Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 4, 2012, 1:14 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 5, 2012, 11:00 AM EST. 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
- Jan 4, 2012, 1:14 PM EST (18:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 5, 2012, 11:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2012, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2:32 AM EST | Freeze Watch | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Polk, Sumter | 11 hr |
| Jan 4, 10:50 AM EST | Frost Advisory | TBW | 22 hr | |
| Jan 4, 1:23 PM EST | Freeze Warning | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Polk, Sumter | 20 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.