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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

January 3, 2012

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 3, 2012, 1:32 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 4, 2012, 11:00 AM 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 3, 2012, 1:32 PM EST (18:32 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 4, 2012, 11:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 4, 2012, 5:00 PM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

097 
WWUS82 KTBW 031832
RFWTBW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
132 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR LEE COUNTY...

.DRY CONDITIONS TO REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS LEE COUNTY WITH ELEVATED
ERC VALUES.

FLZ065-041215-
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0002.120104T1600Z-120104T2200Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/
LEE-
132 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
FOR LEE COUNTY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY 
FOR LEE COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM
EST WEDNESDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...LEE.

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT INLAND
  AND 30 TO 35 PERCENT NEAR THE COAST. DURATIONS EXPECTED TO
  EXCEED FOUR HOURS.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.

&&

$$

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-040000-
/O.CON.KTBW.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-
132 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
FOR...

* AFFECTED AREA...LEVY...CITRUS...SUMTER...HERNANDO...PASCO... 
  PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...MANATEE...HARDEE... 
  HIGHLANDS...SARASOTA...DE SOTO...CHARLOTTE. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO FALL TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT 
  INLAND AND 30 TO 35 PERCENT NEAR THE COAST. 

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
268 
WWUS82 KTBW 041814
RFWTBW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
114 PM EST WED JAN 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR LEE COUNTY...

.DRY CONDITIONS TO REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS LEE COUNTY WITH
ELEVATED ERC VALUES.

FLZ065-052300-
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0003.120105T1600Z-120105T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T2200Z/
LEE-
114 PM EST WED JAN 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR LEE COUNTY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY
FOR LEE COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM
EST THURSDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...LEE.

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT INLAND
  AND 30 TO 35 PERCENT NEAR THE COAST. DURATIONS EXPECTED TO
  EXCEED FOUR HOURS.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 3, 5:10 AM ESTFreeze WarningTBW4 hr
Jan 3, 5:10 AM ESTFreeze WarningTBWPinellas11 hr
Jan 3, 5:10 AM ESTHard Freeze WarningTBWDeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter28 hr

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.