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Red Flag Warning 39, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Jun 2, 2012, 2:02 PM CDT for 13 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jun 3, 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, 2:02 PM CDT (19:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 3, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2012, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Gadsden 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), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:07 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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 1094 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ GODSEY
3 follow-up statements
938 WWUS82 KTAE 022329 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 729 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ SUNDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION INDICES ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND... .THE DRY AIR MASS THAT IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH FLORIDA DUE TO INCREASED DISPERSION INDICES. THE AIR MASS WILL MOISTEN SLIGHTLY ON MONDAY RESULTING IN AN END OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS. FLZ007>013-017-027-031130- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-120602T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0039.120603T1800Z-120603T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-LEON-INLAND WAKULLA- 729 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 /629 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SUNDAY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 27 TO 33 PERCENT. TOTAL DURATIONS 4 TO 6 HOURS. * DISPERSION...85 TO 100. * ERC...GREATER THAN 35 IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...30 TO 35 IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 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
534 WWUS82 KTAE 030749 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 349 AM EDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION INDICES ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND... FLZ029-030900- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.W.0039.120603T1800Z-120603T2300Z/ LAFAYETTE- 349 AM EDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND HIGH DISPERSIONS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON...ERC VALUES ARE FORECAST TO STAY BELOW 20 ACROSS LAFAYETTE COUNTY DUE TO THE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...SO RED FLAG CRITERIA IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE MET. $$ FLZ007>013-016>019-026>028-032300- /O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0039.120603T1700Z-120603T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR- 349 AM EDT SUN JUN 3 2012 /249 AM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 27 TO 33 PERCENT. TOTAL DURATIONS 4 TO 6 HOURS. * DISPERSION...MAINLY BETWEEN 85 TO 100. * ERC...GREATER THAN 35 IN MOST OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS WELL AS LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES...AROUND 28 IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND COUNTIES OF JEFFERSON...MADISON...AND TAYLOR. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ DVD
934 WWUS82 KTAE 031918 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 318 PM EDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION INDICES ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR INLAND PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... .THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO MOISTEN FOR MONDAY WITH RH VALUES ONLY EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 2 TO 3 HOURS ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND. HOWEVER WITH INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE AREA...DISPERSION VALUES ARE FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE 75. THEREFORE...WILL ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SOME INLAND FLORIDA COUNTIES. HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE 35 PERCENT ON TUESDAY AND INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. FLZ007-009>011-013-016>019-026-040330- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0032.120604T1800Z-120604T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120603T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON- INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- 318 PM EDT SUN JUN 3 2012 /218 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...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. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 27 TO 33 PERCENT. TOTAL DURATIONS 4 TO 6 HOURS TODAY AND 2 TO 4 HOURS ON MONDAY. * DISPERSION...MAINLY BETWEEN 85 TO 100 TODAY AND MONDAY. * ERC...GREATER THAN 35 IN MOST OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS WELL AS LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES...AROUND 28 IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND COUNTIES OF JEFFERSON...MADISON...AND TAYLOR. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ008-012-027-028-032300- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120603T2300Z/ CENTRAL WALTON-INLAND BAY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR- 318 PM EDT SUN JUN 3 2012 /218 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 27 TO 33 PERCENT. TOTAL DURATIONS 4 TO 6 HOURS. * DISPERSION...MAINLY BETWEEN 85 TO 100. * ERC...GREATER THAN 35 IN MOST OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS WELL AS LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES...AROUND 28 IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND COUNTIES OF JEFFERSON...MADISON...AND TAYLOR. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 3:01 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Leon, Wakulla and 2 more | 15 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.