Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 24, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Mar 4, 2008, 2:24 PM CST for Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Mar 5, 2008, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 3 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
- Mar 4, 2008, 2:24 PM CST (20:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2008, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2008, 2:27 PM CST
- In force
- 3 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 20:25 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, 8.4 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
- 131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 556 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 251 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 324 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS84 KMOB 042024 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 224 PM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .HIGH PRESSURE...SLIDING EAST OVER THE GULF COAST DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...BRINGS A DRY DAY TO THE AREA. FLZ001>006-008-051200- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0020.080305T1700Z-080306T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0024.080305T1700Z-080305T2200Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 224 PM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS NOW ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST TO SINK TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CREATES CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR FIRE GROWTH. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMOB 050954 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 354 AM CST WED MAR 5 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY FOR INLAND SANTA ROSA AND INLAND OKALOOSA COUNTIES OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITIES... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY THEN SHIFT EAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. AS A RESULT A LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL GIVE WAY TO HIGHER HUMIDITIES ON FRIDAY. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER THE REGION. .FLZ003-005-052200- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0021.080306T1700Z-080306T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0024.080305T1700Z-080305T2200Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 354 AM CST WED MAR 5 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY THEN SHIFT EAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. AS A RESULT A LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL GIVE WAY TO HIGHER HUMIDITIES ON FRIDAY. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER THE REGION. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CREATES CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR FIRE GROWTH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ FLZ001-002-004-006-008-052200- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0024.080305T1700Z-080305T2200Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA-COASTAL WALTON- 354 AM CST WED MAR 5 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY THEN SHIFT EAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. AS A RESULT A LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL GIVE WAY TO HIGHER HUMIDITIES ON FRIDAY. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER THE REGION. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CREATES CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR FIRE GROWTH. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 051536 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 936 AM CST WED MAR 5 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 4 PM CST TODAY FOR INLAND PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO FOUR HOURS OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY THEN SHIFT EAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. LOWER AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TODAY AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE MID 60S. FLZ001-002-004-006-008-051645- /O.CAN.KMOB.FW.W.0024.080305T1700Z-080305T2200Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA-COASTAL WALTON- 936 AM CST WED MAR 5 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR INLAND ESCAMBIA AND ALL COASTAL ZONES DUE TO AN EXPECTED LOWER DURATION (BELOW FOUR HOURS) OF CRITICAL RH. $$ FLZ003-005-060745- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0021.080306T1700Z-080306T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.FW.W.0024.080305T1800Z-080305T2200Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 936 AM CST WED MAR 5 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES TODAY FROM NOON UNTIL 4 PM CST FOR INLAND SANTA ROSA AND INLAND OKALOOSA COUNTIES. LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST TO DROP TO BETWEEN 28 AND 33 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CREATES CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR FIRE GROWTH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 052027 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 227 PM CST WED MAR 5 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR INLAND PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT ALLOWING A LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP. THIS WILL ALLOW MOISTURE VALUES TO BEGIN INCREASING ACROSS THE AREA IN ADVANCE OF A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. FLZ003-005-061230- /O.CAN.KMOB.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-080305T2200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0021.080306T1700Z-080306T2300Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 227 PM CST WED MAR 5 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 5:01 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Walton | 9 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.