Alert archive / New Jersey / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this red flag warning at Apr 18, 2015, 3:49 AM EDT for 5 counties in New Jersey; 4 counties in Connecticut. It took effect at Apr 18, 2015, 12:00 PM EDT. 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
- Apr 18, 2015, 3:49 AM EDT (07:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 18, 2015, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Union County, NJ
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 835 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
034 WWUS81 KOKX 180749 RFWOKX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 349 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...ENHANCED RISK OF WILDFIRE SPREAD LATER TODAY... CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179- 181600- /O.UPG.KOKX.FW.A.0001.150418T1600Z-150419T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.FW.W.0002.150418T1600Z-150419T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC- EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 349 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE TRI-STATE AREA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE TRI-STATE AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEAST NJ...NYC METRO...LONG ISLAND... SOUTHERN CT...AND LOWER HUDSON VALLEY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * TIMING...12 PM TO 8 PM TODAY. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD IF IGNITION OCCURS. A WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING THAT MAY CREATE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS FOR ANY ONGOING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
3 follow-up statements
150 WWUS81 KOKX 181550 RFWOKX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1150 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...ENHANCED RISK OF WILDFIRE SPREAD INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS THE TRI-STATE... CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179- 190000- /O.CON.KOKX.FW.W.0002.150418T1600Z-150419T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC- EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 1150 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE TRI-STATE AREA... * AFFECTED AREA...NEW YORK CITY...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...AND LONG ISLAND. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD IF IGNITION OCCURS. A WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING THAT MAY CREATE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS FOR ANY ONGOING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ MALOIT
067 WWUS81 KOKX 182126 RFWOKX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 526 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...ENHANCED RISK OF WILDFIRE SPREAD INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE TRI-STATE... CTZ008>012-NYZ075-078>081-176>179-182230- /O.CAN.KOKX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150419T0000Z/ NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-KINGS (BROOKLYN)- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU- SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 526 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR COASTAL CONNECTICUT AND LONG ISLAND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. DUE TO A SEA BREEZE...TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN AND HUMIDITY LEVELS HAVE RISEN. AS SUCH...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CTZ005>007-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>074-190000- /O.CON.KOKX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150419T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN- EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION- EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- 526 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF NEW YORK CITY...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY OF NEW YORK...AND MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT... * AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF NEW YORK CITY...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...AND MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD IF IGNITION OCCURS. A WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING THAT MAY CREATE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS FOR ANY ONGOING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
319 WWUS81 KOKX 190009 RFWOKX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 809 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...CONDITIONS IMPROVING... CTZ005>007-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>074-190115- /O.EXP.KOKX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150419T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN- EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION- EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- 809 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THERE COULD BE SOME GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND EARLY THIS EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT...HOWEVER...CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE WITH THE WIND DIMINISHING AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS RISING. THE RED FLAG WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 3:19 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | OKX | 7 days |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in New Jersey, 2015Red Flag Warnings in Connecticut, 2015Red Flag Warnings in New York, 2015Every red flag warning in 2015
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.