Alert archive / Georgia / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 3, 2012, 3:34 PM EST for 26 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in Alabama; Leon County, Wakulla County, Florida. It took effect at Jan 4, 2012, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 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
- Jan 3, 2012, 3:34 PM EST (20:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 4, 2012, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2012, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 33 counties
Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Leon County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Baker County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Grady County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lee County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 2387 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 100 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
075 WWUS82 KTAE 032034 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 334 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ TODAY DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /NOON EST/ TO 4 PM CST /5 WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA DUE EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSIONS ARE CREATING DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE TRI-STATE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. RED FLAG WARNINGS CURRENTLY IN PLACE ARE WELL JUSTIFIED. FOR WEDNESDAY...WE STILL EXPECT A VERY DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE WITH LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER OUR GEORGIA AND ALABAMA ZONES SO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING. LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE ALSO EXPECTED OVER FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY BUT ALL OTHER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS WILL NOT BE MET. IN FACT...WITH LIGHT WINDS AT BOTH THE SURFACE AND ALOFT ALONG WITH LOW MIXING HEIGHTS... DAYTIME DISPERSIONS WILL BE LOW FOR THE ENTIRE REGION WEDNESDAY. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES BEGINNING THURSDAY AND WE DON'T EXPECT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AT LEAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-040000- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0003.120104T1700Z-120104T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0003.120104T1700Z-120104T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN- TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY- MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR- GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 334 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 /234 PM CST TUE JAN 3 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA DUE EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ALSO ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. * WIND...NORTHWEST AT 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR A DURATION OF 5 TO 6 HOURS. MINIMUM VALUES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD 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. && $$ FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-040000- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON- MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE- 334 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 /234 PM CST TUE JAN 3 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... * WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A DURATION OF AROUND 10 HOURS. MINIMUM VALUES 17 TO 22 PERCENT. * DISPERSION...75 TO 105. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ BARRY
2 follow-up statements
571 WWUS82 KTAE 040054 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 754 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /NOON EST/ TO 4 PM CST /5 WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA DUE EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH ERC VALUES OF 35 OR GREATER... .FOR WEDNESDAY...WE STILL EXPECT A VERY DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE WITH LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER OUR GEORGIA AND ALABAMA ZONES SO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING. LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE ALSO EXPECTED OVER FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY BUT ALL OTHER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS WILL NOT BE MET...EXCEPT FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND WHERE ERC VALUES WILL BE 35 OR GREATER. IN FACT...WITH LIGHT WINDS AT BOTH THE SURFACE AND ALOFT ALONG WITH LOW MIXING HEIGHTS... DAYTIME DISPERSIONS WILL BE LOW FOR THE ENTIRE REGION WEDNESDAY. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES BEGINNING THURSDAY AND WE DON'T EXPECT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AT LEAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. FLZ017-027-127-042300- /O.EXB.KTAE.FW.W.0003.120104T1500Z-120104T2300Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA- 754 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. * HUMIDITY...BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A DURATION OF 6 TO 8 HOURS. MINIMUM VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD 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. && $$ ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-042200- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0003.120104T1700Z-120104T2200Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN- TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY- MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR- GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 754 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 /654 PM CST TUE JAN 3 2012/ ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA DUE EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 8 MPH. * HUMIDITY...BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR A DURATION OF 4 TO 6 HOURS. MINIMUM VALUES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 17-GOULD
252 WWUS82 KTAE 040939 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 439 AM EST WED JAN 4 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /NOON EST/ TO 4 PM CST /5 PM EST/ WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES IN FLORIDA FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... .THE DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION...LINGERING BEHIND THE RECENT ARCTIC COLD FRONT...WILL CREATE ANOTHER DAY OF ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ON WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT OVER MOST LAND AREAS FOR ABOUT 4 TO 6 HOURS. THIS WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRYING FUELS...WITH A HIGH ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT...WILL LEAD TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS IN LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES IN FLORIDA ALSO. FLZ017-027-127-042300- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0003.120104T1500Z-120104T2300Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA- 439 AM EST WED JAN 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES... * WIND...SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. * HUMIDITY...BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A DURATION OF 7 TO 9 HOURS. MINIMUM VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT. * ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT...35 TO 40. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD 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. && $$ ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-042200- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0003.120104T1700Z-120104T2200Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN- TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY- MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR- GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 439 AM EST WED JAN 4 2012 /339 AM CST WED JAN 4 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 8 MPH. * HUMIDITY...BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR A DURATION OF 4 TO 6 HOURS. MINIMUM VALUES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 08-LAMERS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 5:05 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 3, 10:23 AM EST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 2, 9:35 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 21 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Georgia, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Alabama, 2012Red 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.