Alert archive / Georgia / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 13, 2012, 4:04 AM EST for 26 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Jan 13, 2012, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 4 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 13, 2012, 4:04 AM EST (09:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 13, 2012, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2012, 5:00 PM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 31 counties
Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, 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), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:09 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 1567 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
402 WWUS82 KTAE 130904 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 404 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... .COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL ALLOW A VERY DRY AIRMASS TO CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE TRI-STATE AREA PLUMMETING MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES INTO THE LOWER 20S. CRITICAL RED FLAG HUMIDITY DURATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL AREAS...EXCEPT POSSIBLY THE EASTERN MOST GEORGIA ZONES. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATER TODAY FOR ALL THESE AREAS. FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...NEITHER ERC...WIND OR DISPERSION CRITERIA WILL BE REALIZED SO NO WARNING WAS ISSUED. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY SO A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE ALABAMA AND GEORGIA COUNTIES. ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-132215- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0004.120113T1800Z-120113T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0004.120113T1800Z-120113T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0005.120114T1800Z-120114T2200Z/ 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- 404 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 /304 AM CST FRI JAN 13 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TO 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TO 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 4 HOURS OF SUB 25 PERCENT WITH MINIMUM VALUES NEAR 20 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ BLOCK
1 follow-up statement
436 WWUS82 KTAE 131946 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 246 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST / 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST / 1 PM TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR MOST OF THE INLAND FLORIDA ZONES... .TODAY HAS BEEN DRY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES CONTINUING TO DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA COUNTIES BASED ON AROUND 4 HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. TOMORROW EXPECT WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FOR AROUND 4 HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 25 PERCENT TOMORROW AFTERNOON. IN INTERIOR FLORIDA ZONES...DISPERIONS ABOVE 75 AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT WILL CALL FOR A FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY. EXPECT THE HUMIDITY TO GRADUALLY RISE SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-140400- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0005.120114T1800Z-120114T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0005.120114T1800Z-120114T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120113T2200Z/ 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- 246 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 /146 PM CST FRI JAN 13 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 4 HOURS OF SUB 25 PERCENT WITH MINIMUM VALUES NEAR 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ FLZ007>013-016>019-026>029-140400- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0006.120114T1600Z-120115T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- 246 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 /146 PM CST FRI JAN 13 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WIND...WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT. * DISPERSIONS...VALUES FROM 75 TO 85. * 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. && $$ KM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2:46 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 27 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Georgia, 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.