Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 22, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this red flag warning at Apr 24, 2012, 5:17 AM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Apr 24, 2012, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 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
- Apr 24, 2012, 5:17 AM EDT (09:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 24, 2012, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Counties DeSoto County, FL, Hardee County, FL, Highlands County, FL, Pinellas County, FL, Polk County, FL, Sumter County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:17 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
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 49 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
- 1764 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
693 WWUS82 KTBW 240917 RFWTBW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 517 AM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING FOR CHARLOTTE...CITRUS...DE SOTO...HARDEE...HERNANDO... HIGHLANDS... HILLSBOROUGH...LEE...LEVY...MANATEE...PASCO... PINELLAS...POLK... SARASOTA...SUMTER... .HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION WILL KEEP A COOL AND VERY DRY AIR MASS WITH AFTERNOON PERIODS OF ROBUST NORTHWEST WINDS...GUSTY AT TIMES. FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-250000- /O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0010.120424T1600Z-120425T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0022.120424T1600Z-120425T0000Z/ LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 517 AM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...LEVY...CITRUS...SUMTER...HERNANDO...PASCO... PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...MANATEE...HARDEE... HIGHLANDS...SARASOTA...DE SOTO...CHARLOTTE...LEE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...WILL BE BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR AROUND 6 TO 8 HOURS WITH MANY LOCATIONS REACHING THE LOWER 20S PERCENT RANGE. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
368 WWUS82 KTBW 241334 RFWTBW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 934 AM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING FOR CHARLOTTE...CITRUS...DE SOTO...HARDEE...HERNANDO... HIGHLANDS... HILLSBOROUGH...LEE...LEVY...MANATEE...PASCO... PINELLAS...POLK... SARASOTA...SUMTER... .HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION WILL KEEP A COOL AND VERY DRY AIR MASS WITH PERIODS OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-250000- /O.EXT.KTBW.FW.W.0022.120424T1400Z-120425T0000Z/ LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 934 AM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR... * AFFECTED AREA...LEVY...CITRUS...SUMTER...HERNANDO...PASCO... PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...MANATEE...HARDEE... HIGHLANDS...SARASOTA...DE SOTO...CHARLOTTE...LEE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...WILL BE BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR AROUND 8 TO 10 HOURS WITH MANY LOCATIONS FALLING BELOW 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. && $$ JOHNSON
656 WWUS82 KTBW 241755 RFWTBW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 155 PM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR ALL AREAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SUMTER... POLK...HILLSBOROUGH...SARASOTA...MANATEE..CHARLOTTE..LEE...HARDEE... DESOTO...AND HIGHLANDS COUNTIES... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND KEEP A DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL DIMINISH A BIT ON WEDNESDAY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY. FLZ043-051-052-055>057-060>062-065-252300- /O.NEW.KTBW.FW.A.0011.120425T1700Z-120425T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120425T0000Z/ SUMTER-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA- DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 155 PM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL AREAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SUMTER...HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...MANATEE... HARDEE...HIGHLANDS...SARASOTA...DE SOTO...CHARLOTTE...LEE. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST NEAR THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...WILL BE BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR AROUND 4 TO 6 HOURS WITH INTERIOR LOCATIONS FALLING TO AROUND 25 PERCENT. * 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD. && $$ FLZ039-042-048>050-250000- /O.CON.KTBW.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120425T0000Z/ LEVY-CITRUS-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS- 155 PM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR... * AFFECTED AREA...LEVY...CITRUS...HERNANDO...PASCO...PINELLAS. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...WILL BE BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR AROUND 8 TO 10 HOURS WITH MANY LOCATIONS FALLING BELOW 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1:55 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Polk, Sumter | 16 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.