Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 27, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Apr 23, 2012, 8:42 PM CDT for 5 counties in Alabama; 16 counties in Florida. It took effect at Apr 24, 2012, 10:00 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 23, 2012, 8:42 PM CDT (01:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 24, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 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 01:47 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 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 2497 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 90 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ CAMP
3 follow-up statements
522 WWUS82 KTAE 240922 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 522 AM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND... .DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR ANOTHER DAY...WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED TO DIP BELOW 25 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA EXCEPT AT THE IMMEDIATE GULF COAST. THE LOW HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE WITH WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON TO CREATE AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO MEET RED FLAG CRITERIA IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA WITH 4 TO 5 HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 24 TO 25 PERCENT. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE ALSO FORECAST IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND WITH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH...DISPERSIONS APPROACHING 75...AND A FEW COUNTIES WITH ERC LEVELS AT OR ABOVE 35. THE FACT THAT THIS WILL BE AT THE TAIL END OF A FEW CONSECUTIVE DRY WINDY DAYS...AND FUELS HAVE HAD SEVERAL DAYS TO LOSE MOISTURE...SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE FIRE DANGER. ALZ065>069-242300- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0023.120424T1500Z-120425T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KTAE.FW.W.0027.120424T1800Z-120424T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 422 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. * WIND...WEST AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 5 HOURS OF VALUES REACHING 24 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MIGHT SPREAD MORE RAPIDLY DUE TO THE MODEST AND DURATION OF LOW HUMIDITY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FLZ007>016-018-019-026-028-029-034-108-112-114-115-118-128-134- 250100- /O.EXB.KTAE.FW.W.0027.120424T1500Z-120425T0100Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-INLAND JEFFERSON- MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON- COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON- COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- 522 AM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 /422 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...MUCH OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND. * WIND...WEST AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 22 TO 27 PERCENT. AT LEAST 8 HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT. * DISPERSION...AROUND 75 INLAND TO AROUND 60 AT THE COAST. * ERC...30 TO 34. POSSIBLY HIGHER IN SEVERAL COUNTIES. * 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. && $$ FLZ017-027-127-250100- /O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0027.120424T1500Z-120425T0100Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA- 522 AM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES. * WIND...WEST AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 22 TO 27 PERCENT. AT LEAST 8 HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT. * DISPERSION...65 TO 80. * ERC...AROUND 37. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD MORE RAPIDLY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 08-LAMERS
380 WWUS82 KTAE 241901 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 301 PM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND FOR THE COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AT 15 MPH OR GREATER...AND ERCS GREATER THAN 20... ...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA FOR THIS AFTERNOON... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES DUE TO MARGINAL DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND ERCS POSSIBLY GREATER THAN 35... .DISCUSSION...WITH THE DRY AIR AND STRONG 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALREADY VERIFIED. OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...HOWEVER... SINCE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE NOT DROPPED BELOW 25 PERCENT AS OF 2 PM EDT...IT APPEARS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT 4 HOUR DURATIONS WILL BE MET. THEREFORE...HAVE CANCELLED TODAY'S RED FLAG WARNING. ON WEDNESDAY...HAVE ONLY ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES WHERE 4 HOUR RELATIVE HUMIDITY DURATIONS AND ERCS WILL BE MARGINAL...SO WILL LEAVE IT TO THE NEXT SHIFT TO MAKE THE FINAL CALL BASED ON THE NEW ERC FORECAST. ALZ065>069-242015- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120424T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 201 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...| THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING AS 4 HOUR DURATIONS OF SUB 25 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ FLZ017-027-250315- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0024.120425T1800Z-120425T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120425T0100Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA- 301 PM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES. * WIND...WEST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH TODAY...AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 22 TO 27 PERCENT TODAY...AND 28 TO 33 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY. * ERC...GREATER THAN 35 TODAY AND POSSIBLY GREATER THAN 35 ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD MORE RAPIDLY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ127-250100- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120425T0100Z/ COASTAL WAKULLA- 301 PM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...COASTAL WAKULLA COUNTY. * WIND...WEST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 24 TO 28 PERCENT. * ERC...GREATER THAN 35. * 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. && $$ FLZ007>016-018-019-026-028-029-034-108-112-114-115-118-128-134- 250100- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120425T0100Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-INLAND JEFFERSON- MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON- COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON- COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- 301 PM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 /201 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2012/ ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...MUCH OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND. * WIND...WEST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 22 TO 27 PERCENT. * ERC...30 TO 34. POSSIBLY HIGHER IN SEVERAL COUNTIES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD MORE RAPIDLY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 17-GOULD
923 WWUS82 KTAE 250108 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 908 PM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES DUE TO MARGINAL DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT...ERC VALUES POSSIBLY GREATER THAN 35 AND WIND SPEEDS APPROACHING 15 MPH... .DISCUSSION...WITH THE DRY AIR AND STRONG 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALREADY VERIFIED. OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... HOWEVER... SINCE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE NOT DROPPED BELOW 25 PERCENT AS OF 2 PM EDT...IT APPEARS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT 4 HOUR DURATIONS WILL BE MET. THEREFORE...HAVE CANCELLED TODAY'S RED FLAG WARNING. ON WEDNESDAY...HAVE ONLY ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES WHERE 4 HOUR RELATIVE HUMIDITY DURATIONS AND ERCS WILL BE MARGINAL...SO WILL LEAVE IT TO THE NEXT SHIFT TO MAKE THE FINAL CALL BASED ON THE NEW ERC FORECAST. FLZ017-027-251000- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120425T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0024.120425T1800Z-120425T2200Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA- 908 PM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * HUMIDITY...28 TO 33 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY. * ERC...NEAR 35 ON WEDNESDAY. * 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ007>016-018-019-026-028-029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128- 134-250215- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120425T0100Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-INLAND JEFFERSON- MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON- COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON- COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- 908 PM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 /808 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2:01 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Leon, Wakulla | 14 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.