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Red Flag Warning 81, NWS Mobile, AL

December 5, 2007

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Dec 5, 2007, 4:25 AM EST. It took effect at Dec 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
Dec 5, 2007, 4:25 AM EST (09:25 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 5, 2007, 12:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 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 050929
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING...CORRECTED TEXT...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
325 AM CST WED DEC 5 2007

....A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND
SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...

.A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INLAND AREAS OF NORTHWEST
FLORIDA DUE TO AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW CRITICAL 
THRESHOLDS FOR 4 CONSECUTIVE HOURS OR MORE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH THE 
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL HAVE TO BE 
CLOSELY MONITORED ON THURSDAY DUE TO A DRIER/COOLER AIRMASS MOVING IN
FROM THE NORTH. A WEAK SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW BY LATE IN THE WEEK WILL 
GIVE WAY TO HIGHER HUMIDITIES FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

FLZ001-003-005-052300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0081.071205T1700Z-071205T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
325 AM CST WED DEC 5 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

....A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND
SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INLAND AREAS OF NORTHWEST
FLORIDA DUE TO AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS FOR 4 CONSECUTIVE HOURS OR MORE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL HAVE TO
CLOSELY MONITORED ON THURSDAY DUE TO A DRIER/COOLER AIRMASS MOVING IN
FROM THE NORTH. A WEAK SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW BY LATE IN THE WEEK WILL
GIVE WAY TO HIGHER HUMIDITIES FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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.

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS84 KMOB 052038
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
238 PM CST WED DEC 5 2007

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR 
THE FOLLOWING INLAND AREAS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...
INLAND SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...DUE TO AFTERNOON RELATIVE 
HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR 4 CONSECUTIVE HOURS 
OR MORE...

.DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP
THURSDAY AFTERNOON GIVING WAY TO BETTER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND HIGHER
HUMIDITIES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


FLZ001-003-005-052300-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0081.000000T0000Z-071205T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
238 PM CST WED DEC 5 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INLAND AREAS OF NORTHWEST
FLORIDA DUE TO CONTINUED LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS. A LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY
AFTERNOON GIVING WAY TO BETTER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND HIGHER
HUMIDITIES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

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.

$$

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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.