Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 38, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Jun 2, 2012, 3:01 AM CDT for 8 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jun 2, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Jun 2, 2012, 3:01 AM CDT (08:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 2, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2012, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Leon County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:05 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 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -183 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1206 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
674 WWUS82 KTAE 020801 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 401 AM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ TODAY UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH ERC VALUES OF 35 OR HIGHER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND DISPERSION VALUES ABOVE 75... ...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN AFFECT FOR LAFAYETTE COUNTY ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED... FLZ029-020915- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0031.120603T1800Z-120603T2200Z/ LAFAYETTE- 401 AM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON SUNDAY FOR LAFAYETTE COUNTY. ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND HIGH DISPERSIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY...ERC VALUES ARE CURRENTLY BELOW 20 ACROSS LAFAYETTE COUNTY DUE TO THE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL. $$ FLZ007>011-013-017-027-030200- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0038.120602T1700Z-120602T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KTAE.FW.A.0031.120603T1800Z-120603T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN- LEON-INLAND WAKULLA- 401 AM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 /301 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 28 TO 33 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH DURATIONS BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 TO 6 HOURS. MINIMUM VALUES 29 TO 34 PERCENT ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH DURATIONS BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS. * DISPERSION...50 TO 80 THIS AFTERNOON AND 80 TO 115 ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * ERC...GREATER THAN 35 ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA AND GREATER THAN 20 WHERE THERE IS A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND HIGH DISPERSIONS ABOVE 75. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FLZ012-108-112-022300- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0038.120602T1700Z-120602T2300Z/ INLAND BAY-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY- 301 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 30 TO 32 PERCENT WITH DURATIONS BELOW 35 PERCENT OF 4 TO 5 HOURS. * 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. && $$ FLZ016-018-019-026-028-030200- /O.EXT.KTAE.FW.A.0031.120603T1800Z-120603T2300Z/ GADSDEN-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND TAYLOR- 401 AM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 29 TO 34 PERCENT. * DISPERSION...80 TO 115. * ERC...GREATER THAN 20. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ DVD
2 follow-up statements
188 WWUS82 KTAE 021902 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 302 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ SUNDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION INDICES ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND... .THE DRY AIR MASS THAT IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH FLORIDA DUE TO INCREASED DISPERSIONS. THE AIR MASS WILL MOISTEN SLIGHTLY ON MONDAY RESULTING IN AN END OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS. FLZ007>011-013-017-027-031130- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0031.120603T1800Z-120603T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0039.120603T1800Z-120603T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-120602T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN- LEON-INLAND WAKULLA- 302 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 /202 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1PM CDT/ TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SUNDAY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 27 TO 33 PERCENT. TOTAL DURATIONS 4 TO 6 HOURS. * DISPERSION...85 TO 100. * ERC...GREATER THAN 35 IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...30 TO 35 IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. * 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. && $$ FLZ012-031130- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0039.120603T1800Z-120603T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-120602T2300Z/ INLAND BAY- 202 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 30 TO 32 PERCENT. * DISPERSION...85 TO 95. * ERC...GREATER THAN 35. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FLZ016-018-019-026-028-031130- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0031.120603T1800Z-120603T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0039.120603T1800Z-120603T2300Z/ GADSDEN-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND TAYLOR- 302 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 27 TO 32 PERCENT. * DISPERSION...80 TO 115. * ERC...30 TO 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. && $$ FLZ029-031130- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0039.120603T1800Z-120603T2300Z/ LAFAYETTE- 302 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 28 TO 32 PERCENT. * DISPERSION...80 TO 90. * ERC...25 TO 30. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FLZ108-112-022300- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-120602T2300Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY- 202 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 30 TO 32 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ GODSEY
938 WWUS82 KTAE 022329 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 729 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ SUNDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION INDICES ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND... .THE DRY AIR MASS THAT IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH FLORIDA DUE TO INCREASED DISPERSION INDICES. THE AIR MASS WILL MOISTEN SLIGHTLY ON MONDAY RESULTING IN AN END OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS. FLZ007>013-017-027-031130- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-120602T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0039.120603T1800Z-120603T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-LEON-INLAND WAKULLA- 729 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 /629 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SUNDAY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 27 TO 33 PERCENT. TOTAL DURATIONS 4 TO 6 HOURS. * DISPERSION...85 TO 100. * ERC...GREATER THAN 35 IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...30 TO 35 IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FLZ108-112-030030- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-120602T2300Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY- 629 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... $$ FLZ016-018-019-026-028-029-031130- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0039.120603T1800Z-120603T2300Z/ GADSDEN-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- 729 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY... * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 27 TO 32 PERCENT. * DISPERSION...80 TO 115. * ERC...30 TO 35. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ GODSEY/WOOL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2:02 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson and 7 more | 28 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.