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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Jan 12, 2008, 6:30 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 12, 2008, 1:00 PM EST. 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
- Jan 12, 2008, 6:30 AM EST (11:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2008, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2008, 5:00 PM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS84 KMOB 121130 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 530 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY... .WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BUILD EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES...BRINGING A DRY DAY TO THE AREA ON SATURDAY.. FLZ001-003-005-122200- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0002.080112T1800Z-080112T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0004.080112T1800Z-080112T2200Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 530 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITIES OF BETWEEN 30 AND 35 PERCENT ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR STARTING AROUND THE NOON HOUR...CONTINUING INTO MID AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY. 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 122107 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 307 PM CST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF LESS THAN 35 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE VALUES OF LESS THAN 35 PERCENT... .A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WITH LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION AND ONLY A FEW CLOUDS...BUT WILL REINFORCE THE DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY MIDWEEK AND QUICKLY MOVE TOWARD THE CENTRAL OR NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST...BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION BY LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FLZ001-003-005-131315- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0003.080113T1800Z-080114T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080112T2200Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 307 PM CST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITIES OF BETWEEN 30 AND 35 PERCENT OCCURRED OVER INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. SIMILAR AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN OVER THE SAME AREA ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW DEW POINTS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 4:07 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 15 hr |
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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.