Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Feb 10, 2012, 2:24 PM CST for 16 counties in Florida. It took effect at Feb 11, 2012, 1:00 PM CST. It was in force for 5 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
- Feb 10, 2012, 2:24 PM CST (20:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2012, 1:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Dixie County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Leon County, FL, Madison County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 35 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
- 1908 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
038 WWUS82 KTAE 102024 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 324 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EST /1 PM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH AND DISPERSIONS GREATER THAN 75... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... .DISCUSSION...MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL BE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY ON GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS VERY DRY AIR COMBINED WITH SUSTAINED 15 MPH OR GREATER WINDS AND DISPERSIONS GREATER THAN 75 WILL RESULT IN A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY. HOWEVER...EVEN THOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE EXTREMELY LOW OVER THE SAME AREA ON SUNDAY...WILL HOLD OFF ON A FIRE WEATHER WATCH UNTIL FUTURE ERC VALUES CAN BE DETERMINED. OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...WILL ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY FOR EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT. FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-111130- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0009.120211T1800Z-120212T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0009.120211T1900Z-120212T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON- MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE- 324 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 /224 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2012/ ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EST /1 PM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EST /1 PM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY. * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 25 TO 30 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. && $$ ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-111130- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0010.120212T1600Z-120213T0000Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN- TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY- MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR- GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 324 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 /224 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2012/ ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WIND...NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ 17-GOULD
4 follow-up statements
740 WWUS82 KTAE 110917 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 417 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EST /1 PM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TODAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH AND DISPERSIONS GREATER THAN 75... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... .MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL BE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY ON GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS VERY DRY AIR COMBINED WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 MPH OR GREATER AND DISPERSIONS GREATER THAN 75 WILL RESULT IN A RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE. IT WILL ALSO BE DRY ACROSS OUR ALABAMA AND GEORGIA ZONES TODAY BUT MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST TO STAY JUST ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF OUR ALABAMA AND GEORGIA ZONES SUNDAY AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN PLACE. EVEN THOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ALSO BE EXTREMELY LOW OVER OUR FLORIDA ZONES SUNDAY...AT THIS TIME IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THE OTHER CRITICAL PARAMETERS WILL MEET RED FLAG CONDITIONS. FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-120000- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0009.120211T1900Z-120212T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON- MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE- 417 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 /317 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EST /1 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 25 TO 30 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. && $$ ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-120000- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0010.120212T1600Z-120213T0000Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN- TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY- MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR- GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 417 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 /317 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR... * WIND...NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ BARRY
428 WWUS82 KTAE 112031 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 331 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TODAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH AND DISPERSIONS GREATER THAN 75... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST/ 10 AM CST UNTIL TO 7 PM EST/ 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... .DISCUSSION...ALTHOUGH IT IS TAKING A BIT LONGER THAN EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WE STILL EXPECT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...SO WILL LEAVE THE CURRENT RED FLAG WARNING IN PLACE DUE TO THE STRONG 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS. ON SUNDAY...HAVE UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LONG DURATIONS OF SUB 25 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA... EXPECTED ERCS AND DISPERSIONS ARE STILL TOO LOW FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS. BY MONDAY...ERCS MAY BE JUST HIGH ENOUGH FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS...SO HAVE ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE CWA. ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-121130- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0010.120212T1600Z-120213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0010.120212T1600Z-120213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0011.120213T1600Z-120214T0000Z/ 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- 331 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 /231 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012/ ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR MONDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 13 TO 18 PERCENT SUNDAY...18 TO 22 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. && $$ FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-121130- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0011.120213T1600Z-120214T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120212T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON- MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE- 331 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 /231 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012/ ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TODAY AND SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH ON MONDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 25 TO 30 PERCENT TODAY...AND 19 TO 32 PERCENT ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ 17-GOULD
783 WWUS82 KTAE 112210 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 510 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TODAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH AND DISPERSIONS GREATER THAN 75... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST/ 10 AM CST UNTIL TO 7 PM EST/ 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST/10 AM CST UNTIL 8 PM EST/ 7 PM CST SUNDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA EASTERN PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... .DISCUSSION...DUE TO THE STRONG 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY FOR FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA...UPDATED ERC'S EXCEED 35 ACROSS VARIOUS COUNTIES OF NORTH FLORIDA AND MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE TEENS. THUS A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN HOISTED FOR THESE COUNTIES. ON MONDAY...ERC'S MAY STILL BE JUST HIGH ENOUGH FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS...SO HAVE ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE CWA. FLZ010-012-017-027-034-112-127-134-120615- /O.EXB.KTAE.FW.W.0010.120212T1600Z-120213T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120212T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0011.120213T1600Z-120214T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-INLAND BAY-LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND DIXIE- COASTAL BAY-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL DIXIE- 510 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 /410 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ SUNDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING WHICH IS EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EVENING...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 25 TO 30 PERCENT TODAY...14 TO 20 PERCENT ON SUNDAY AND 19 TO 32 PERCENT ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TODAY...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH ON SUNDAY AND SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH ON MONDAY. 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. && $$ FLZ007>009-011-013>016-018-019-026-028-029-108-114-115-118-128- 120615- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120212T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0011.120213T1600Z-120214T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-JACKSON-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF- INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL TAYLOR- 510 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 /410 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TODAY AND SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH ON MONDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 25 TO 30 PERCENT TODAY...AND 19 TO 32 PERCENT ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-120615- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0010.120212T1600Z-120213T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0011.120213T1600Z-120214T0000Z/ 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- 510 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 /410 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 13 TO 18 PERCENT SUNDAY...18 TO 22 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. && $$ BLOCK
439 WWUS82 KTAE 120006 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 706 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST/ 10 AM CST UNTIL TO 7 PM EST/ 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST/10 AM CST UNTIL 8 PM EST/ 7 PM CST SUNDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA EASTERN PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... .DISCUSSION...DUE TO THE STRONG 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY FOR FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA...UPDATED ERC'S EXCEED 35 ACROSS VARIOUS COUNTIES OF NORTH FLORIDA AND MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE TEENS. THUS A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN HOISTED FOR THESE COUNTIES. ON MONDAY...ERC'S MAY STILL BE JUST HIGH ENOUGH FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS...SO HAVE ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE CWA. FLZ010-012-017-027-034-112-127-134-121030- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120212T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0010.120212T1600Z-120213T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0011.120213T1600Z-120214T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-INLAND BAY-LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND DIXIE- COASTAL BAY-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL DIXIE- 706 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 /606 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ SUNDAY... ..FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING WHICH IS EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EVENING...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES...14 TO 20 PERCENT ON SUNDAY AND 19 TO 32 PERCENT ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. * WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH ON SUNDAY AND SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH ON MONDAY. 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. && $$ FLZ007>009-011-013>016-018-019-026-028-029-108-114-115-118-128- 121030- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120212T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0011.120213T1600Z-120214T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-JACKSON-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF- INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL GULF- COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL TAYLOR- 706 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 /606 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH ON MONDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 19 TO 32 PERCENT ON MONDAY. * 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. && $$ ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-121030- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0010.120212T1600Z-120213T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0011.120213T1600Z-120214T0000Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN- TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY- MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR- GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 706 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 /606 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 13 TO 18 PERCENT SUNDAY...18 TO 22 PERCENT ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ BLOCK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 4:32 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:19 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 46 hr |
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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.