Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 36, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Apr 14, 2008, 5:58 AM CDT for Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Apr 14, 2008, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 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
- Apr 14, 2008, 5:58 AM CDT (10:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 14, 2008, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 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 10:56 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 00:00Z, 11.0 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
- 2760 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 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 141058 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 558 AM CDT MON APR 14 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO A LONG DURATION RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO A LONG DURATION RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE POTENTIAL OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .HIGH PRESSURE...BUILDING EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN STATES...MAINTAINS A DRY AIRMASS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. FLZ001>006-008-150300- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0030.080414T1600Z-080415T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0036.080414T1800Z-080414T2300Z/ /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0031.080415T1700Z-080416T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0037.080415T1600Z-080416T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0032.080416T1700Z-080416T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 558 AM CDT MON APR 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOOK TO FALL TO WITHIN A RANGE OF 25 TO 30 PERCENT TODAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WHICH...ALONG WITH THE LOW HUMIDITY...WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF RAPIDLY SPREADING WILDFIRE TODAY. BY TUESDAY...THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTER. LOW DEW POINTS COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE MID 60S WILL LIKELY RESULT IN EVEN DRIER CONDITIONS. LOWEST HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT IS FORECAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOOK TO FALL TO WITHIN A RANGE OF 25 TO 30 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS84 KMOB 142044 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 344 PM CDT MON APR 14 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON DUE TO A LONG DURATION RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR LONG DURATION RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE POTENTIAL OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .HIGH PRESSURE...BUILDING EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN STATES... MAINTAINS A DRY AIRMASS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. FLZ001>006-008-151245- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-080414T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0037.080415T1600Z-080416T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0032.080416T1700Z-080416T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 344 PM CDT MON APR 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOOK TO FALL TO WITHIN A RANGE OF 25 TO 30 PERCENT TODAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WHICH...ALONG WITH THE LOW HUMIDITY... WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF RAPIDLY SPREADING WILDFIRE TODAY. BY TUESDAY...THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTER. LOW DEW POINTS COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE MID 60S WILL LIKELY RESULT IN EVEN DRIER CONDITIONS. LOWEST HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT IS FORECAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOOK TO FALL TO WITHIN A RANGE OF 25 TO 30 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 5:58 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Walton | 32 hr |
| Apr 14, 5:58 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Walton | 37 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.