Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this red flag warning at Mar 5, 2013, 3:54 AM EST for Osceola County, Florida. It took effect at Mar 5, 2013, 12:00 PM 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
- Mar 5, 2013, 3:54 AM EST (08:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2013, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2013, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
County Osceola County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:58 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 2112 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
756 WWUS82 KMLB 050854 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 354 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 FLZ053-060000- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0004.130305T1700Z-130306T0000Z/ OSCEOLA- 354 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LONG DURATION OF RH VALUES LESS THAN 35 PERCENT... * AFFECTED AREA...OSCEOLA. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 7 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 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. && $$ BOWEN
2 follow-up statements
364 WWUS82 KMLB 050924 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 424 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 FLZ053-060000- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0005.130306T1600Z-130307T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0004.130305T1700Z-130306T0000Z/ OSCEOLA- 424 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LONG DURATION OF RH VALUES LESS THAN 35 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS 15 TO 20 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 35 PERCENT... * AFFECTED AREA...OSCEOLA. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 7 HOURS OF CRITICAL RH BELOW 35 PERCENT WITH MINIMUM VALUES AROUND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 24 AND 72 HOURS. && $$ FLZ041-044>047-054-058-141-144-147-060000- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0005.130306T1600Z-130307T0000Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN BREVARD- 424 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 35 PERCENT... * AFFECTED AREA... INLAND VOLUSIA... NORTHERN LAKE... ORANGE... SEMINOLE... SOUTHERN BREVARD... INDIAN RIVER... OKEECHOBEE... COASTAL VOLUSIA... SOUTHERN LAKE... NORTHERN BREVARD. * WIND...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE 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. && $$ BOWEN
817 WWUS82 KMLB 052222 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 522 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 FLZ053-070000- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0005.130306T1600Z-130307T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0005.130306T1600Z-130307T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130306T0000Z/ OSCEOLA- 522 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY FOR CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY VEGETATION... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY VEGETATION... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...OSCEOLA. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER AFTERNOON GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 7 HOURS OF CRITICAL RH BELOW 35 PERCENT WITH MINIMUM VALUES AROUND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. A COUNTY BURN BAN IS IN EFFECT FOR OUTDOOR BURNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. && $$ FLZ041-044>047-054-058-141-144-147-070000- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0005.130306T1600Z-130307T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0005.130306T1600Z-130307T0000Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN BREVARD- 522 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY VEGETATION... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER AFTERNOON GUSTS. * 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 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. && $$ FLZ059-064-070000- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0005.130306T1600Z-130307T0000Z/ ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- 522 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY VEGETATION... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA... ST. LUCIE... MARTIN. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER AFTERNOON GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 6 HOURS OF CRITICAL RH BELOW 35 PERCENT WITH MINIMUM VALUES 25 TO 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 4:24 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 13 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:04 PM EST | Gale Warning | MLB | 25 hr | |
| Mar 5, 5:22 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 26 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.