Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Feb 15, 2007, 2:50 PM CST for Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Feb 16, 2007, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 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
- Feb 15, 2007, 2:50 PM CST (20:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2007, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2007, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
County Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
Eglin AFB/Valpar, FL (KVPS), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 35 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
- 1203 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 98 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS84 KMOB 152050 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 250 PM CST THU FEB 15 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ALL FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE COUNTIES OF ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA AND COASTAL WALTON... .COLD AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE NORTHERN GULF ON FRIDAY. AFTER A COLD START SATURDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES WARM TO NEAR SEASONABLE LEVELS THEN A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND KEEP TEMPERATURES BELOW SEASONABLE LEVELS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A VERY LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THE ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE INCREASES SOMEWHAT ON SATURDAY...BUT A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A MARGINAL DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. FLZ001>006-008-160500- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0011.070216T1600Z-070217T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0014.070216T1500Z-070217T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0012.070217T1700Z-070217T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070216T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 250 PM CST THU FEB 15 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY TO A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMOB 161201 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 601 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE COUNTIES OF ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA AND COASTAL WALTON... .COLD AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MAINTAIN A VERY DRY AIRMASS OVER THE REGION WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 18 PERCENT. THIS COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY DRY AIR WILL RESULT IN AN EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. IN THESE CONDITIONS...FIRES CAN QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL. SATURDAY ALSO APPEARS TO BE RATHER DRY WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 25 PERCENT. FLZ001>006-008-162100- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0014.070216T1500Z-070217T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0012.070217T1700Z-070217T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 601 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 161902 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 102 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON AND FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .A DRY AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY AND THEN BE REINFORCED ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW CRITICAL VALUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FLZ001>006-008-170815- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0012.070217T1700Z-070217T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0015.070217T1700Z-070218T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0013.070218T1700Z-070219T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070217T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 102 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2:50 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Walton | 22 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:57 PM CST | Freeze Warning | MOB | 17 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.