Alert archive / Alabama / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 55, 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 18, 2007, 6:47 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 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 18, 2007, 6:47 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 18, 2007, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 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. $$
3 follow-up statements
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. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 181147 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 647 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 30 PERCENT AND SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT... .DO NOT BURN TODAY. YOU WILL PUT THE PUBLIC AT RISK. WILDFIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL IS VERY HIGH. AN EXTREMELY DRY AIRMASS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. CONDITIONS WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY WITH A MODERATE NORTHERLY WIND. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS ABOVE 10 MPH...AFTERNOON RH NEAR 20%...AND KBD INDEX VALUES ABOVE 500...I WILL AGAIN ISSUE A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. RED FLAG WARNING WILL ALSO BE IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ALZ054>060-182000- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0044.070518T1800Z-070519T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMOB.FW.W.0055.070518T1800Z-070519T0000Z/ WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 647 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. DO NOT BURN TODAY. YOU WILL PUT THE PUBLIC AT RISK. WILDFIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL IS VERY HIGH. AN EXTREMELY DRY AIRMASS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. CONDITIONS WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY WITH A MODERATE NORTHERLY WIND. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS ABOVE 10 MPH...AFTERNOON RH NEAR 20%...AND KBD INDEX VALUES ABOVE 500...I WILL AGAIN ISSUE A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. RED FLAG WARNING WILL ALSO BE IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. 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. $$ FLZ001>006-008-182000- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0045.070519T1500Z-070519T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0055.070518T1500Z-070519T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 647 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. DO NOT BURN TODAY. YOU WILL PUT THE PUBLIC AT RISK. WILDFIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL IS VERY HIGH. AN EXTREMELY DRY AIRMASS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. CONDITIONS WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY WITH A MODERATE NORTHERLY WIND. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS ABOVE 10 MPH...AFTERNOON RH NEAR 20%...AND KBD INDEX VALUES ABOVE 500...I WILL AGAIN ISSUE A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. RED FLAG WARNING WILL ALSO BE IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. 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. 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 181952 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 252 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...HIGH KBDI...AND SUSTAINED WIND SPEED 10 MPH OR GREATER... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 30 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO POTENTIAL OF LONG ENDURING LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...HIGH KBDI...AND SUSTAINED WIND SPEED 10 MPH OR GREATER... .IT IS STRONGLY ADVISED THAT NOTHING BE BURNED OUT IN THE OPEN THIS WEEKEND. DOING SO WILL PUT LIFE AND PROPERTY AT GREAT RISK...AS EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL IS DANGEROUSLY HIGH. EXTREMELY DRY AIR WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A HIGH BUILDS OVER THE REGION. CONDITIONS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. A MODERATE NORTH WIND ABOVE 10 MPH...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY 20 TO 25 PERCENT...AND KBDI ABOVE 500...WILL AGAIN WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SATURDAY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. FLZ001>006-008-190400- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0045.070519T1500Z-070519T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0056.070519T1500Z-070520T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0046.070520T1500Z-070521T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-070519T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 252 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 30 PERCENT... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 30 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 30 PERCENT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. IT IS URGENT THAT NOTHING BE BURNED OUT IN THE OPEN THIS WEEKEND...AS DOING SO WILL PUT LIFE AND PROPERTY AT GREAT RISK. EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL IS DANGEROUSLY HIGH DUE TO EXTREMELY DRY AIR PERSISTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A HIGH BUILDS OVER THE REGION. CONDITIONS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THOSE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. A MODERATE NORTH WIND ABOVE 10 MPH...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY 20 TO 25 PERCENT...AND KBDI ABOVE 500...WILL AGAIN WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SATURDAY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS 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 FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ ALZ054>060-190400- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0056.070519T1500Z-070520T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0046.070520T1500Z-070521T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-070519T0000Z/ WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 252 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...HIGH KBDI...AND SUSTAINED WIND SPEED 10 MPH OR GREATER... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...HIGH KBDI...AND SUSTAINED WIND SPEED 10 MPH OR GREATER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 30 PERCENT HIGH KBDI...AND SUSTAINED WIND SPEED 10 MPH OR GREATER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. IT IS URGENT THAT NOTHING BE BURNED OUT IN THE OPEN THIS WEEKEND. DOING SO WILL PUT LIFE AND PROPERTY AT GREAT RISK. EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL IS DANGEROUSLY HIGH DUE TO EXTREMELY DRY AIR PERSISTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A HIGH BUILDS OVER THE REGION. CONDITIONS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THOSE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. A MODERATE NORTH WIND ABOVE 10 MPH...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY 20 TO 25 PERCENT...AND KBDI ABOVE 500...WILL AGAIN WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SATURDAY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 6:30 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Walton | 14 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.