Alert archive / Alabama / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 54, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at May 17, 2007, 6:30 AM CDT for Walton County, Florida; 7 counties in Alabama. It took effect at May 17, 2007, 1:00 PM CDT. 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 17, 2007, 6:30 AM CDT (11:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 17, 2007, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 17, 2007, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Walton County, FL
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 486 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 606 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 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 171150 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 630 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 30 PERCENT AND SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER... .A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK BEHIND A COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTH OF THE AREA. A STRENGTHENING NORTH WIND WILL ALSO OCCUR TODAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. AS A RESULT...RED FLAG WARNINGS WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY. THE DRY CONDITIONS...LEADING TO POSSIBLE FIRE WEATHER DANGERS...WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALZ051>053-061>064-171300- /O.CAN.KMOB.FW.A.0043.070517T1600Z-070518T0100Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN- 630 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. THE KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX REMAINS BELOW 500 ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. THEREFORE...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WAS NOT UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING...AND HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ FLZ001>006-008-172000- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0043.070517T1600Z-070518T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0054.070517T1800Z-070518T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0055.070518T1500Z-070519T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 630 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK BEHIND A COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTH OF THE AREA. A STRENGTHENING NORTH WIND WILL ALSO OCCUR TODAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE DRY CONDITIONS...LEADING TO POSSIBLE FIRE WEATHER DANGERS...WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ALZ054>060-172000- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0043.070517T1600Z-070518T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0054.070517T1800Z-070518T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0044.070518T1800Z-070519T0000Z/ WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 630 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK BEHIND A COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTH OF THE AREA. A STRENGTHENING NORTH WIND WILL ALSO OCCUR TODAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE DRY CONDITIONS...LEADING TO POSSIBLE FIRE WEATHER DANGERS...WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 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 COULD BE MET. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS84 KMOB 172040 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 340 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRENGTHING WIND...AND HIGH KBDI... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 30 PERCENT ...HIGH KBDI...AND SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER... .VERY DRY AIR WILL DOMINATE THE FIRE WEATHER PICTURE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK AND PART OF THE WEEKEND. RED FLAG WARNING FOR FRIDAY IN WRN FLORIDA IS ACCOMPANIED BY NOTED DECREASE IN CALCULATED RH FOR THAT DAY FROM THIS MODEL CYCLE. STRENGTHENING NORTH WIND WILL COMBINE WITH WIND ABOVE 10 MPH...AFTERNOON RH NEAR 30 PERCENT...AND KBDI ABOVE 500...RED FLAG WARNING IN PLACE FRIDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH A WATCH FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. DRY CONDITIONS LEADING TO POSSIBLE FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FLZ001>006-008-180445- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0054.000000T0000Z-070518T0100Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0055.070518T1500Z-070519T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 340 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .VERY DRY AIR WILL DOMINATE THE FIRE WEATHER PICTURE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK AND PART OF THE WEEKEND. RED FLAG WARNING FOR FRIDAY IN THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE IS ACCOMPANIED BY A NOTED DECREASE IN FORECAST HUMIDITY FOR FRIDAY. STRENGTHENING NORTH WIND WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON RH NEAR 30 PERCENT AND DRY FUEL TO INCREASE FIRE DANGER. DRY CONDITIONS LEADING TO POSSIBLE FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ALZ054>060-180445- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0054.000000T0000Z-070518T0100Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0044.070518T1800Z-070519T0000Z/ WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 340 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY...STRENGTHING WIND...AND HIGH KBDI... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY...STRENGTHING WIND...AND HIGH KBDI... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. .VERY DRY AIR WILL DOMINATE THE FIRE WEATHER PICTURE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK AND PART OF THE WEEKEND. RED FLAG WARNING FOR FRIDAY IN WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE IS ACCOMPANIED BY A NOTED DECREASE IN CALCULATED RH FOR THAT DAY FROM THIS MODEL CYCLE. STRENGTHENING NORTH WIND WILL COMBINE WITH WIND ABOVE 10 MPH...AFTERNOON RH NEAR 30 PERCENT...AND KBDI ABOVE 500...MEANS A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS WARRANTED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. DRY CONDITIONS LEADING TO POSSIBLE FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 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 DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 6:30 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Walton | 37 hr |
| May 17, 6:30 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Monroe and 1 more | 24 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Alabama, 2007Red Flag Warnings in Florida, 2007Every red flag warning in 2007
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.