Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Feb 3, 2007, 3:35 PM CST for Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Feb 4, 2007, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 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 3, 2007, 3:35 PM CST (21:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 4, 2007, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2007, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 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 21:37 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, 9.6 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 915 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 97 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 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 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. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMOB 040539 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1139 PM CST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE COUNTIES OF ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA... OKALOOSA AND COASTAL WALTON DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE COUNTIES OF ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA AND COASTAL WALTON DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW CRITICAL VALUES SUNDAY AND AGAIN ON MONDAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED LATE NEXT WEEK AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES EAST OF THE AREA. FLZ001>006-008-041230- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0008.070204T1600Z-070205T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0007.070205T1500Z-070206T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 1139 PM CST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SUNDAY MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY FORECASTERS. THESE DRY CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 040923 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 323 AM CST SUN FEB 4 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA AND COASTAL WALTON. ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT ON MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA AND COASTAL WALTON. .HIGH PRESSURE GIVING WAY TO DRIER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDWEEK. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE IN THE WEEK. FLZ001>006-008-041730- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0008.070204T1600Z-070205T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0007.070205T1500Z-070206T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 323 AM CST SUN FEB 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SUNDAY MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. DRY CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. STAYED TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 041934 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 134 PM CST SUN FEB 4 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA AND COASTAL WALTON. ...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA AND COASTAL WALTON. .DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA MONDAY BEHIND A WEAK FRONT WHICH SHOULD MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY REACH CRITICAL VALUES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. FLZ001>006-008-050000- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0007.070205T1500Z-070206T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0009.070205T1500Z-070206T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070205T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 134 PM CST SUN FEB 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 3:35 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Walton | 22 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.