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Red Flag Warning 57, NWS Mobile, AL

May 19, 2007Walton County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at May 19, 2007, 4:05 AM CDT for Walton County, Florida. It took effect at May 20, 2007, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 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 19, 2007, 4:05 AM CDT (09:05 UTC)
In effect from
May 20, 2007, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 20, 2007, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
9 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 09:02 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, 9.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2007-05-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2007-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -26 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3152 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS84 KMOB 190918
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
405 AM CDT SAT MAY 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 
PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 
30 PERCENT AND SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE 
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR 
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...


ALZ054>060-192000-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FW.A.0046.070520T1500Z-070521T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0056.070519T1500Z-070520T0000Z/
WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-
405 AM CDT SAT MAY 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 
PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO LOW 
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 30 PERCENT AND SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 MPH 
OR GREATER...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE CONTINUES A RED FLAG WARNING 
THAT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL 
ALABAMA HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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.

$$

FLZ001>006-008-192000-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0046.070520T1500Z-070521T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0057.070520T1500Z-070521T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0056.070519T1500Z-070520T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
COASTAL WALTON-
405 AM CDT SAT MAY 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 
PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG 
DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE 
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE 
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO 
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

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.

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS84 KMOB 191030 CCA
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
405 AM CDT SAT MAY 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 
PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 
30 PERCENT AND SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE 
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR 
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION THIS 
WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.


ALZ054>060-192000-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FW.A.0046.070520T1500Z-070521T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0056.070519T1500Z-070520T0000Z/
WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-
405 AM CDT SAT MAY 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 
PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO LOW 
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 30 PERCENT AND SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 MPH 
OR GREATER...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE CONTINUES A RED FLAG WARNING 
THAT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL 
ALABAMA HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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.

$$

FLZ001>006-008-192000-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0046.070520T1500Z-070521T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0057.070520T1500Z-070521T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0056.070519T1500Z-070520T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
COASTAL WALTON-
405 AM CDT SAT MAY 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 
PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG 
DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE 
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE 
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO 
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

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.

$$
000 
WWUS84 KMOB 191903
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
203 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 30 PERCENT AND SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY
FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION
FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES.

FLZ001>006-008-200315-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0047.070521T1500Z-070522T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0056.000000T0000Z-070520T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0057.070520T1500Z-070521T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
COASTAL WALTON-
203 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM
CDT SUNDAY. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. 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.

$$

ALZ054>060-200000-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0056.000000T0000Z-070520T0000Z/
WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-
203 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE CONTINUES A RED FLAG
WARNING THAT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$
000 
WWUS84 KMOB 200856
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
349 AM CDT SUN MAY 20 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF 
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE 
POTENTIAL OF A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 
PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION
FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY VALUES AGAIN TODAY AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON MONDAY. AN 
INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW ON MONDAY MAY ALLOW FOR ENOUGH 
MOISTURE TO RETURN TO COASTAL ZONES AND PREVENT RED FLAG CRITERIA 
ALONG THE COAST. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED FOR UPDATES ON LATER  
FORECASTS.

FLZ001>006-008-202000-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0057.070520T1500Z-070521T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0047.070521T1500Z-070522T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
COASTAL WALTON-
349 AM CDT SUN MAY 20 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF 
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE 
POTENTIAL OF A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 
PERCENT...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. 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.

$$
000 
WWUS84 KMOB 201907
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
207 PM CDT SUN MAY 20 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE INLAND SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE
POTENTIAL OF A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35
PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE INLAND SECTIONS OF
THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS THE INLAND SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AGAIN ON MONDAY. 

FLZ002-004-006-008-210000-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FW.A.0047.070521T1500Z-070522T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0057.000000T0000Z-070521T0000Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
COASTAL WALTON-
207 PM CDT SUN MAY 20 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

FLZ001-003-005-210315-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0047.070521T1500Z-070522T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0058.070521T1500Z-070522T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0057.000000T0000Z-070521T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
207 PM CDT SUN MAY 20 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR MONDAY TO A RED FLAG WARNING. THE WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY.  A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 2:03 PM CDTFire Weather WatchMOBWalton24 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.