Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 41, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Sep 23, 2012, 5:44 AM CDT for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Sep 23, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Sep 23, 2012, 5:44 AM CDT (10:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 23, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 23, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Leon County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:46 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 691 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1580 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
636 WWUS82 KTAE 231044 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 644 AM EDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY EVENING ACROSS A FEW COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .MUCH DRIER AIR WILL POUR INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WHICH IS MOVING THROUGH THE TRI-STATE AREA TODAY. THIS DRY AIR IS EXPECTED TO DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS OVER MUCH OF THE CWA FOR BOTH TODAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE OTHER NECESSARY PARAMETERS ARE EXPECTED TO JUST FALL SHORT OVER OUR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA ZONES TODAY AND MONDAY. ACROSS PARTS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...HOWEVER...LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE WITH ERCS ABOVE 20 AND DISPERSIONS GREATER THAN 75 TO PROMPT THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING ACROSS 5 COUNTIES TODAY...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR 3 COUNTIES ON MONDAY. HOWEVER...IF THE MUCH DRIER WEATHER HAS PLENTY OF INFLUENCE TODAY...A LARGER WATCH OR WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR MONDAY AS ERCS COULD BECOME ELEVATED. FLZ007-008-010-012-240030- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0041.120923T1700Z-120924T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0033.120924T1600Z-120925T0100Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-WASHINGTON-INLAND BAY- 544 AM CDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 007...008... 010 AND 012... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY EVENING FOR OR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 007... 008...010 AND 012... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 007...008...010 AND 012. * WIND...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TODAY...AND NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH ON MONDAY. * HUMIDITY...25 PERCENT MINIMUMS TODAY TO 20 PERCENT ON MONDAY. * 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. && $$ FLZ017-027-108-112-127-240000- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0041.120923T1700Z-120924T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL WAKULLA- 644 AM EDT SUN SEP 23 2012 /544 AM CDT SUN SEP 23 2012/ ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 017...027...108...112 AND 127... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 017...027...108...112 AND 127. * WIND...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TODAY AND NORTH AROUND 5 MPH ON MONDAY. * HUMIDITY...25 PERCENT MINIMUMS TODAY TO 19 PERCENT ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 17-GOULD
2 follow-up statements
281 WWUS82 KTAE 231827 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 227 PM EDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND HIGH DISPERSION VALUES FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR SIMILAR CONDITIONS... .LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND RECENT DRY WEATHER WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE NEAR OR AT LOCAL RED FLAG CRITERIA THROUGH MONDAY... FLZ007-008-010-012-241130- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120924T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0033.120924T1600Z-120925T0100Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-WASHINGTON-INLAND BAY- 127 PM CDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WIND...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TODAY...AND NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH ON MONDAY. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT MINIMUMS TODAY...20 TO 25 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY 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. && $$ FLZ017-027-108-112-127-240000- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120924T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL WAKULLA- 227 PM EDT SUN SEP 23 2012 /127 PM CDT SUN SEP 23 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WIND...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TODAY...AND NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH ON MONDAY. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT MINIMUMS TODAY...20 TO 25 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOURNIER
596 WWUS82 KTAE 240010 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 810 PM EDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH DISPERSIONS... FLZ007-008-010-012-241100- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120924T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0033.120924T1600Z-120925T0100Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-WASHINGTON-INLAND BAY- 710 PM CDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH ON MONDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 20 TO 25 PERCENT ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. * DISPERSIONS...POSSIBLY NEAR 75. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY 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. && $$ FLZ017-027-108-112-127-240115- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120924T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL WAKULLA- 810 PM EDT SUN SEP 23 2012 /710 PM CDT SUN SEP 23 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... $$ DVD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 5:44 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 21 hr |
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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.