Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 56, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Nov 24, 2012, 3:04 AM CST for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Nov 24, 2012, 11:00 AM CST. 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
- Nov 24, 2012, 3:04 AM CST (09:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 24, 2012, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 24, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- 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 09:02 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 00:00Z, 9.1 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1951 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 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.
651 WWUS82 KTAE 240904 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 404 AM EST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND ERC VALUES OF 35 OR GREATER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE SAME COUNTIES AND CONDITIONS FROM SUNDAY LATE MORNING INTO THE EVENING... ...THE FIRE WEATHER THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE REST OF NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA FOR TODAY HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED... .A DRY COLD FRONT WILL EXIT EAST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. IN ITS WAKE...A REINFORCING SHOT OF DRY AIR WILL ALLOW FOR LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS COUPLED WITH DRY FUELS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ALZ065>069-FLZ007>016-018-019-026-028-029-034-108-112-114-115-118- 128-134-241015- /O.CAN.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- 404 AM EST SAT NOV 24 2012 /304 AM CST SAT NOV 24 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR LATER TODAY HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REACH RED FLAG LEVELS BOTH DAYS... ERC AND DISPERSION VALUES WILL FALL A LITTLE SHORT OF RED FLAG CRITERIA. $$ FLZ017-027-127-242100- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0042.121124T1700Z-121125T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0056.121124T1700Z-121125T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0043.121125T1600Z-121126T0100Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA- 404 AM EST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND ERC VALUES OF 35 OR GREATER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND ERC VALUES OF 35 OR GREATER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 25 PERCENT TODAY AND 20 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. * ERC...AROUND 37. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ BLOCK
2 follow-up statements
702 WWUS82 KTAE 241921 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 221 PM EST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND ERC VALUES OF 35 OR GREATER... .VERY DRY AIR WILL WILL ALLOW FOR LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS COUPLED WITH DRY FUELS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FLZ017-027-127-251200- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0043.121125T1600Z-121126T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0057.121125T1500Z-121126T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0056.000000T0000Z-121125T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA- 221 PM EST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITEIS AND ERC VALUES GREATER THAN 35 FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 017...027 AND 127... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND ERC VALUES GREATER THAN 35 FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 017...027 AND 127... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 25 PERCENT TODAY AND 20 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. * ERC...AROUND 37. * 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. && $$ LANIER
269 WWUS82 KTAE 242211 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 511 PM EST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES OF 35 OR GREATER... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR WALTON...WASHINGTON... AND BAY COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES OF 35 OR GREATER... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME FLORIDA COUNTIES LISTED ABOVE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES OF 35 OR GREATER... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .VERY DRY AIR WILL WILL ALLOW FOR LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS COUPLED WITH DRY FUELS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FLZ007-008-010-012-108-112-250615- /O.EXB.KTAE.FW.W.0057.121125T1700Z-121126T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KTAE.FW.W.0056.000000T0000Z-121125T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-WASHINGTON-INLAND BAY-SOUTH WALTON- COASTAL BAY- 411 PM CST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND ERC VALUES GREATER THAN 35... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND ERC VALUES GREATER THAN 35... * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 25 PERCENT TODAY AND 21 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. * ERC...35 TO 36 TODAY AND 38 TO 39 ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ALZ065>069-250615- /O.EXB.KTAE.FW.W.0057.121125T1700Z-121126T0000Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 411 PM CST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 20 PERCENT PERCENT ON SUNDAY. * 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. && $$ FLZ017-027-127-250615- /O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0057.121125T1700Z-121126T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0056.000000T0000Z-121125T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA- 511 PM EST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND ERC VALUES GREATER THAN 35... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND ERC VALUES GREATER THAN 35... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 25 PERCENT TODAY AND 20 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. * ERC...41 TODAY AND 43 TO 44 ON SUNDAY * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 17-GOULD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 8:08 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 13 hr | |
| Nov 24, 12:36 AM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 31 hr |
| Nov 24, 3:04 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Leon, Wakulla | 10 hr |
| Nov 24, 12:33 PM CST | Freeze Watch | TAE | Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon and 3 more | 25 hr |
| Nov 24, 1:21 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Bay, Leon, Wakulla, Walton, Washington | 29 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.