Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 59, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Sep 25, 2008, 2:38 PM CDT for Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Sep 26, 2008, 12:00 PM CDT. 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
- Sep 25, 2008, 2:38 PM CDT (19:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 26, 2008, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 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 19:44 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, 7.6 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1513 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -113 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 251938 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 238 PM CDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT TODAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF LESS THAN 35 PERCENT... ...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING...VALID FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... .A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEKEND...WITH MINIMAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RANGING FROM THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S ON FRIDAY...THEN IN THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE ON SATURDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY. FLZ001>006-008-261145- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0053.080926T1700Z-080927T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0059.080926T1700Z-080927T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0058.000000T0000Z-080926T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 238 PM CDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEKEND...WITH MINIMAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RANGING FROM THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S ON FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMOB 261114 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 614 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY RESULTING IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL INCREASE SOMEWHAT ON SUNDAY WHICH WILL KEEP AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. FLZ001>006-008-270315- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0054.080927T1600Z-080927T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0059.080926T1700Z-080927T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 614 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO AROUND 30 BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 261820 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 120 PM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY RESULTING IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVING DROPPED BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY AND LIKELY TO DROP AGAIN ON SATURDAY. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL INCREASE SOMEWHAT ON SUNDAY WHICH WILL KEEP AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. FLZ001>006-008-271130- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0054.080927T1600Z-080927T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0060.080927T1600Z-080927T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080927T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 120 PM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO AROUND 30 BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 3:51 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Walton | 11 hr |
Nearby
Red 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.