Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2018
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this red flag warning at Mar 8, 2018, 4:07 AM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Mar 8, 2018, 11:00 AM EST. 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
- Mar 8, 2018, 4:07 AM EST (09:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 8, 2018, 11:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2018, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Lake County, FL, Okeechobee County, FL, Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:11 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
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2991 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
961 WWUS82 KMLB 080907 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Melbourne FL 407 AM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 ...Another very dry day in store on Thursday with breezy northwest winds... FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-090000- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0001.180308T1600Z-180309T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0002.180308T1600Z-180309T0000Z/ Inland Volusia County-Northern Lake County-Orange-Seminole- Southern Brevard County-Osceola-Indian River-Okeechobee-St. Lucie- Martin-Coastal Volusia County-Southern Lake County- Northern Brevard County- 407 AM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COUPLED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH... The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 7 PM EST this evening. * AFFECTED AREA... Inland Volusia County... Northern Lake County... Orange... Seminole... Southern Brevard County... Osceola... Indian River... Okeechobee... St. Lucie... Martin... Coastal Volusia County... Southern Lake County... Northern Brevard County. * WIND...Sustained northwest winds around 15 mph, gusting above 20 mph at times. * HUMIDITY...Rapidly falling below 35 percent late in the morning and then into the mid to upper 20s this afternoon. * 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 forecast shortly. A combination of strong winds and low relative humidity can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 7:21 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 9 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:58 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | MLB | Volusia | 16 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.