Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 21, 2013, 6:49 PM EST for Leon County, Wakulla County, Florida. It took effect at Jan 22, 2013, 10:00 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 21, 2013, 6:49 PM EST (23:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2013, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2013, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Leon County, FL, Wakulla County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:49 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
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 11 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
- 1595 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
220 WWUS82 KTAE 212349 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 649 PM EST MON JAN 21 2013 ...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EVENING FOR PORTIONS ON THE FLORIDA BIG BEND HAS BEEN CANCELED... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EVENING FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO A COMBINATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND FORECAST ERC'S OF 35 OR HIGHER... .A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. IN ITS WAKE...COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION INTO TUESDAY. FLZ014-015-018-019-026-028-029-220100- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0001.130122T1600Z-130123T0000Z/ INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- 649 PM EST MON JAN 21 2013 /549 PM CST MON JAN 21 2013/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EVENING. $$ FLZ017-027-220830- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0001.130122T1600Z-130123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0002.130122T1500Z-130122T2300Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA- 649 PM EST MON JAN 21 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM AROUND 21 PERCENT. * ERC...35. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FLZ127-220830- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0002.130122T1500Z-130122T2300Z/ COASTAL WAKULLA- 649 PM EST MON JAN 21 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM AROUND 24 PERCENT. * ERC...35. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ BARRY
2 follow-up statements
479 WWUS82 KTAE 220719 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 219 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EVENING FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO A COMBINATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND FORECAST ERC'S OF 35 OR HIGHER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THESE SAME COUNTIES FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO A COMBINATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND EXPECTED FORECAST ERC'S OF 35 OR HIGHER... .A DRY COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH OF THE FLORIDA COAST THIS MORNING. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE LOCAL REGION. ASSOCIATED COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TODAY AND LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY. FLZ017-027-127-222130- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0002.130123T1800Z-130123T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0002.130122T1500Z-130122T2300Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA- 219 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM IN THE LOW 20S TODAY AND UPPER 2OS ON WEDNESDAY. * ERC...AROUND 35 EACH DAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ BLOCK
674 WWUS82 KTAE 221850 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 150 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EVENING FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO A COMBINATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND FORECAST ERC VALUES OF 35 OR HIGHER... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THESE SAME COUNTIES FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO A COMBINATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND EXPECTED FORECAST ERC VALUES OF 35 OR HIGHER... .IN THE WAKE OF A DRY COLD FRONT...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO THE LOCAL REGION. THE COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR FROM THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS OVERSPREAD THE REGION TODAY AND WILL LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FLZ017-027-127-231015- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0002.130123T1800Z-130123T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0003.130123T1800Z-130123T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130122T2300Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA- 150 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM IN THE LOW 20S TODAY AND UPPER 2OS ON WEDNESDAY. * ERC...AROUND 35 EACH DAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ MOORE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2:28 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Franklin, Gulf, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Madison and 2 more | 16 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.