Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 52, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at May 11, 2008, 1:53 PM CDT for Walton County, Florida. It took effect at May 13, 2008, 5:56 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
- May 11, 2008, 1:53 PM CDT (18:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 13, 2008, 5:56 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 13, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 13 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 18:53 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, 6.9 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
- 2007 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 565 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 322 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 360 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.7
- Supercell composite
- 15.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS84 KMOB 111853 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 153 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW SURFACE HUMIDITY FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW SURFACE HUMIDITY FROM FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS HAS FOLLOWED A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION. SURFACE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 30 PERCENT FROM LATE MORNING MONDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE THE DRY AIR NEAR THE COAST ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FLZ001-003-005-121100- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0044.080512T1500Z-080513T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0051.080512T1600Z-080512T2300Z/ /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0045.080513T1600Z-080514T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0052.080513T1700Z-080513T2200Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 153 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY AND FROM NOON UNTIL 5 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THESE AREAS HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...RISING ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AROUND SUNSET EACH DAY. 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 RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FLZ002-004-006-008-121100- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0044.080512T1500Z-080513T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0051.080512T1600Z-080512T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0045.080513T1600Z-080514T0000Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 153 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY HAS BEEN UPGRADED. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ON MONDAY...RISING ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AROUND SUNSET. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT SURFACE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE COASTAL ZONES. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMOB 121132 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 632 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW SURFACE HUMIDITY FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW SURFACE HUMIDITY FROM FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL GIVE WAY TO MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED THROUGH TUESDAY. A BETTER ONSHORE WIND FLOW WILL GIVE WAY TO HIGHER HUMIDITIES WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. FLZ001-003-005-130345- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0051.080512T1600Z-080512T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0052.080513T1700Z-080513T2200Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 632 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY AND INTERIOR SECTIONS ON TUESDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED OVER COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON 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 RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FLZ002-004-006-008-130345- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0051.080512T1600Z-080512T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0045.080513T1600Z-080514T0000Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 632 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY AND INTERIOR SECTIONS ON TUESDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED OVER COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 121910 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 210 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITY OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE INLAND SECTIONS OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED LOW HUMIDITY... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT EAST ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME SOUTHERLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BRINGING INCREASING HUMIDITY TO THE AREA. VERY DRY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE PANHANDLE. FLZ001-003-005-131100- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-080512T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0052.080513T1700Z-080513T2200Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 210 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON AND DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS ON TUESDAY 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 RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FLZ002-004-006-008-131100- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-080512T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0045.080513T1600Z-080514T0000Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 210 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER THE COASTAL SECTIONS FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD ON TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 131056 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 556 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL ZONES IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE WAY TO VERY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. HUMIDITIES VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES ON WEDNESDAY AS A DEEPER SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE REGION. FLZ002-004-006-008-140000- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0045.080513T1600Z-080514T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMOB.FW.W.0052.080513T1600Z-080514T0000Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 556 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 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 FOR ALL ZONES IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE UNTIL 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. $$ FLZ001-003-005-140000- /O.EXT.KMOB.FW.W.0052.080513T1600Z-080514T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 556 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL ZONES IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 131841 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 141 PM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. WITH THE HIGH MORE TO THE EAST BY WEDNESDAY...HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER TO ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. FLZ001>006-008-140000- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080514T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 141 PM CDT TUE MAY 13 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. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RANGE FROM 28 TO 33 PERCENT OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE UNTIL LATE THIS 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 FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 6:20 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Walton | 48 hr |
| May 11, 1:53 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Walton | 28 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.