Alert archive / Maine / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this red flag warning at Apr 16, 2016, 2:21 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 16, 2016, 10:00 AM 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 16, 2016, 2:21 AM EDT (06:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 16, 2016, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2016, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
The text
As transmitted.
185 WWUS81 KCAR 160621 RFWCAR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 221 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY... MEZ015>017-029-030-161430- /O.UPG.KCAR.FW.A.0002.160416T1400Z-160416T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.FW.W.0002.160416T1400Z-160416T2200Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- 221 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR HANCOCK...COASTAL AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 INTERIOR HANCOCK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 CENTRAL WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 COASTAL HANCOCK AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 COASTAL WASHINGTON. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM UNTIL 6 PM TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...18 TO 23 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. * LIGHTNING...NONE. * IMPACTS...GRASS OR BRUSH FIRES THAT IGNITE COULD SPREAD VERY RAPIDLY AND BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. 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 WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. && $$ CB
3 follow-up statements
792 WWUS81 KCAR 160958 RFWCAR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 558 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY... MEZ015>017-029-030-161800- /O.CON.KCAR.FW.W.0002.160416T1400Z-160416T2200Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- 558 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR HIGH FIRE DANGER...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY WIND FOR HANCOCK...COASTAL AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 INTERIOR HANCOCK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 CENTRAL WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 COASTAL HANCOCK AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 COASTAL WASHINGTON. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM UNTIL 6 PM TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...18 TO 23 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. * LIGHTNING...NONE. * IMPACTS...GRASS OR BRUSH FIRES THAT IGNITE COULD SPREAD VERY RAPIDLY AND BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. && $$ CB
772 WWUS81 KCAR 161446 RFWCAR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1046 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY... MEZ015>017-029-030-162200- /O.CON.KCAR.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160416T2200Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- 1046 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR HANCOCK...COASTAL AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 INTERIOR HANCOCK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 CENTRAL WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 COASTAL HANCOCK AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 COASTAL WASHINGTON. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...RISING TO THE UPPER 50S. * LIGHTNING...NONE. * IMPACTS...GRASS OR BRUSH FIRES THAT IGNITE COULD SPREAD VERY RAPIDLY AND BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. 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 WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. && $$
865 WWUS81 KCAR 162154 RFWCAR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 554 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2016 MEZ015>017-029-030-162300- /O.EXP.KCAR.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160416T2200Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- 554 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR HANCOCK, COASTAL AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTIES... RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH THIS EVENING, BUT WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY THUS MINIMAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AT THIS TIME. $$ FARRAR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 8:38 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | CAR | 6 hr |
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Sources
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