Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 55, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Nov 23, 2012, 8:37 AM EST for Leon County, Wakulla County, Florida. It took effect at Nov 23, 2012, 1:00 PM EST. 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
- Nov 23, 2012, 8:37 AM EST (13:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 23, 2012, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Leon County, FL, Wakulla County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:39 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, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 11 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
- 1683 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
370 WWUS82 KTAE 231337 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 837 AM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND HIGH ERC VALUES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON FOR THE SAME COUNTIES AND THE SAME REASONING... .DRY AIR ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING FOR A LITTLE OVER FOUR HOURS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS COUPLED WITH HIGH ERC VALUES. TOMORROW A COLD FRONT WILL HAVE PASSED THE THROUGH THE AREA...AND A REINFORCING SHOT OF DRY AIR WILL AGAIN ALLOW FOR LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS COUPLED WITH DRY FUELS. FLZ017-027-127-240000- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0055.121123T1800Z-121124T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0042.121124T1600Z-121125T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA- 837 AM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME COUNTIES TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR BOTH AFTERNOONS AROUND 25 PERCENT. * ERC...AROUND 37 BOTH TODAY AND SATURDAY. * 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. 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. && $$ HARRIGAN
2 follow-up statements
487 WWUS82 KTAE 231926 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 226 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH HIGH ERC VALUES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .DRY AIR ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING FOR A LITTLE OVER FOUR HOURS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS COUPLED WITH HIGH ERC VALUES. TOMORROW A COLD FRONT WILL HAVE PASSED THE THROUGH THE AREA...AND A REINFORCING SHOT OF DRY AIR WILL AGAIN ALLOW FOR LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS COUPLED WITH DRY FUELS AND HIGH DISPERSIONS. FLZ017-027-127-240300- /O.EXT.KTAE.FW.A.0042.121124T1700Z-121125T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-121124T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA- 226 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA ON SATURDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 33 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...AROUND 20 PERCENT TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * ERC...AROUND 37 BOTH TODAY AND SATURDAY. * DISPERSION...75 TO 100 ON SATURDAY. * 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. 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-FLZ007>016-018-019-026-028-029-034-108-112-114-115-118- 128-134-240300- /O.EXB.KTAE.FW.A.0042.121124T1700Z-121125T0000Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON- HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF- INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY- COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE- 226 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 /126 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 20 PERCENT. * ERC...AROUND 37. * DISPERSION...75 TO 100 ON SATURDAY. * 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. && $$ HARRIGAN
934 WWUS82 KTAE 240026 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 726 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .A COLD FRONT WILL WILL PASS THE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT...AND A REINFORCING SHOT OF DRY AIR WILL AGAIN ALLOW FOR LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS COUPLED WITH DRY FUELS AND HIGH DISPERSIONS. FLZ017-027-127-241000- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-121124T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0042.121124T1700Z-121125T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA- 726 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES... * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 33 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...AROUND 20 PERCENT TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * ERC...AROUND 37 BOTH TODAY AND SATURDAY. * DISPERSION...75 TO 100 ON SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ALZ065>069-FLZ007>016-018-019-026-028-029-034-108-112-114-115-118- 128-134-241000- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0042.121124T1700Z-121125T0000Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON- HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF- INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY- COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE- 726 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 /626 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 20 PERCENT. * ERC...AROUND 37. * DISPERSION...75 TO 100 ON SATURDAY. * 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 3:20 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 25 hr |
| Nov 23, 3:52 AM EST | Freeze Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 22 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.