Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Feb 2, 2007, 2:19 PM CST for Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Feb 3, 2007, 11:00 AM CST. 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
- Feb 2, 2007, 2:19 PM CST (20:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2007, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2007, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 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 20:18 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, 8.3 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 520 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 91 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -49 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 022019 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 219 PM CST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .A HIGH TO THE NORTH WILL BRING PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. COOL DRY CONDITIONS ARE WILL PREVAIL THIS WEEKEND AS THAT HIGH BUILDS OVER THE REGION. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT SATURDAY AND WILL LIKELY DO SO AGAIN ON SUNDAY. WINDS NORTHWEST TONIGHT DECREASING AND BECOMING MORE NORTHEASTERLY BY SATURDAY. FLZ001>006-008-030430- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0005.070203T1700Z-070204T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0007.070203T1700Z-070204T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0006.070204T1700Z-070205T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 219 PM CST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. COOL DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AS A HIGH BUILDS OVER THE REGION. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL WELL BELOW 35 PERCENT DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. 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. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMOB 022028 CCA RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING ...CORRECTED FOR SOFTWARE WORDING... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 219 PM CST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .A HIGH TO THE NORTH WILL BRING PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES LATER TONIGHT TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. COOL DRY CONDITIONS ARE WILL PREVAIL THIS WEEKEND AS THAT HIGH BUILDS OVER THE REGION. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT SATURDAY AND WILL LIKELY DO SO AGAIN ON SUNDAY. WINDS NORTHWEST TONIGHT DECREASING AND BECOMING MORE NORTHEASTERLY BY SATURDAY. FLZ001>006-008-030430- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0005.070203T1700Z-070204T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0007.070203T1700Z-070204T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0006.070204T1700Z-070205T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 219 PM CST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. COOL DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AS A HIGH BUILDS OVER THE REGION. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL WELL BELOW 35 PERCENT DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. 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 030834 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 234 AM CST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN TEXAS WILL BUILD EAST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF STATES THROUGH SUNDAY THEN BECOME REINFORCED LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHWARD. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED THROUGH TUESDAY. FLZ001>006-008-031645- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0007.070203T1700Z-070204T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0006.070204T1700Z-070205T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 234 AM CST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MILD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL LATER TODAY. 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 032135 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 335 PM CST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE COUNTIES OF ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA... OKALOOSA AND COASTAL WALTON DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE COUNTIES OF ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA... OKALOOSA AND COASTAL WALTON DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE COUNTIES OF ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA AND COASTAL WALTON DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .HIGH PRESSURE AND COOL/DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED LATER IN THE WEEK AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES EAST OF THE AREA. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY. FLZ001>006-008-040000- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0006.070204T1700Z-070205T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0008.070204T1600Z-070205T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0007.070205T1500Z-070206T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070204T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 335 PM CST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST 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 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. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 6:23 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 97 min | |
| Feb 2, 6:24 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Walton | 8 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:19 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Walton | 25 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.