Red Flag Warning 48, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Apr 30, 2007, 5:01 AM CDT (10:01 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 30, 2007, 12:00 PM CDT

Expired

Apr 30, 2007, 6:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

County Walton County, FL

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WWUS84 KMOB 301001
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
501 AM CDT MON APR 30 2007

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF
LOW DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE INLAND
PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF
A LONG DURATION OF LOW DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF BELOW 35
PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE MAINTAINS A DRY WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. 

FLZ001-003-005-301915-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0038.070430T1700Z-070501T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0048.070430T1700Z-070430T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0039.070501T1800Z-070501T2200Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
501 AM CDT MON APR 30 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF
LOW DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE INLAND
PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF
LONG DURATION AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF BELOW 35
PERCENT...

LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITIES COULD LOWER TO 27 TO 32 PERCENT NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 10 AND FROM 30 TO 35 PERCENT JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE
TODAY. LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITIES TUESDAY COULD BE AROUND 32 PERCENT. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL SUGGEST AN INCREASE IN FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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

$$

FLZ002-004-006-008-301915-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0038.070430T1700Z-070501T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0048.070430T1700Z-070430T2300Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
COASTAL WALTON-
501 AM CDT MON APR 30 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF
LOW DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT...

LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITIES COULD LOWER TO 30 TO 35 PERCENT JUST SOUTH
OF THE INTERSTATE TODAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL SUGGEST AN INCREASE IN FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.


$$

000 
WWUS84 KMOB 302008
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
308 PM CDT MON APR 30 2007

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE INLAND
PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF A
LONG DURATION OF LOW DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF BELOW 35
PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN A DRY WEATHER PATTERN OVER
THE REGION FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. DAYTIME DISPERSIONS WILL BE
AVERAGE...BECOMING POOR AT NIGHT.

FLZ001-003-005-010415-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-070430T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0039.070501T1800Z-070501T2200Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
308 PM CDT MON APR 30 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...AND WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING LATER
TONIGHT. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL SUGGEST AN INCREASE IN FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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

$$

FLZ002-004-006-008-302300-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-070430T2300Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
COASTAL WALTON-
308 PM CDT MON APR 30 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL SUGGEST AN INCREASE IN FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

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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.