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Red Flag Warning 39, NWS Mobile, AL

April 17, 2008

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Apr 17, 2008, 7:06 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 17, 2008, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 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 17, 2008, 7:06 AM EDT (11:06 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 17, 2008, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 17, 2008, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS84 KMOB 171106
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
606 AM CDT THU APR 17 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
 FOR THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES DUE TO
MARGINAL DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST STATES WILL MAINTAIN A
LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WHICH CONTINUES TO RETURN
MOISTURE TO THE REGION. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW
CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE INTERIOR PORTION OF SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA
COUNTIES IN THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY...BUT OTHERWISE
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH
SATURDAY.

FLZ003-005-172300-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0033.080417T1700Z-080417T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0039.080417T1600Z-080417T2300Z/
INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
606 AM CDT THU APR 17 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON. 

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER INLAND SANTA
ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES SHORTLY AFTER 11 AM AND RETURN ABOVE
CRITICAL LEVELS LATE THIS 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
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS84 KMOB 171851
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
151 PM CDT THU APR 17 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES DUE TO MARGINAL
DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST STATES WILL MAINTAIN A
LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WHICH CONTINUES TO RETURN
MOISTURE TO THE REGION. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP
BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE INTERIOR PORTION OF SANTA ROSA AND
OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON
...BUT OTHERWISE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL
LEVELS THROUGH SATURDAY.

FLZ003-005-172300-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-080417T2300Z/
INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
151 PM CDT THU APR 17 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE DROPPED BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER INLAND SANTA
ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES AND ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO ABOVE
CRITICAL LEVELS THIS EVENING.

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.