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Red Flag Warning 69, NWS Mobile, AL

October 13, 2007

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Oct 13, 2007, 7:26 AM EDT. It took effect at Oct 13, 2007, 1:00 PM EDT. 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
Oct 13, 2007, 7:26 AM EDT (11:26 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 13, 2007, 1:00 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 13, 2007, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

000 
WWUS84 KMOB 131126
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
626 AM CDT SAT OCT 13 2007

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE COUNTIES OF ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA DUE
TO MARGINAL DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION TODAY
RESULTING IN LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THE HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ON SUNDAY ALLOWING FOR GULF MOISTURE TO
GRADUALLY RETURN TO THE REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. AFTER
TODAY...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL
LEVELS THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

FLZ001-003-005-131930-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0056.071013T1700Z-071014T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0069.071013T1700Z-071014T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
626 AM CDT SAT OCT 13 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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 LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

FLZ002-004-006-131930-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0069.071013T1700Z-071014T0000Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
626 AM CDT SAT OCT 13 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

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

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS84 KMOB 131909
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
209 PM CDT SAT OCT 13 2007

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM TODAY ACROSS 
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE NORTHWEST OF A NAVARRE TO CRESTVIEW 
LINE FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR MUCH OF 
THE REGION TODAY WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT
NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM NAVARRE TO CRESTVIEW. SLIGHTLY HIGHER
DEWPOINTS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE BEING OBSERVED TO THE EAST
ACROSS THE VALPARAISO...DESTIN...NICEVILLE...SANDESTIN...ROCK HILL
AND RED BAY AREAS. EASTERLY WINDS ON SUNDAY WILL RESULT IN HIGHER
DEWPOINTS AND AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION ON
SUNDAY.

FLZ006-132015-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FW.W.0069.000000T0000Z-071014T0000Z/
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
209 PM CDT SAT OCT 13 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELED THE RED FLAG
WARNING. 

SLIGHTLY HIGHER DEWPOINTS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE BEING OBSERVED
ACROSS THE VALPARAISO...DESTIN...NICEVILLE...SANDESTIN...ROCK HILL
AND RED BAY AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. EASTERLY WINDS ON SUNDAY WILL
RESULT IN HIGHER DEWPOINTS AND AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS ACROSS THE
ENTIRE REGION ON SUNDAY. 

$$

FLZ001>005-140000-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0069.000000T0000Z-071014T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
209 PM CDT SAT OCT 13 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.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

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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.