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Red Flag Warning 73, NWS Mobile, AL

November 5, 2007

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Nov 5, 2007, 7:30 AM EST. It took effect at Nov 5, 2007, 12:00 PM EST. 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
Nov 5, 2007, 7:30 AM EST (12:30 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 5, 2007, 12:00 PM EST
Expired
Nov 5, 2007, 6:00 PM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

000 
WWUS84 KMOB 051230
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
630 AM CST MON NOV 5 2007

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE COASTAL AREAS WILL SHIFT INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING FOR SOME GULF MOISTURE TO WORK INTO THE
AREA. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS
OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY BUT THE DURATION WILL BE
LIMITED NEAR THE COAST. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE
AREA TONIGHT AND USHER COOLER AND DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS ON
TUESDAY...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA
PANHANDLE.

FLZ002-004-006-008-060430-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FW.A.0060.071105T1800Z-071105T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0061.071106T1700Z-071106T2300Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
COASTAL WALTON-
630 AM CST MON NOV 5 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.  THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELED.

AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER 30 PERCENT
RANGE THIS AFTERNOON BUT THE DURATION CRITERIA WILL NOT BE
MET...THUS THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THIS
AFTERNOON. SOMEWHAT DRIER CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY WILL RESULT IN
SIMILAR AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BUT ALSO A SUFFICIENTLY
LONG DURATION BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

$$

FLZ001-003-005-060430-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0060.071105T1800Z-071105T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0073.071105T1700Z-071105T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0061.071106T1700Z-071106T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
630 AM CST MON NOV 5 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY 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.

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS84 KMOB 052011
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
201 PM CST MON NOV 5 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE 
INTERIOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR CRITICALLY LOW LONG DURATION 
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE 
POSSIBILITY OF LONG DURATION AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES  
BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE 
POSSIBILITY OF LONG DURATION AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES  
BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT 
AND USHER COOLER AND DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION. AFTERNOON RELATIVE 
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS ON TUESDAY AND POTENTIALLY 
BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE.

FLZ001-003-005-061215-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0062.071107T1700Z-071107T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0073.000000T0000Z-071105T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0061.071106T1700Z-071106T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
201 PM CST MON NOV 5 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE CONTINUES A RED FLAG WARNING 
THAT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER 
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY 
AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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 
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.

$$

FLZ002-004-006-008-061215-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0062.071107T1700Z-071107T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0061.071106T1700Z-071106T2300Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
COASTAL WALTON-
201 PM CST MON NOV 5 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE CONTINUES A FIRE WEATHER 
WATCH THAT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY 
AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 5, 7:30 AM ESTFire Weather WatchMOBWalton24 hr
Nov 5, 3:01 PM ESTFire Weather WatchMOBWalton40 hr

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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.