Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 48, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at May 4, 2008, 2:17 PM CDT for Walton County, Florida. It took effect at May 5, 2008, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 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
- May 4, 2008, 2:17 PM CDT (19:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 5, 2008, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 5, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 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 19:18 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, 7.3 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
- 187 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 708 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 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 041917 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 217 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELED FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BRIEFLY BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON BUT WILL NOT SATISFY DURATION REQUIREMENTS. SEASONABLE DAYTIME TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH RELATIVELY LOW MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. FLZ001-003-005-051130- /O.CAN.KMOB.FW.W.0047.000000T0000Z-080505T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0042.080505T1700Z-080506T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0048.080505T1600Z-080506T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0043.080506T1600Z-080507T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 217 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BRIEFLY BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DURING THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL NOT SATISFY DURATION REQUIREMENTS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS AROUND NOON THEN RETURN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BY 6 PM BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. 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. $$ FLZ002-004-006-008-051130- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0042.080505T1700Z-080506T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0048.080505T1600Z-080506T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0043.080506T1600Z-080507T0000Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 217 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS AROUND NOON THEN RETURN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BY 6 PM BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMOB 051019 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 519 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS BOTH DAYS. FLZ001>006-008-052200- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0048.080505T1600Z-080506T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0043.080506T1600Z-080507T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 519 AM CDT MON MAY 5 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 TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY 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 TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT AROUND 11 AM THEN RISE ABOVE 35 PERCENT BY 7 PM TODAY AND TUESDAY. 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. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 052048 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 348 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. AS A RESULT AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS THROUGH AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING AND FALL BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS ONCE AGAIN BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY MORNING... CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. FLZ001>006-008-061300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-080506T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0043.080506T1600Z-080507T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 348 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE 35 PERCENT BY 7 PM TONIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 3:58 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Walton | 10 hr |
| May 4, 3:58 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 10 hr | |
| May 4, 2:17 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Walton | 38 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.