Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 14, 2012, 7:08 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 15, 2012, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 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 14, 2012, 7:08 PM EST (00:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 15, 2012, 11:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
940 WWUS82 KTBW 150008 RFWTBW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 708 PM EST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LEE COUNTY SUNDAY... .VERY DRY AIR COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS LEE COUNTY. FLZ065-160000- /O.EXP.KTBW.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120115T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0002.120115T1600Z-120116T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0005.120115T1600Z-120116T0000Z/ LEE- 708 PM EST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH ERC VALUES OF 35 OR HIGHER... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR LEE COUNTY TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...LEE. * WIND...NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH. * HUMIDITY...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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
626 WWUS82 KTBW 150013 CCA RFWTBW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 712 PM EST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LEE COUNTY SUNDAY... .VERY DRY AIR COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS LEE COUNTY. FLZ065-160000- /O.EXP.KTBW.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120115T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0002.120115T1600Z-120116T0000Z/ /O.COR.KTBW.FW.W.0005.120115T1600Z-120116T0000Z/ LEE- 712 PM EST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH ERC VALUES OF 35 OR HIGHER... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR LEE COUNTY TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...LEE. * WIND...NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. && $$
524 WWUS82 KTBW 151007 RFWTBW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 507 AM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SARASOTA AND LEE COUNTIES TODAY... .VERY DRY AIR COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES TODAY. FLZ060-160000- /O.EXA.KTBW.FW.W.0005.120115T1600Z-120116T0000Z/ SARASOTA- 507 AM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND ERC VALUES OF 35 OR HIGHER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SARASOTA. * WIND...NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH. * HUMIDITY...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. && $$ FLZ065-160000- /O.CON.KTBW.FW.W.0005.120115T1600Z-120116T0000Z/ LEE- 507 AM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND ERC VALUES OF 35 OR HIGHER... * AFFECTED AREA...LEE. * WIND...NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. && $$
320 WWUS82 KTBW 160004 RFWTBW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 704 PM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SARASOTA AND LEE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... FLZ060-065-160115- /O.EXP.KTBW.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120116T0000Z/ SARASOTA-LEE- 704 PM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND ERC VALUES OF 35 OR HIGHER...... THE AIR MASS BEGINS TO MOISTEN MONDAY WITH AFTERNOON RH VALUES AT OR ABOVE 35 PERCENT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 3:11 PM EST | Frost Advisory | TBW | Sumter | 17 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:11 PM EST | Freeze Warning | TBW | 17 hr |
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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.