Alert archive / New Jersey / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this red flag warning at Apr 3, 2013, 3:44 AM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Apr 3, 2013, 9:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 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 3, 2013, 3:44 AM EDT (07:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2013, 9:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2013, 9:46 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
All 31 counties
Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:49 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
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 213 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
- 2139 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
374 WWUS81 KPHI 030744 RFWPHI URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 344 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 DEZ003-004-MDZ019-020-030845- /O.CAN.KPHI.FW.A.0001.130403T1200Z-130403T2300Z/ INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- 344 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUSSEX COUNTY IN DELAWARE AND FOR THE MARYLAND COUNTIES OF CAROLINE AND TALBOT. WHILE THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND THE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA TODAY, WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL A LITTLE SHORT. A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE COUNTIES OF SUSSEX, CAROLINE AND TALBOT TO INDICATE AN ENHANCED RISK OF WILDFIRE SPREAD FOR TODAY. $$ NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-070-071-101>106-040200- /O.UPG.KPHI.FW.A.0001.130403T1200Z-130403T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.FW.W.0001.130403T1300Z-130404T0200Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER- WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- 344 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING. IT IS IN EFFECT FROM 900 AM UNTIL 1000 PM. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE POCONOS, THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, AS WELL AS NORTHWESTERN, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. * WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 OR 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE 40S. * IMPACTS...THERE IS A GREAT POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD TODAY DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FINE FUELS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER, BURN RESTRICTIONS AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE. && $$ DEZ001-002-MDZ008-012-015-040000- /O.UPG.KPHI.FW.A.0001.130403T1200Z-130403T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.FW.W.0001.130403T1500Z-130404T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- 344 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING. IT IS IN EFFECT FROM 1100 AM UNTIL 800 PM. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL DELAWARE, AS WELL AS THE MARYLAND COUNTIES OF CECIL, KENT AND QUEEN ANNE'S. * WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE 45 TO 50 DEGREE RANGE. * IMPACTS...THERE IS A GREAT POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD TODAY DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FINE FUELS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER, BURN RESTRICTIONS AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE. && $$ IOVINO
3 follow-up statements
388 WWUS81 KPHI 031924 RFWPHI URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 324 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-070-071-101>106-040200- /O.CON.KPHI.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130404T0200Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER- WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- 324 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND ALL OF NEW JERSEY IN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * HIGH TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY 45 TO 50 EXCEPT 35 TO 40 HIGHEST TERRAIN OF THE POCONOS AND FAR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. * IMPACTS...THERE IS A GREAT POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FINE FUELS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. * OUTLOOK THURSDAY...HUMIDITY WILL AGAIN BE VERY LOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON... GENERALLY UNDER 25 PERCENT WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY POSSIBLY A FEW PERCENT LOWER...NEAR 15 PERCENT INLAND. THE WIND WILL BE MUCH LESS...TURNING SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WITH GUSTS UNDER 20 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER... BURN RESTRICTIONS AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE. && $$ DEZ001-002-MDZ008-012-015-040000- /O.CON.KPHI.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130404T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- 324 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL DELAWARE... AS WELL AS THE MARYLAND COUNTIES OF CECIL... KENT AND QUEEN ANNE'S. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * HIGH TEMPERATURES...AROUND 50. * IMPACTS...THERE IS A GREAT POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FINE FUELS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. * OUTLOOK THURSDAY...HUMIDITY WILL AGAIN BE VERY LOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON... GENERALLY UNDER 30 PERCENT BUT WIND WILL BE MUCH LESS...TURNING SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WITH GUSTS UNDER 20 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER... BURN RESTRICTIONS AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE. && $$ DRAG
514 WWUS81 KPHI 040006 RFWPHI URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 806 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 DEZ001-002-MDZ008-012-015-040115- /O.EXP.KPHI.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130404T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- 806 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... NORTHWEST WINDS ARE DIMINISHING. SO...DESPITE THE STILL VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT 8 PM...THE RED FLAG CONDITIONS HAVE BASICALLY ENDED FOR THIS EVENING. $$ NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-070-071-101>106-040200- /O.CON.KPHI.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130404T0200Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER- WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- 806 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND ALL OF NEW JERSEY IN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE LOWER 40S INTO THE 30S. * IMPACTS...THERE IS STILL POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THIS EVENING DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FINE FUELS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. * OUTLOOK THURSDAY...HUMIDITY WILL AGAIN BE VERY LOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON... GENERALLY UNDER 25 PERCENT WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY POSSIBLY A FEW PERCENT LOWER...NEAR 15 PERCENT INLAND. THE WIND WILL BE MUCH LESS...TURNING SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WITH GUSTS UNDER 20 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER... BURN RESTRICTIONS AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE. && $$ DRAG
058 WWUS81 KPHI 040146 RFWPHI URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 946 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-070-071-101>106-040300- /O.CAN.KPHI.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130404T0200Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER- WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- 946 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE MOUNT HOLLY FORECAST AREA OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS ARE DIMINISHING AND HUMIDITY IS INCREASING. HOWEVER...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RISK WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS HUMIDITY DROPS INTO THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE BUT WINDS WILL BE MUCH LESS THAN WHAT OCCURRED WEDNESDAY. $$ DRAG
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in New Jersey, 2013Red Flag Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2013Red Flag Warnings in Maryland, 2013Every red flag warning in 2013
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.