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Red Flag Warning 45, NWS Mobile, AL

April 28, 2008Walton County, Florida; 10 counties in Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Apr 28, 2008, 5:38 AM CDT for Walton County, Florida; 10 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Apr 29, 2008, 5:57 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 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 28, 2008, 5:38 AM CDT (10:38 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 29, 2008, 5:57 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 29, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
13 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 radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:41 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

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 189 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2008-04-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 542 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2008-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
542 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1042 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS84 KMOB 281038
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
538 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
TUESDAY EVENING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY OVER
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA FOR
TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE
EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING...BRINGING A
DRIER AND SOMEWHAT COOLER AIRMASS TO THE AREA. THIS AIRMASS WILL
LAST INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHEN SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF
THE AREA AND ONSHORE FLOW STARTS INCREASING MOISTURE LEVELS OVER THE
AREA.

FLZ001>006-008-281900-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0038.080429T1700Z-080430T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0045.080429T1600Z-080430T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0040.080430T1700Z-080501T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
COASTAL WALTON-
538 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA INTO TUESDAY...WITH DAYTIME
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS DROPPING INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND AROUND 25 PERCENT WEDNESDAY 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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

ALZ051>064-281900-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0039.080429T1600Z-080430T0000Z/
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-
538 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING. 

A DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA INTO TUESDAY...WITH DAYTIME
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS DROPPING INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND AROUND 25 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS84 KMOB 281944
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
244 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008

...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY
EVENING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY OVER THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA FOR
TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
THE EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EAST
ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A DRY NORTHERLY
TRANSPORT FLOW TUESDAY WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY WEDNESDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR 
BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY.

FLZ001>006-008-291200-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0045.080429T1600Z-080430T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0040.080430T1700Z-080501T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
COASTAL WALTON-
244 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

A DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA INTO TUESDAY...WITH DAYTIME
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS DROPPING INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND 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
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES 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.

$$

ALZ051>064-291200-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0039.080429T1600Z-080430T0000Z/
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-
244 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

A DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA INTO TUESDAY...WITH DAYTIME
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS DROPPING INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND 25 TO 30 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$
000 
WWUS84 KMOB 281947 CCA
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
246 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008

...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY
EVENING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY OVER THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA FOR
TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
THE EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EAST
ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A DRY NORTHERLY
TRANSPORT FLOW TUESDAY WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY WEDNESDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR 
BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY.

FLZ001>006-008-291230-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0045.080429T1600Z-080430T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0040.080430T1700Z-080501T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
COASTAL WALTON-
246 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

A DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA INTO TUESDAY...WITH DAYTIME
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS DROPPING INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND 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
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES 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.

$$

ALZ051>064-291230-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0039.080429T1600Z-080430T0000Z/
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-
246 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

A DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA INTO TUESDAY...WITH DAYTIME
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS DROPPING INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND 25 TO 30 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$
000 
WWUS84 KMOB 291057
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
557 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING
FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EAST
ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A DRY NORTHERLY
TRANSPORT FLOW TODAY WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY WEDNESDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR
BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

ALZ056>060-291900-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0039.080429T1600Z-080430T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMOB.FW.W.0045.080429T1600Z-080430T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMOB.FW.A.0040.080430T1700Z-080501T0000Z/
CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-
557 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TODAY...WITH DAYTIME
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS DROPPING INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE
THIS AFTERNOON...AND WEDNESDAY 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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

ALZ051>055-061>064-291900-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0039.080429T1600Z-080430T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMOB.FW.W.0045.080429T1600Z-080430T0000Z/
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-UPPER MOBILE-
UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
557 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TODAY...WITH DAYTIME
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS DROPPING INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE
THIS AFTERNOON...AND WEDNESDAY 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.

$$

FLZ001>006-008-291900-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0045.080429T1600Z-080430T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0040.080430T1700Z-080501T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
COASTAL WALTON-
557 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

A DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TODAY...WITH DAYTIME
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS DROPPING INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE
THIS AFTERNOON...AND 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 LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES 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.

$$
000 
WWUS84 KMOB 291850
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
150 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EAST
ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A DRY NORTHERLY
TRANSPORT FLOW TODAY WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY WEDNESDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
BEGIN TO INCREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY AS SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES. 

ALZ056>060-FLZ001>006-008-301100-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-080430T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0040.080430T1700Z-080501T0000Z/
CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-INLAND ESCAMBIA-
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-COASTAL WALTON-
150 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

A DRY AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TODAY...WITH
DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS DROPPING INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT
RANGE THIS AFTERNOON...AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY 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 RAPID 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.

$$

ALZ051>055-061>064-300000-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-080430T0000Z/
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-UPPER MOBILE-
UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
150 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

A DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TODAY...WITH
DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS DROPPING INTO THE 20 TO
25 PERCENT RANGE.

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 RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 5:38 AM CDTFire Weather WatchMOBWalton49 hr
Apr 28, 5:38 AM CDTFire Weather WatchMOBButler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more24 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Alabama, 2008Red Flag Warnings in Florida, 2008Every red flag warning in 2008

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.