 MPH EACH DAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 30 PERCENT TODAY...25 TO 30 PERCENT ON MONDAY. * DISPERSION...MAXIMUM 80 TO 100 TODAY...76 TO 82 ON MONDAY. * ERC...28 TO 32. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD MORE RAPIDLY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. 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. && $$ FLZ010>019-026>029-034-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-222015- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0022.120423T1700Z-120424T0100Z/ WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA- INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE- 354 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012 /254 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR... * WIND...15 TO 20 MPH. * HUMIDITY...25 TO 30 PERCENT. * DISPERSION...MAXIMUM 80 TO 90. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ BLOCK
484 WWUS82 KTAE 222109 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 509 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH DISPERSION...AND RELATIVELY STRONG WINDS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH DISPERSION...AND RELATIVELY STRONG WINDS... .DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. BEHIND A COLD FRONT. FLZ007>009-108-231130- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0022.120423T1700Z-120424T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0026.120423T1700Z-120424T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120423T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-SOUTH WALTON- 409 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY. * WIND...15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TODAY AND MONDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 25 PERCENT TODAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. * DISPERSION...MAXIMUM AROUND 80 TODAY AND MONDAY. * ERC...AROUND 29 TODAY...35 ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD MORE RAPIDLY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. 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. THESE CONDITIONS WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FLZ010>019-026>029-034-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-231130- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0022.120423T1700Z-120424T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0026.120423T1700Z-120424T0100Z/ WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA- INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE- 509 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2012 /409 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ TO 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ MONDAY FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ TO 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ MONDAY. * WIND...15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TODAY AND MONDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM AROUND 25 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON. * DISPERSION...MAXIMUM 75 TO 90 MONDAY AFTERNOON. * ERC...25 TO 35...DEPENDING ON RECENT RAINFALL AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD MORE RAPIDLY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOURNIER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 3:15 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 72 hr | |
| Apr 21, 11:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 46 min | |
| Apr 21, 12:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 33 min |
| Apr 21, 12:49 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 26 min | |
| Apr 21, 12:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Liberty, Wakulla | 25 min |
| Apr 21, 1:13 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 47 min |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.