Alert archive / Alabama / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 78, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Nov 14, 2007, 1:57 PM CST for Walton County, Florida; Covington County, Escambia County, Washington County, Alabama. It took effect at Nov 15, 2007, 5:59 AM CST. It was in force for 11 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 14, 2007, 1:57 PM CST (19:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 15, 2007, 5:59 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2007, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Covington County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Washington County, AL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 232 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
- 67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 689 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 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 141957 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 157 PM CST WED NOV 14 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALSO IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .A MUCH DRIER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY MORNING. THE VERY DRY AIRMASS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S WILL CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP BELOW CRITICAL VALUES ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. FLZ001>006-008-151230- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0068.071115T1800Z-071115T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0078.071115T1800Z-071115T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0069.071116T1800Z-071116T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 157 PM CST WED NOV 14 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM CST THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM CST THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA THURSDAY FOLLOWING A FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE TONIGHT. DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT THURSDAY...20 TO 25 PERCENT 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. $$ ALZ051>064-151230- /O.EXA.KMOB.FW.A.0069.071116T1800Z-071116T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN- 157 PM CST WED NOV 14 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA THURSDAY FOLLOWING A FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE TONIGHT. DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT THURSDAY...20 TO 25 PERCENT FRIDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMOB 151159 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 559 AM CST THU NOV 15 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 TO 5 PM TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY OVER WASHINGTON...MOBILE...BALDWIN...ESCAMBIA AND COVINGTON COUNTIES OF ALABAMA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH ALABAMA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .A COLD FRONT MOVED EAST OF THE AREA BEFORE SUNRISE THIS MORNING...BRINGING GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND DRIER AIR TO THE AREA. ANOTHER DRY AFTERNOON EXPECTED ON FRIDAY BUT WITH LESS WIND AS THE CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. DISPERSION INDICES WILL HIGH TODAY WITH THE STRONGER WINDS BUT LOW ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE WINDS DIMINISH BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT IN THE CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND AS CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF RAIN RETURN TO THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEKEND ...INTO NEXT WEEK. FLZ001>006-008-151930- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0069.071116T1800Z-071116T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0079.071116T1800Z-071116T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0078.071115T1800Z-071115T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 559 AM CST THU NOV 15 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM CST FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A BREEZY AND DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY FOLLOWING IN THE WAKE OF LAST NIGHTS COLD FRONT. DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT THURSDAY WITH A GUSTY NORTHERLY WIND OF 20 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES. LOWER HUMIDITY EXPECTED ON FRIDAY BUT WITH LESS WIND. 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. $$ ALZ052-059>064-151930- /O.EXB.KMOB.FW.W.0078.071115T2000Z-071115T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0069.071116T1800Z-071116T2300Z/ WASHINGTON-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN- LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 559 AM CST THU NOV 15 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A BREEZY AND DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY FOLLOWING IN THE WAKE OF LAST NIGHTS COLD FRONT. DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT THURSDAY WITH A GUSTY NORTHERLY WIND OF 20 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES. LOWER HUMIDITY EXPECTED ON FRIDAY BUT WITH LESS WIND. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ ALZ051-053>058-151930- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0069.071116T1800Z-071116T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- 559 AM CST THU NOV 15 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA INTO FRIDAY. DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 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 151954 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 154 PM CST THU NOV 15 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 TO 5 PM TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY OVER WASHINGTON...MOBILE...BALDWIN... ESCAMBIA AND COVINGTON COUNTIES OF ALABAMA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH ALABAMA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .A COLD FRONT MOVED EAST OF THE AREA BEFORE SUNRISE THIS MORNING...BRINGING GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND DRIER AIR TO THE AREA. ANOTHER DRY AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...BUT WITH LESS WIND AS THE CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. DISPERSION INDICES CONTINUE TO BE HIGH TODAY WITH THE STRONGER WINDS... BUT LOW ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE WINDS DIMINISH BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT IN THE CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND AS CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF RAIN RETURN TO THE AREA EARLY IN THE WEEK. FLZ001>006-008-161230- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0078.000000T0000Z-071115T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0079.071116T1800Z-071116T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 154 PM CST THU NOV 15 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM CST FRIDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM CST FRIDAY. A BREEZY AND DRY AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE AREA INTO TONIGHT FOLLOWING IN THE WAKE OF LAST NIGHTS COLD FRONT. DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH A GUSTY NORTHERLY WIND OF 20 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES. LOWER HUMIDITY EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...BUT WITH LESS WIND. 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. $$ ALZ052-059>064-161230- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0078.071115T2000Z-071115T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0069.071116T1800Z-071116T2300Z/ WASHINGTON-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN- LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 154 PM CST THU NOV 15 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A BREEZY AND DRY AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE AREA INTO TONIGHT FOLLOWING IN THE WAKE OF LAST NIGHTS COLD FRONT. DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH A GUSTY NORTHERLY WIND OF 20 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES. LOWER HUMIDITY EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...BUT WITH LESS WIND. 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. $$ ALZ051-053>058-161230- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0069.071116T1800Z-071116T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- 154 PM CST THU NOV 15 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA INTO FRIDAY. DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 3:53 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Walton | 10 hr |
| Nov 14, 3:53 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Walton | 49 hr |
| Nov 14, 4:25 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 4 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Alabama, 2007Red 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.