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Red Flag Warning 26, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 22, 201216 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Apr 22, 2012, 4:09 PM CDT for 16 counties in Florida. It took effect at Apr 23, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 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 22, 2012, 4:09 PM CDT (21:09 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 23, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 23, 2012, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
10 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 radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 35 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2012-04-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2012-04-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 83 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
554 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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
3 follow-up statements
079 
WWUS82 KTAE 230902
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
502 AM EDT MON APR 23 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND BIG BEND TODAY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
BIG BEND TUESDAY...

.A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...LEADING TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS IN THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY BOTH
TODAY AND TUESDAY WILL BE GENERALLY BELOW 28 PERCENT...WITH MOST
LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING AT LEAST 8 HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT HUMIDITY
ON BOTH DAYS. IN ADDITION...HIGH DISPERSIONS...STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS...AND DRYING FUELS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE INCREASING FIRE
DANGER THROUGH TUESDAY.

FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-240200-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0023.120424T1500Z-120425T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0026.120423T1600Z-120424T0200Z/
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-
502 AM EDT MON APR 23 2012 /402 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY
TO 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...AND NOW RUNS FROM NOON TO
10 PM EDT TODAY.

* LOCATION...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND.

* WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH TODAY. WEST
  AROUND 15 MPH TUESDAY.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 24 TO 28 PERCENT TODAY...AND 20 TO 25
  PERCENT ON TUESDAY. OVER 8 HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT HUMIDITY.

* DISPERSION...MAXIMUM 80 TO 110 TODAY AND TUESDAY.

* ERC...BETWEEN 30 AND 36 TODAY. POSSIBLY HIGHER ON TUESDAY.

* 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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

08-LAMERS
193 
WWUS82 KTAE 231958
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
358 PM EDT MON APR 23 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND BIG BEND UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND PARTS OF THE BIG BEND FOR
COMBINATION OF ERC AND LOW RH...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA FOR DURATION
OF LOW RH...

.A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE ENTIRE
REGION THROUGH TOMORROW...LEADING TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS IN THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND AND POSSIBLY SOUTHEAST AL. AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY WILL BE GENERALLY BELOW
25 PERCENT...WITH MOST LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING AT LEAST 8 HOURS
BELOW 35 PERCENT HUMIDITY ON BOTH DAYS. IN ADDITION...HIGH
DISPERSIONS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...AND DRYING FUELS WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO THE INCREASING FIRE DANGER THROUGH TUESDAY.

FLZ014>016-018-019-026-028-029-034-114-115-118-127-128-134-240200-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0023.120424T1500Z-120425T0200Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120424T0200Z/
INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-
LIBERTY-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COASTAL GULF-
COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-
COASTAL DIXIE-
358 PM EDT MON APR 23 2012 /258 PM CDT MON APR 23 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO
TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND PARTS OF THE BIG
BEND...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR TUESDAY FOR PORTIONS
OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION..

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...AND NOW RUNS THROUGH 10 PM
EDT TODAY.

* LOCATION...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND.

* WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH TODAY. 
  WEST AROUND 15 MPH TUESDAY. 

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 24 TO 28 PERCENT TODAY...AND 20 TO
  25 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. OVER 8 HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT 
  HUMIDITY. 

* DISPERSION...MAXIMUM 80 REST OF TODAY AND LESS TUESDAY.

* ERC...BETWEEN 30 AND 36 TODAY.

* 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.

&&

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>013-017-027-108-112-240400-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120424T0200Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0023.120424T1500Z-120425T0200Z/
INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-
CALHOUN-LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-
358 PM EDT MON APR 23 2012 /258 PM CDT MON APR 23 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO
TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND PARTS OF THE BIG
BEND...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...AND NOW RUNS THROUGH 10 PM
EDT TODAY.

* LOCATION...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND.

* WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH TODAY. 
  WEST AROUND 15 MPH TUESDAY. 

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 24 TO 28 PERCENT TODAY...AND 20 TO
  25 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. OVER 8 HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT 
  HUMIDITY. 

* DISPERSION...MAXIMUM 80 REST OF TODAY AND LESS TUESDAY.

