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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this red flag warning at May 22, 2021, 2:34 AM EDT for Collier County, Miami-Dade County, Monroe County, Florida. It took effect at May 22, 2021, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 2 reports 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
- May 22, 2021, 2:34 AM EDT (06:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 22, 2021, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 22, 2021, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
Counties Collier County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Monroe County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 4:36 PM EDT | WILDFIRE | 2 Se North Blocks Golde, FL | A 200 ACRE WILDFIRE ONGOING EAST OF NAPLES. AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF HOMES THREATENED AT THIS TIME. COLLIER SO HAS ISSUED A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION BETWEEN 12TH AVE AND 16TH AVE. |
| May 22, 6:12 PM EDT | WILDFIRE | 2 Se North Blocks Golde, FL | THE 14TH AVENUE WILDFIRE EAST OF NAPLES HAS GROWN TO 400 ACRES AND IS 10 PERCENT CONTAINED. THREE HOMES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THE LSR PREVIOUSLY ISSUED AT 16:45. |
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 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1239 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
803 WWUS82 KMFL 220634 RFWMFL Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Miami FL 234 AM EDT Sat May 22 2021 FLZ063-066-069-070-073-075-221445- /O.UPG.KMFL.FW.A.0002.000000T0000Z-210523T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.FW.W.0003.210522T1500Z-210523T0100Z/ Glades-Hendry-Coastal Collier-Inland Collier-Inland Miami-Dade- Mainland Monroe- 234 AM EDT Sat May 22 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PRIMARILY FOR INTERIOR WESTERN AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY... The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 9 PM EDT this evening. * Affected areas...Glades, Hendry, interior Collier, Mainland Monroe, and interior Miami-Dade Counties. * Wind...20 foot winds around 15 mph. * ERC's...Mid 30s to low 40s * Impacts...Any fires that develop may be extreme in nature. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
136 WWUS82 KMFL 221350 RFWMFL URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Miami FL 950 AM EDT Sat May 22 2021 FLZ063-066-069-070-073-075-230100- /O.CON.KMFL.FW.W.0003.210522T1500Z-210523T0100Z/ Glades-Hendry-Coastal Collier-Inland Collier-Inland Miami-Dade- Mainland Monroe- 950 AM EDT Sat May 22 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PRIMARILY FOR INTERIOR WESTERN AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY... * Affected areas...Glades, Hendry, interior Collier, Mainland Monroe, and interior Miami-Dade Counties. * Wind...20 foot winds around 15 mph. * ERC's...Mid 30s to low 40s * Impacts...Any fires that develop may be extreme in nature. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Baxter
392 WWUS82 KMFL 221933 RFWMFL Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Miami FL 333 PM EDT Sat May 22 2021 FLZ063-066-069-070-073-075-230100- /O.CON.KMFL.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210523T0100Z/ Glades-Hendry-Coastal Collier-Inland Collier-Inland Miami-Dade- Mainland Monroe- 333 PM EDT Sat May 22 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PRIMARILY FOR INTERIOR WESTERN AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY... * Affected areas...Glades, Hendry, interior Collier, Mainland Monroe, and interior Miami-Dade Counties. * Wind...20 foot winds around 15 mph. * ERC's...Mid 30s to low 40s * Impacts...Any fires that develop may be extreme in nature. 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. $$
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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.