Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 26, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Mar 3, 2007, 5:40 AM CST for Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Mar 4, 2007, 11:00 AM CST. 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
- Mar 3, 2007, 5:40 AM CST (11:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2007, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2007, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 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 11:43 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
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 2523 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 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 031140 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 540 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND AGAIN SUNDAY FOR THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF CRITICALLY LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA ON MONDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .A DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA INTO THE FIRST OF THE WEEK. A SURGE OF COOLER AIR LATE TONIGHT WILL BRING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY. WINDS DIMINISH ON MONDAY BUT AFTERNOON HUMIDITY MAY BE LOWER DUE TO WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES. FLZ001>006-008-032015- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0026.070304T1700Z-070305T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0018.070305T1800Z-070306T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0025.070303T1700Z-070304T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 540 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST TODAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LOW DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A STRONGER WIND...GENERALLY NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH IS FORECAST ON SUNDAY TO GO ALONG WITH THE LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMOB 032041 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 241 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM TODAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY FOR THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF CRITICALLY LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA ON MONDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .A DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA INTO THE FIRST OF THE WEEK. A SURGE OF COOLER AIR LATE TONIGHT WILL BRING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY. WINDS DIMINISH ON MONDAY BUT AFTERNOON HUMIDITY MAY BE LOWER DUE TO WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES. FLZ001>006-008-040000- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070304T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0026.070304T1700Z-070305T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0018.070305T1800Z-070306T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 241 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LOW DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A STRONGER WIND...GENERALLY NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH IS FORECAST ON SUNDAY TO GO ALONG WITH THE LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 041142 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 542 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM TODAY AND AGAIN ON MONDA FOR THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF CRITICALLY LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY... .A DRY AIR MASS REMAINS OVER THE AREA INTO THE FIRST OF THE WEEK. A SURGE OF COOLER AIR BEFORE DAWN THIS MORNING WILL BRING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. WINDS DIMINISH ON MONDAY BUT AFTERNOON HUMIDITY MAY BE LOWER DUE TO WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES. FLZ001>006-008-042000- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0018.070305T1800Z-070306T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0027.070305T1600Z-070306T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0026.070304T1700Z-070305T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 542 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST TODAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LOW DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A STRONGER WIND...GENERALLY NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH IS FORECAST TODAY TO GO ALONG WITH THE LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 041220 CCA RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING...CORRECT SPELLING 1ST PARA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 542 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM TODAY AND AGAIN ON MONDAY FOR THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF CRITICALLY LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY... .A DRY AIR MASS REMAINS OVER THE AREA INTO THE FIRST OF THE WEEK. A SURGE OF COOLER AIR BEFORE DAWN THIS MORNING WILL BRING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. WINDS DIMINISH ON MONDAY BUT AFTERNOON HUMIDITY MAY BE LOWER DUE TO WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES. FLZ001>006-008-042000- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0018.070305T1800Z-070306T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0027.070305T1600Z-070306T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0026.070304T1700Z-070305T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 542 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST TODAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LOW DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A STRONGER WIND...GENERALLY NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH IS FORECAST TODAY TO GO ALONG WITH THE LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 042049 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 249 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM TODAY AND AGAIN ON MONDAY FOR THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF CRITICALLY LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON TUESDAY FOR THE POTENTIAL OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .A DRY AIR MASS REMAINS OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BUT AFTERNOON HUMIDITY MAY BE LOWER DUE TO WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES. FLZ001>006-008-050000- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0019.070306T1600Z-070307T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-070305T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0027.070305T1600Z-070306T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 249 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LOW DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 5:40 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Walton | 25 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.