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Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this red flag warning at Mar 6, 2017, 1:36 PM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It was in force for 10 hr. 1 report 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
- Mar 6, 2017, 1:36 PM EST (18:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2017, 12:00 AM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
Counties Broward County, FL, Collier County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Monroe County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 6:34 PM EST | WILDFIRE 3500 | 6 E East Naples, FL | LEE WILLIAMS RD WILDFIRE. FOREST SERVICE NOW ADVISES THAT THE FIRE IS APPROX 3500 ACRES WITH 10 PERCENT CONTAINED. CR 951 HAS BEEN CLOSED BETWEEN SR 84 AND RATTLESNAKE HAMMOCK DR DUE TO DENSE SMOKE. |
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 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1474 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
089 WWUS82 KMFL 061836 RFWMFL Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Miami FL 136 PM EST Mon Mar 6 2017 FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-070500- /O.NEW.KMFL.FW.W.0001.170306T1836Z-170307T0500Z/ Glades-Hendry-Inland Palm Beach-Metro Palm Beach-Coastal Collier- Inland Collier-Inland Broward-Metro Broward-Inland Miami-Dade- Metro Miami-Dade-Mainland Monroe-Coastal Palm Beach- Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-Far South Miami-Dade- 136 PM EST Mon Mar 6 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA... The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect until midnight EST tonight. * Affected area...fire weather zones 063...066...067...068... 069...070...071...072...073...074...075...168...172...173 and 174. * Wind...East winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Humidity...Around 40% to 50% for this afternoon. * Energy release component (ERC)...The Florida Forest Service has determined that the fuel status supports a Red Flag Warning for this afternoon. * Highest threat...is located over western Broward, western Palm Beach, western Miami Dade, all Collier, Glades and Hendry and northern mainland Monroe Counties. * 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
778 WWUS82 KMFL 070522 RFWMFL Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1222 AM EST Tue Mar 7 2017 FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-070630- /O.EXP.KMFL.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170307T0500Z/ Glades-Hendry-Inland Palm Beach-Metro Palm Beach-Coastal Collier- Inland Collier-Inland Broward-Metro Broward-Inland Miami-Dade- Metro Miami-Dade-Mainland Monroe-Coastal Palm Beach- Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-Far South Miami-Dade- 1222 AM EST Tue Mar 7 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 063...066...067...068...069...070...071...072... 073...074...075...168...172...173 AND 174... The wind across South Florida has weakened, and is forecast to be weaker than the last several days. Therefore, the Red Flag Warning has been allowed to expire. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 5:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 52 min |
| Mar 6, 5:51 PM EST | Dense Smoke Advisory | MFL | Collier | 61 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.