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Red Flag Warning 40, NWS Mobile, AL

April 23, 2006

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Apr 23, 2006, 6:28 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 23, 2006, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 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 23, 2006, 6:28 AM EDT (10:28 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 23, 2006, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 23, 2006, 7:18 PM EDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

000 
WWUS84 KMOB 231028
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
528 AM CDT SUN APR 23 2006

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR INTERIOR SANTA ROSA AND
OKALOOSA COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE REGION...CAUSING AFTERNOON
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW THE CRITICAL 35% THRESHOLD
FOR MORE THAN FOUR HOURS ON TODAY. WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHERLY IN THE
AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO MOISTEN AREAS WEST OF PENSACOLA AND ALSO AREAS
CLOSE TO THE COAST. THE MOISTENING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.

FLZ003-005-231830-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0033.060423T1800Z-060424T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0040.060423T1800Z-060424T0000Z/
INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
528 AM CDT SUN APR 23 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

DRY AIR BUILDING INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE
AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW THE CRITICAL 35%
THRESHOLD FOR MORE THAN FOUR HOURS ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL TURN
SOUTHERLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO MOISTEN AREAS WEST OF
PENSACOLA AND ALSO AREAS CLOSE TO THE COAST. THE AIRMASS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOISTEN SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH MONDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

FLZ001-231830-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0040.060423T1800Z-060424T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-
528 AM CDT SUN APR 23 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

DRY AIR BUILDING INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE
AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW THE CRITICAL 35%
THRESHOLD FOR MORE THAN FOUR HOURS ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL TURN
SOUTHERLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO MOISTEN AREAS WEST OF
PENSACOLA AND ALSO AREAS CLOSE TO THE COAST. THE AIRMASS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOISTEN SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH MONDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS84 KMOB 232308
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
608 PM CDT SUN APR 23 2006

...THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR INTERIOR SANTA ROSA
AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELED...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON HAS PUSHED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
INLAND. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE RECOVERED ABOVE 35 PERCENT
ACROSS THE AREA...SO THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE MOISTENING
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.

FLZ001-003-005-240015-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-060424T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
608 PM CDT SUN APR 23 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELED THE RED FLAG
WARNING. 

$$

000 
WWUS84 KMOB 232318 CCA
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
608 PM CDT SUN APR 23 2006

...THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR INTERIOR SANTA 
ROSA...OKALOOSA AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELED...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON HAS PUSHED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
INLAND. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE RECOVERED ABOVE 35 PERCENT
ACROSS THE AREA...SO THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE MOISTENING
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.

FLZ001-003-005-240015-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-060424T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
608 PM CDT SUN APR 23 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELED THE RED FLAG
WARNING. 

$$

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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.