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Red Flag Warning 45, NWS Mobile, AL

May 20, 2006

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at May 20, 2006, 7:20 AM EDT. It took effect at May 20, 2006, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 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: May 20, 2006, 7:20 AM EDT (11:20 UTC)
In effect from: May 20, 2006, 1:00 PM EDT
Expired: May 20, 2006, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

000 
WWUS84 KMOB 201333 RRA
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
620 AM CDT SAT MAY 20 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF 
ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...A SURFACE HIGH DOMINATING THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO 
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL BRING A WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND AND HIGHER 
DEWPOINTS TO THE COASTAL AREAS DURING THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER... 
THE INTERIOR SECTIONS WILL SEE HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND OR ABOVE 90. 
THIS WILL BRING SLIGHTLY LOWER HUMIDITY THIS WEEKEND FOR INTERIOR 
SECTIONS. THEREFORE A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THIS 
AFTERNOON.

$$

FLZ002-004-006-008-201200-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FW.A.0039.060520T1700Z-060521T0000Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
COASTAL WALTON-
620 AM CDT SAT MAY 20 2006

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE 
WEATHER WATCH FOR COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.  

$$

FLZ001-003-005-210000-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0039.060520T1700Z-060521T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0045.060520T1700Z-060521T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
620 AM CDT SAT MAY 20 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO 
A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT 
THIS EVENING.

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 WILL CREATE 
RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

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Sources

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