Alert archive / Alabama / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 67, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Oct 10, 2007, 2:26 PM CDT for Walton County, Florida; 10 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Oct 11, 2007, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Oct 10, 2007, 2:26 PM CDT (19:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 11, 2007, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 11, 2007, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 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
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1867 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 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 101926 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 226 PM CDT WED OCT 10 2007 ...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING... .A DRY AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. AS A RESULT...CRITICAL AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...COMBINED WITH 20 FOOT WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER...WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-008-110330- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0054.071011T1700Z-071011T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0067.071011T1700Z-071011T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 226 PM CDT WED OCT 10 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 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 MODERATELY WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMOB 110347 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1047 PM CDT WED OCT 10 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .A DRY AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. AS A RESULT...CRITICAL AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...COMBINED WITH 20 FOOT WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER...WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-008-111130- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0067.071011T1700Z-071011T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 1047 PM CDT WED OCT 10 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND MODERATELY WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 110942 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 442 AM CDT THU OCT 11 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND 20 FOOT WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .A DRY AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. AS A RESULT...CRITICAL AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...COMBINED WITH 20 FOOT WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER...WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON FRIDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. FLZ001>006-008-111915- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0055.071012T1700Z-071012T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0067.071011T1700Z-071011T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 442 AM CDT THU OCT 11 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS 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 MODERATELY WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE RAPID 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. $$ ALZ051>064-111915- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0067.071011T1700Z-071011T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN- 442 AM CDT THU OCT 11 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND MODERATELY WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 111841 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 141 PM CDT THU OCT 11 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND 20 FOOT WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE EXPECTED OCCURRENCE OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .A DRY AIRMASS HOLDS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. FLZ001>006-008-120200- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0055.071012T1700Z-071012T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0068.071012T1700Z-071012T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0067.000000T0000Z-071011T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 141 PM CDT THU OCT 11 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND 20 FOOT WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT FRIDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE EXPECTED OCCURRENCE OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE MAINTAINS THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. A COMBINATION OF NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 10 TO 15 MPH AND LOW HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 28 TO 33 PERCENT IS CONDUCIVE FOR THE GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDFIRE TODAY. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FRIDAY. $$ ALZ051>064-112300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0067.000000T0000Z-071011T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN- 141 PM CDT THU OCT 11 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND 20 FOOT WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE MAINTAINS THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. A COMBINATION OF NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 10 TO 15 MPH AND LOW HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 28 TO 33 PERCENT IS CONDUCIVE FOR THE GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDFIRE. $$
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.