Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 60, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Jun 9, 2007, 2:38 PM CDT for Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Jun 10, 2007, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 3 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
- Jun 9, 2007, 2:38 PM CDT (19:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 10, 2007, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2007, 2:46 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 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 19:41 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 12:00Z, 7.6 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
- 589 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -143 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 955 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 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 091938 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 238 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE COUNTIES OF ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA AND COASTAL WALTON DUE TO MARGINALLY LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY RETURN TO SEASONABLE LEVELS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WHILE MOISTURE LEVELS INCREASE SOMEWHAT...KEEPING AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. FLZ001-003-005-100345- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0048.070610T1800Z-070610T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0060.070610T1700Z-070610T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0049.070611T1700Z-070611T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 238 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT 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 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON. 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 ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ FLZ002-004-006-008-100345- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0060.070610T1700Z-070610T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0049.070611T1700Z-070611T2300Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 238 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMOB 101135 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 635 AM CDT SUN JUN 10 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE COUNTIES OF ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA AND COASTAL WALTON DUE TO MARGINALLY LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... FLZ001>006-008-101945- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0060.070610T1700Z-070610T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0049.070611T1700Z-070611T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 635 AM CDT SUN JUN 10 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 30 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 30 PERCENT... .HOT CONDITIONS AND A HIGH RIDGING OVER THE REGION WILL BRING AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXCEEDING WATCH AND WARNING CRITERIA OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. DAYTIME TEMPERATURE GRADUALLY RETURNS TO SEASONABLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WHILE MOISTURE INCREASES. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL NOT MEET WATCH OR WARNING CRITERIA TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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 ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 101946 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 246 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELED FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE COUNTIES OF ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA AND COASTAL WALTON AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY DURATION CRITERIA WILL NOT BE SATISFIED... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY FOR THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE COUNTIES OF ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA DUE TO MARGINALLY LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...HOT CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AS SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR FILTERS INTO THE REGION. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY BUT DURATION CRITERIA WILL ONLY BE MARGINALLY SATISFIED OVER THE INTERIOR PORTION ON MONDAY. TEMPERATURES RETURN TO MORE SEASONABLE LEVELS FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WHILE MOISTURE INCREASES SLIGHTLY...KEEPING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. FLZ001-003-005-110400- /O.CAN.KMOB.FW.W.0060.000000T0000Z-070610T2300Z/ /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0049.070611T1700Z-070611T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0061.070611T1700Z-070611T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 246 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AS THE DURATION CRITERIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL NOT BE SATISFIED. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FLZ002-004-006-008-102100- /O.CAN.KMOB.FW.W.0060.000000T0000Z-070610T2300Z/ /O.CAN.KMOB.FW.A.0049.070611T1700Z-070611T2300Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 246 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR MONDAY AS WELL AS THE DURATION CRITERIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL NOT BE SATISFIED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 5:51 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 9 hr | |
| Jun 9, 2:38 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Walton | 24 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Santa Rosa | 26 min |
| Jun 9, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 33 min | |
| Jun 9, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 52 min |
| Jun 9, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 27 min | |
| Jun 9, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 59 min |
Nearby
Red 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.