Alert archive / Georgia / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 29, 2012, 3:35 PM EST for 26 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Jan 30, 2012, 12:00 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
- Jan 29, 2012, 3:35 PM EST (20:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2012, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2012, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 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 20:32 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, 8.6 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
- 1466 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
584 WWUS82 KTAE 292035 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 335 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ MONDAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ MONDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE ONGOING ACROSS OUR GEORGIA AND ALABAMA ZONES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. IT IS ALSO JUST AS DRY OVER OUR FLORIDA ZONES BUT ALL OTHER RED FLAG PARAMETERS ARE NOT IN PLACE. WE EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS ON MONDAY AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR OUR GEORGIA AND ALABAMA ZONES IS BEING UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING. ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-300000- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0008.120130T1800Z-120130T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0008.120130T1800Z-120130T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120130T0000Z/ 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- 335 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2012 /235 PM CST SUN JAN 29 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR AROUND 5 TO 6 HOURS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ MONDAY FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. * WIND...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH TODAY. EAST 5 TO 8 MPH ON MONDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 15 TO 22 PERCENT BOTH DAYS. FALLING BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR AROUND 5 TO 6 HOURS. * 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. && $$ BARRY
2 follow-up statements
762 WWUS82 KTAE 300059 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 759 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ MONDAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ MONDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN FOR OUR GEORGIA AND ALABAMA ZONES ON MONDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. IT IS ALSO JUST AS DRY OVER OUR FLORIDA ZONES BUT ALL OTHER RED FLAG PARAMETERS...SUCH AS ERC VALUES REMAINING WELL BELOW 35...ARE NOT IN PLACE. ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-302300- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0008.120130T1800Z-120130T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN- TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY- MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR- GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 759 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2012 /659 PM CST SUN JAN 29 2012/ ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ MONDAY FOR 4 TO 6 HOURS... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. * WIND...EAST 5 TO 8 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 15 TO 22 PERCENT. FALLING BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR 4 TO 6 HOURS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ BARRY/GOULD
575 WWUS82 KTAE 301015 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 515 AM EST MON JAN 30 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... .DISCUSSION...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN FOR OUR GEORGIA AND ALABAMA ZONES THIS AFTERNOON AS A DRY AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT...AND DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR ABOUT 4 TO 6 HOURS. ADDITIONALLY...THE VEGETATION AND FUELS ACROSS THE AREA HAS HAD SEVERAL DAYS IN THE DRIER AIR MASS TO LOSE SOME ADDITIONAL MOISTURE...SO CONDITIONS MAY FAVOR EASIER IGNITION OF FIRES TODAY. ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-302300- /O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0008.120130T1700Z-120130T2300Z/ 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- 515 AM EST MON JAN 30 2012 /415 AM CST MON JAN 30 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. * WIND...EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 8 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 15 TO 20 PERCENT. FALLING BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR 4 TO 6 HOURS. * 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. && $$ 08-LAMERS
Nearby
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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.