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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Mobile, AL

February 26, 2007

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Feb 26, 2007, 6:49 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 26, 2007, 1:00 PM EST. 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
Feb 26, 2007, 6:49 AM EST (11:49 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 26, 2007, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 26, 2007, 6:00 PM EST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

000 
WWUS84 KMOB 261149
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
549 AM CST MON FEB 26 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON OVER INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE
TO EXPECTED CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 5 PM CST
TUESDAY AFTERNOON OVER INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
DUE TO EXPECTED MARGINALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...

.WITH ABOVE NORMAL WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...AND RELATIVELY LOW
DEW POINTS...EXPECT AFTERNOON RH VALUES TO DROP TO CRITICALLY LOW
LEVELS OF 30 TO 35 PERCENT ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON...AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FLZ001-003-005-262000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0021.070226T1800Z-070226T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0016.070227T1800Z-070227T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
549 AM CST MON FEB 26 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. 

WITH ABOVE NORMAL WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...AND RELATIVELY LOW
DEW POINTS...EXPECT AFTERNOON RH VALUES TO DROP TO CRITICALLY LOW
LEVELS OF 30 TO 35 PERCENT ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON...AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS84 KMOB 262003
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
203 PM CST MON FEB 26 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON OVER INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
DUE TO EXPECTED CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 5 PM
CST TUESDAY AFTERNOON OVER INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED MARGINALLY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES...

.WITH ABOVE NORMAL WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...AND RELATIVELY
LOW DEW POINTS...AFTERNOON RH VALUES HAVE DROPPED TO CRITICALLY LOW LEVELS
OF BELOW 30 PERCENT ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL POSSIBLY HAPPEN AGAIN ON TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

FLZ001-003-005-270415-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-070226T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0016.070227T1800Z-070227T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
203 PM CST MON FEB 26 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. 

WITH ABOVE NORMAL WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...AND RELATIVELY
LOW DEW POINTS...AFTERNOON RH VALUES HAVE DROPPED TO CRITICALLY LOW
LEVELS OF LESS THAN 30 PERCENT ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL HAPPEN POSSIBLY AGAIN ON
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE OCCURRING NOW. A COMBINATION OF 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.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 26, 6:49 AM ESTFire Weather WatchMOB23 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.