* ERC...BETWEEN 30 AND 36 TODAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

ALZ065>069-240400-
/O.EXA.KTAE.FW.A.0023.120424T1500Z-120425T0200Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
258 PM CDT MON APR 23 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA.

* WIND...WEST AROUND 15 MPH TUESDAY.

* HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. OVER 8 HOURS BELOW 35
  PERCENT HUMIDITY.

* DISPERSION...MAXIMUM 75 TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MIGHT SPREAD MORE RAPIDLY DUE
  TO THE MODEST AND DURATION OF LOW HUMIDITY. 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.

&&

$$
371 
WWUS82 KTAE 240142
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
942 PM EDT MON APR 23 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR PARTS OF THE BIG BEND FOR COMBINATION OF
ERC AND LOW RH...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA FOR DURATION OF LOW RH...

.DISCUSSION...FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE 
CRITICAL LEVELS FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER DAY AS A DRY AIR MASS REMAINS 
ENTRENCHED OVER THE REGION. RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DIP BELOW 25
PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AWAY FROM THE COAST TUESDAY, AS WINDS
REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL OUT OF THE WEST-NORTHWEST. THUS...RFW WILL ONCE
AGAIN BE NEEDED TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOME FL COUNTIES WHERE ERC
REMAINS AT OR ABOVE 35...AND IN SOUTHEAST AL WHERE CONDITIONS WILL BE 
BORDERLINE FOR A RFW AS RH DIPS TO NEAR OR BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR
AROUND 4 HOURS. 10HR FUEL MOISTURE IN GA WILL LIKELY NOT MEET THE
CRITERIA FOR A RED FLAG.  GIVEN THE BORDERLINE FORECAST FOR AL WILL
OPT TO GO WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR NOW. REGARDLESS...DRY AND
BREEZY WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL MAINTAIN INCREASED FIRE WX CONCERNS 
OVER THE ENTIRE REGION TOMORROW. 

FLZ017-027-250200-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120424T0200Z/
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0023.120424T1500Z-120425T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0027.120424T1500Z-120425T0200Z/
LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-
942 PM EDT MON APR 23 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY...

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND.

* WIND...WEST AROUND 15 MPH TUESDAY.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 20 TO 25 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. OVER 8
  HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT HUMIDITY.

* DISPERSION...NEAR 70.

* ERC...NEAR 36 TUESDAY.

* 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.

&&



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.

&&

$$

FLZ127-250200-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120424T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0027.120424T1500Z-120425T0200Z/
COASTAL WAKULLA-
942 PM EDT MON APR 23 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY...

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND.

* WIND...WEST AROUND 15 MPH TUESDAY.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES NEAR 25 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. OVER 8
  HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT HUMIDITY.

* DISPERSION...NEAR 70.

* ERC...NEAR 36 TUESDAY.

* 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. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

FLZ007>013-108-112-240245-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0023.120424T1500Z-120425T0200Z/
/O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120424T0200Z/
INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-
CALHOUN-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-
842 PM CDT MON APR 23 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH. 

ERC VALUES ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW 35 ON TUESDAY...SO THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

FLZ014>016-018-019-026-028-029-034-114-115-118-128-134-240245-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120424T0200Z/
INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-
LIBERTY-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COASTAL GULF-
COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
942 PM EDT MON APR 23 2012 /842 PM CDT MON APR 23 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRES AT 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/.

$$

ALZ065>069-250200-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0023.120424T1500Z-120425T0200Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
842 PM CDT MON APR 23 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...

* LOCATION...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA.

* WIND...WEST AROUND 15 MPH TUESDAY.

* HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. OVER 8 HOURS BELOW 35 
  PERCENT HUMIDITY.

* DISPERSION...MAXIMUM 75 TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MIGHT SPREAD MORE RAPIDLY 
  DUE TO THE MODEST AND DURATION OF LOW HUMIDITY. 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.

&&

$$

CAMP

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 21, 11:05 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE25 min
Apr 21, 11:48 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE42 min
Apr 22, 2:33 AM CDTWind AdvisoryTAEBay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 6 more16 hr
Apr 22, 2:51 AM CDTFire Weather WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more13 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Florida, 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.