Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 24, 2014, 4:17 AM EST for Collier County, Florida. It took effect at Jan 24, 2014, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 48 days. 16 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
- Jan 24, 2014, 4:17 AM EST (09:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2014, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2014, 2:51 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 days
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
County Collier County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 11:13 PM EST | DENSE FOG 0.25 | 3 Ene Immokalee, FL | KIMM |
| Jan 27, 11:20 PM EST | DENSE FOG 0.25 | 2 Ene Naples, FL | KAPF |
| Jan 28, 12:30 AM EST | DENSE FOG 0.25 | 2 Ene North Naples, FL | PATCHY DENSE FOG REPORTED ON INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN NAPLES AND THE LEE COUNTY LINE. |
| Jan 31, 11:50 PM EST | DENSE FOG 0.25 | 1 E Miles City, FL | DENSE FOG OBSERVED ALONG INTERSTATE 75. |
| Feb 1, 1:14 AM EST | DENSE FOG 0.25 | 2 Ene Naples, FL | KAPF |
| Feb 2, 4:10 AM EST | DENSE FOG 0.25 | 3 Ene Immokalee, FL | KIMM |
| Feb 2, 7:00 AM EST | DENSE FOG 0.25 | 3 Nne North Naples, FL | DENSE FOG OBSERVED ON FDOT CAMERA. |
| Feb 2, 7:46 AM EST | DENSE FOG 0.25 | 2 Ene Naples, FL | KAPF |
| Feb 3, 4:30 AM EST | DENSE FOG 0.25 | 3 Ene Immokalee, FL | KIMM |
| Feb 3, 5:23 AM EST | DENSE FOG 0.25 | 2 Ene Naples, FL | |
| Feb 8, 5:40 AM EST | DENSE FOG 0.25 | 10 Nw Fortymile Bend, FL | TNT AIRPORT REPORTS VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. |
| Mar 6, 12:52 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 45 | 2 Ene Naples, FL | A THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST OF 45 MPH WAS REPORTED AT THE NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT |
| Mar 6, 12:57 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 56 | 2 Ese Lely, FL | MESONET AT COLLIER COUNTY EOC RECORDED A WIND GUST FROM THE WEST AT 56 MPH. THE SITE ELEVATION IS APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 60 FEET. |
| Mar 6, 1:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw South Naples, FL | SEVERAL FEET DIAMETER TREE BRANCH DOWNED NEAR COLLIER COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. |
| Mar 6, 1:29 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Ese Immokalee, FL | A THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST OF 58 MPH WAS RECORDED AT THE WEATHERBUG STATION AT IMMOKALEE |
| Mar 6, 2:00 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 60 | 10 Sse Big Cypress Rese, FL | PEA SIZED HAIL AND 60 MPH WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 75 NEAR MICCOSUKEE INDIAN RESERVATION. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1123 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
842 WWUS82 KMFL 240917 RFWMFL URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 417 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY... FLZ069-242300- /O.NEW.KMFL.FW.W.0001.140124T1700Z-140124T2300Z/ COASTAL COLLIER- 417 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND WINDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069. * WIND...20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE NEAR 15 MPH FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S ACROSS COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. * ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT (ERC)...THE ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT WILL BE IN THE UPPER 20S ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. * 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. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
3 follow-up statements
515 WWUS82 KMFL 242119 RFWMFL URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 419 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 FLZ069-242230- /O.CAN.KMFL.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140124T2300Z/ COASTAL COLLIER- 419 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$
018 WWUS82 KMFL 130830 RFWMFL URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 430 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 FLZ063-066-069-070-140000- /O.NEW.KMFL.FW.W.0001.140313T1600Z-140314T0000Z/ GLADES-HENDRY-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER- 430 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT, 20 FOOT WINDS ABOVE 15 MPH, AND ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S FOR HENDRY...GLADES...INLAND COLLIER...AND METRO COLLIER COUNTIES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...HENDRY...GLADES...INLAND COLLIER...AND METRO COLLIER COUNTIES. * WIND...20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE NEAR 15 MPH FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S ACROSS GLADES...HENDRY...INLAND COLLIER...AND COASTAL COLLIER COUNTIES FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. * ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT (ERC)...THE ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT WILL BE IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. * 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. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ BAXTER
627 WWUS82 KMFL 131851 RFWMFL URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 251 PM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 FLZ063-066-069-070-132000- /O.CAN.KMFL.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140314T0000Z/ GLADES-HENDRY-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER- 251 PM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GLADES, HENDRY, AND COLLIER COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE ONLY RUNNING IN THE 30S ACROSS THE AREA AND WINDS ARE ONLY AVERAGING 10 MPH. $$ GREGORIA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 10:01 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 27 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.