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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Charleston, WV

April 10, 20146 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this red flag warning at Apr 10, 2014, 4:16 AM EDT for 6 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Apr 10, 2014, 1:00 PM EDT. 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: Apr 10, 2014, 4:16 AM EDT (08:16 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 10, 2014, 1:00 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 10, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV

Counties Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Vinton County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:21 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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 133 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2040 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 176 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

725 
WWUS81 KRLX 100816
RFWRLX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
416 AM EDT THU APR 10 2014


KYZ101>103-105-101630-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FW.W.0002.140410T1700Z-140411T0000Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-
416 AM EDT THU APR 10 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY FUELS...COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS 
AND LOW  RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 GREENUP...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 102 CARTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 BOYD AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 105 LAWRENCE KY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TIMING...1 PM THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 70.

* IMPACTS...THE THREAT IS ENHANCED IN GRASSY AND BRUSH FILLED
  AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
  HOURS.

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
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

DO NOT DISCARD CIGARETTE BUTTS WHEN DRIVING...OR AROUND OTHER
GRASSY AREAS.

&&

$$

3 follow-up statements

820 
WWUS81 KRLX 101352
RFWRLX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
952 AM EDT THU APR 10 2014

OHZ075-083>087-102200-
/O.EXA.KRLX.FW.W.0002.140410T1700Z-140411T0000Z/
ATHENS-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-
952 AM EDT THU APR 10 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY FUELS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR DRY FUELS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 ATHENS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 083 JACKSON OH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 VINTON...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 085 MEIGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 GALLIA AND FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 087 LAWRENCE OH.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...1 PM THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S.

* IMPACTS...THE THREAT IS ENHANCED IN GRASSY AND BRUSH FILLED 
  AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING 
  HOURS.  

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
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

DO NOT DISCARD CIGARETTE BUTTS WHEN DRIVING...OR AROUND OTHER
GRASSY AREAS.

&&

$$

KYZ101>103-105-102200-
/O.CON.KRLX.FW.W.0002.140410T1700Z-140411T0000Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-
952 AM EDT THU APR 10 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY FUELS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 GREENUP...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 102 CARTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 BOYD AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 105 LAWRENCE KY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TIMING...1 PM THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S.

* IMPACTS...THE THREAT IS ENHANCED IN GRASSY AND BRUSH FILLED 
  AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING 
  HOURS.

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
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

DO NOT DISCARD CIGARETTE BUTTS WHEN DRIVING...OR AROUND OTHER
GRASSY AREAS.

&&

$$

JSH

492 
WWUS81 KRLX 102112
RFWRLX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
512 PM EDT THU APR 10 2014

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ075-083>087-110000-
/O.CON.KRLX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140411T0000Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-ATHENS-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-
GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-
512 PM EDT THU APR 10 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR AN ENHANCED FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEASTERN OHIO AND NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 ATHENS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 083 JACKSON OH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 VINTON...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 085 MEIGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 GALLIA...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 087 LAWRENCE OH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 GREENUP...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 CARTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 BOYD AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 LAWRENCE KY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 70S.

* IMPACTS...THE FIRE THREAT IS ENHANCED IN GRASSY AND BRUSH FILLED
  AREAS.

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
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

DO NOT DISCARD CIGARETTE BUTTS WHEN DRIVING...OR AROUND OTHER
GRASSY AREAS.

&&

$$

045 
WWUS81 KRLX 102351
RFWRLX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
751 PM EDT THU APR 10 2014


KYZ101>103-105-OHZ075-083>087-110100-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140411T0000Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-ATHENS-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-
GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-
751 PM EDT THU APR 10 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO...

WINDS WILL BE DECREASING SOME THIS EVENING...THEREFORE THE RED
FLAG WARNING FOR INCREASED FIRE DANGER WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
EVEN SO...SOME WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL STILL CREATE
CONDITIONS THAT ARE CONDUCIVE FOR FIRES TO SPREAD THIS EVENING. 

DO NOT DISCARD CIGARETTE BUTTS WHEN DRIVING...OR AROUND OTHER
GRASSY AREAS.

$$

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Ohio, 2014 Red Flag Warnings in Kentucky, 2014 Every red flag warning in 2014

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.