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Red Flag Warning 37, NWS Mobile, AL

April 9, 2006

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Apr 9, 2006, 6:15 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 9, 2006, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 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 9, 2006, 6:15 AM EDT (10:15 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 9, 2006, 1:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 9, 2006, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS84 KMOB 091015
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
515 AM CDT SUN APR 9 2006

FLZ001-003-005-092300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0037.060409T1700Z-060409T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0029.060410T1700Z-060410T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
515 AM CDT SUN APR 9 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION 
OF CRITICALLY LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 PM CDT 
MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE 
POTENTIAL OF CRITICALLY LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... 

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHERN STATES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE 
OF DAYS. THIS FEATURE BRINGS ANOTHER PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER WHICH 
ENHANCES THE FIRE DANGER. LOWEST AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE 
FORECAST TODAY TO RANGE FROM 25 TO 30 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND 
FROM 30 TO 35 PERCENT ON MONDAY. 

THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR.  

THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL IS THERE 
FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER 
FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 6:15 AM EDTFire Weather WatchMOB24 hr

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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.