Red Flag Warning 83, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Dec 17, 2007, 4:50 AM CST (10:50 UTC)

In effect from

Dec 17, 2007, 10:00 AM CST

Expired

Dec 17, 2007, 6:00 PM CST

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

Counties Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Walton County, FL

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WWUS84 KMOB 171050
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
450 AM CST MON DEC 17 2007

...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTH ALABAMA AND THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY FOR EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON TUESDAY FOR THE POTENTIAL OF LONG DURATIONS OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY. DRY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. THE HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION ON
TUESDAY...WITH A DRY AIRMASS REMAINING IN PLACE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA.  AT THIS
TIME...IT APPEARS THE DURATION CRITERIA FOR A FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL
NOT BE MET OVER SOUTH ALABAMA OR THE EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON TUESDAY.

FLZ001-003>006-008-172200-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0073.071217T1600Z-071218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0083.071217T1600Z-071218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0074.071218T1700Z-071218T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-COASTAL WALTON-
450 AM CST MON DEC 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 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 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 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. 

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT DURING THE LATE 
MORNING HOURS TODAY...AND WILL REMAIN VERY LOW THROUGH THE LATE
AFTERNOON. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE SEEN AGAIN ON
TUESDAY...AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
CONDITIONS COULD BEE SEEN FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY WILL QUICKLY DRY OUT VEGETATIVE
FUELS...AND WILL HELP CREATE AN 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 AGAIN ON TUESDAY.

$$

FLZ002-172200-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0073.071217T1600Z-071218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0083.071217T1600Z-071218T0000Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-
450 AM CST MON DEC 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT DURING THE LATE
MORNING HOURS...AND WILL REMAIN VERY LOW THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY WILL QUICKLY DRY OUT VEGETATIVE
FUELS...AND WILL HELP CREATE AN EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

ALZ051>064-172200-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0083.071217T1600Z-071218T0000Z/
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-
450 AM CST MON DEC 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT DURING THE LATE
MORNING HOURS...AND WILL REMAIN VERY LOW THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY WILL QUICKLY DRY OUT VEGETATIVE
FUELS...AND WILL HELP CREATE AN EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

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