Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this red flag warning at Mar 2, 2013, 4:26 AM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Mar 2, 2013, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2013, 4:26 AM EST (09:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2013, 11:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2013, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Lake County, FL, Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:27 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 1:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | Daytona Beach Airport, FL | PEAK WIND GUST FROM THE WEST - 280 DEGREES/35 KNOTS. |
| Mar 2, 2:53 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 41 | Sanford Airport, FL | PEAK WIND GUST FROM THE WEST - 260 DEGREES/36 KNOTS. |
| Mar 2, 2:53 PM EST | WILDFIRE | 6 Wnw Ormond Beach, FL | FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS AT LEAST A 600-ACRE WILDFIRE THAT CROSSED FROM FLAGER COUNTY INTO VOLUSIA COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. 300 HOMES ARE UNDER MANDATORY EVACUATION IN VOLUSIA COUNTY. I-95 IS CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS IN VOLUSIA COUNTY BETWEEN US 1 AND STA |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM EST | WILDFIRE | 12 S Flagler Beach, FL | PALM COAST OBSERVER AND ORLANDO NEWS13 REPORT 200+ ACRE WILD FIRE NEAR THE FLAGLER-VOLUSIA COUNTY LINE WITH EVACUATIONS ALONG DURRANCE LANE. INTERESTATE 95 HAS BEEN CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN U.S. HIGHWAY 1 AND COUNTY ROAD 40 |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 1491 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 89 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -170 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
353 WWUS82 KMLB 020926 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 426 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013 FLZ041-044>047-053-054-141-144-147-030000- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0002.130302T1600Z-130303T0000Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN BREVARD- 426 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA... INLAND VOLUSIA... NORTHERN LAKE... ORANGE... SEMINOLE... SOUTHERN BREVARD... OSCEOLA... INDIAN RIVER... COASTAL VOLUSIA... SOUTHERN LAKE... NORTHERN BREVARD. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...LONG DURATION...5 TO 7 HOURS...OF CRITICAL RH VALUES WITH MINIMUM RH BETWEEN 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 IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. && $$ WEITLICH
2 follow-up statements
002 WWUS82 KMLB 022013 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 313 PM EST SAT MAR 2 2013 FLZ041-044>047-053-054-141-144-147-030000- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0004.130303T1600Z-130304T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130303T0000Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN BREVARD- 313 PM EST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE COMBINATION OF 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 35 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR FOR THE COMBINATION OF 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 35 PERCENT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA... INLAND VOLUSIA... NORTHERN LAKE... ORANGE... SEMINOLE... SOUTHERN BREVARD... OSCEOLA... INDIAN RIVER... COASTAL VOLUSIA... SOUTHERN LAKE... NORTHERN BREVARD. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...LONG DURATION...5 TO 8 HOURS...OF CRITICAL RH BELOW 35 PERCENT WITH MINIMUM VALUES 20 TO 30 PERCENT THE NEXT TWO AFTERNOONS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 24 AND 72 HOURS. && $$ FLZ058-030000- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0004.130303T1600Z-130304T0000Z/ OKEECHOBEE- 313 PM EST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR FOR THE COMBINATION OF 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 35 PERCENT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA... OKEECHOBEE. * WIND...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS INCREASING TO NEAR 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 6 HOURS OF CRITICAL RH VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT WITH MINIMUM VALUES OF 28 TO 30 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...LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 24 AND 72 HOURS. && $$ CRISTALDI
820 WWUS82 KMLB 030000 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 700 PM EST SAT MAR 2 2013 FLZ041-044>047-053-054-141-144-147-031100- /O.EXP.KMLB.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0004.130303T1600Z-130304T0000Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN BREVARD- 700 PM EST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 15 MPH AND RH VALUES LESS THAN 35 PERCENT... * AFFECTED AREA... INLAND VOLUSIA... NORTHERN LAKE... ORANGE... SEMINOLE... SOUTHERN BREVARD... OSCEOLA... INDIAN RIVER... COASTAL VOLUSIA... SOUTHERN LAKE... NORTHERN BREVARD. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 8 HOURS OF CRITICAL RH BELOW 35 PERCENT WITH MINIMUM VALUES AROUND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 24 AND 72 HOURS. && $$ FLZ058-031100- /O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0004.130303T1600Z-130304T0000Z/ OKEECHOBEE- 700 PM EST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 15 MPH AND RH VALUES LESS THAN 35 PERCENT... * AFFECTED AREA...OKEECHOBEE. * WIND...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS INCREASING TO NEAR 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 6 HOURS OF CRITICAL RH VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT WITH MINIMUM VALUES OF 28 TO 30 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...LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 24 AND 72 HOURS. && $$ KELLY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:02 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 54 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:21 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 15 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:13 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 13 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.