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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this red flag warning at Mar 14, 2021, 4:05 AM EDT for Accomack County, Virginia; 4 counties in Maryland. It took effect at Mar 14, 2021, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 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 14, 2021, 4:05 AM EDT (08:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 14, 2021, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
Counties Dorchester County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Accomack County, VA
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 2037 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
115 WWUS81 KAKQ 140805 RFWAKQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wakefield VA 405 AM EDT Sun Mar 14 2021 MDZ021>025-VAZ099-141615- /O.UPG.KAKQ.FW.A.0002.210314T1400Z-210315T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.FW.W.0002.210314T1400Z-210315T0000Z/ Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches- Accomack- 405 AM EDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND ACCOMACK COUNTY VIRGINIA... The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a Red Flag Warning for strong gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 10 AM EDT this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...The Lower Maryland eastern shore and Accomack County Virginia. * TIMING...10 AM EDT this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Dropping to 20 to 30 percent. * TEMPERATURES...In the upper 50s to lower 60s. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are likely to develop Sunday, especially from the mid afternoon through the early evening hours. All outdoor burning is discouraged. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
890 WWUS81 KAKQ 141434 RFWAKQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wakefield VA 1034 AM EDT Sun Mar 14 2021 MDZ021>025-VAZ099-142245- /O.CON.KAKQ.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210315T0000Z/ Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches- Accomack- 1034 AM EDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND ACCOMACK COUNTY VIRGINIA... * AFFECTED AREA...The Lower Maryland eastern shore and Accomack County Virginia. * TIMING...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Dropping to 20 to 30 percent. * TEMPERATURES...In the lower 60s. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are likely to develop Sunday, especially from the mid afternoon through the early evening hours. All outdoor burning is discouraged. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
530 WWUS81 KAKQ 141900 RFWAKQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wakefield VA 300 PM EDT Sun Mar 14 2021 MDZ021>025-VAZ099-150000- /O.CON.KAKQ.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210315T0000Z/ Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches- Accomack- 300 PM EDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND ACCOMACK COUNTY VIRGINIA... * AFFECTED AREA...The Lower Maryland eastern shore and Accomack County Virginia. * TIMING...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Dropping to 15 to 25 percent. * TEMPERATURES...In the lower 60s. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are likely to develop Sunday, especially from the mid afternoon through the early evening hours. All outdoor burning is discouraged. 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. && $$
580 WWUS81 KAKQ 150003 RFWAKQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wakefield VA 803 PM EDT Sun Mar 14 2021 MDZ021>025-VAZ099-150115- /O.EXP.KAKQ.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210315T0000Z/ Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches- Accomack- 803 PM EDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND ACCOMACK COUNTY VIRGINIA. Winds will shift to the north and become gusty later this evening and overnight, but cooler temperatures will allow relative humidity levels to rise above critical levels, generally to 35 to 45 percent overnight. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 7:09 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | AKQ | Accomack | 8 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.