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Red Flag Warning 82, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Dec 15, 2007, 3:12 PM CST for Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Dec 16, 2007, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 4 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 15, 2007, 3:12 PM CST (21:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 16, 2007, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2007, 2:48 PM CST
- In force
- 4 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 21:15 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, 9.2 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
- 39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 636 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS84 KMOB 152112 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 312 PM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT WITH BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS USHERING MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRECEDE AND ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE ALONG WITH BREEZY WINDS ON SUNDAY. ON MONDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON MONDAY. FLZ001>006-008-161315- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0082.071216T1700Z-071216T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0073.071217T1600Z-071218T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 312 PM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 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 11 AM TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. BREEZY WINDS WILL OCCUR ON SUNDAY WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT. MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS FOLLOW FOR MONDAY. 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. $$ ALZ056>060-161315- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0073.071217T1700Z-071217T2300Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 312 PM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN FOUR HOURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMOB 161018 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 418 AM CST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... .A MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY AND MONDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE ALONG WITH BREEZY WINDS ON SUNDAY. ON MONDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL POTENTIALLY DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. FLZ001>006-008-162115- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0082.071216T1700Z-071216T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0073.071217T1600Z-071218T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 418 AM CST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY 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. $$ ALZ056>060-162115- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0073.071217T1700Z-071217T2300Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 418 AM CST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 162048 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 248 PM CST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR THIS AFTERNOON... ...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... .DISCUSSION...DRY AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT THEN MOVE TO NEAR THE EAST COAST ON TUESDAY. UNSEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT THEN A WARMING TREND ENSUES ON TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ADVANCES ACROSS THE PLAINS. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A LONG DURATION OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON MONDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA ON MONDAY AFTERNOON BUT WILL NOT SATISFY DURATION REQUIREMENTS. GULF MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY RETURN TO THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FLZ001>006-008-171300- /O.CAN.KMOB.FW.W.0082.000000T0000Z-071216T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0073.071217T1600Z-071218T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 248 PM CST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A LONG DURATION OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ ALZ056>060-162200- /O.CAN.KMOB.FW.A.0073.071217T1700Z-071217T2300Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 248 PM CST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA ON MONDAY AFTERNOON BUT WILL NOT SATISFY DURATION REQUIREMENTS...THUS THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 11:19 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 56 min | |
| Dec 15, 1:06 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 24 min | |
| Dec 15, 1:27 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 63 min | |
| Dec 15, 1:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 52 min |
| Dec 15, 2:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 42 min |
| Dec 15, 3:12 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Walton | 38 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:20 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | 20 hr | |
| Dec 15, 3:27 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 63 min | |
| Dec 15, 4:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 40 min |
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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.