Alert archive / Alabama / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 74, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Nov 8, 2008, 1:51 PM CST for Walton County, Florida; 10 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Nov 9, 2008, 10:00 AM CST. 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
- Nov 8, 2008, 1:51 PM CST (19:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 9, 2008, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 9, 2008, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 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 19:50 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 12:00Z, 7.9 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1991 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 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 081951 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 151 PM CST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY. GULF MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO THE REGION QUICKLY ON TUESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY...AND ALSO DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON BUT NOT SATISFY DURATION CRITERIA. FLZ001>006-008-091200- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0065.081109T1800Z-081110T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0074.081109T1600Z-081110T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0066.081110T1600Z-081111T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0073.000000T0000Z-081109T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 151 PM CST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TWENTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND AROUND 25 PERCENT TODAY AND INTO THE TWENTIES AGAIN ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY 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. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMOB 091134 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 534 AM CST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY. GULF MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO THE REGION ON TUESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY. FLZ001>006-008-092300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0074.081109T1600Z-081110T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0066.081110T1600Z-081111T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 534 AM CST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND TO AROUND 25 PERCENT ON MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE AN EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 091922 AAA RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 122 PM CST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY. GULF MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO THE REGION ON TUESDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY. ALZ051>064-100000- /O.EXA.KMOB.FW.W.0074.000000T0000Z-081110T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN- 122 PM CST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND TO AROUND 30 PERCENT ON MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE AN 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. $$ FLZ001>006-008-101130- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0074.000000T0000Z-081110T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0066.081110T1600Z-081111T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 122 PM CST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND TO AROUND 30 PERCENT ON MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE AN EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 091924 AAB RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 124 PM CST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY. GULF MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO THE REGION ON TUESDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY. FLZ001>006-008-101130- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0074.000000T0000Z-081110T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0066.081110T1600Z-081111T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 124 PM CST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND TO AROUND 25 PERCENT ON MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE AN 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. $$ ALZ051>064-100000- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0074.000000T0000Z-081110T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN- 124 PM CST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND TO AROUND 25 PERCENT ON MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE AN EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 092010 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 210 PM CST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TODAY FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY. GULF MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO THE REGION ON TUESDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY. FLZ001>006-008-101215- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0066.081110T1600Z-081111T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0075.081110T1600Z-081111T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0074.000000T0000Z-081110T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 210 PM CST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITY OVER SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY OVER SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REACH LESS THAN 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND LESS THAN 25 PERCENT ON MONDAY. 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. $$ ALZ051>064-101215- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0075.081110T1600Z-081111T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0074.000000T0000Z-081110T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN- 210 PM CST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITY OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO LESS THAN 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND LESS THAN 25 PERCENT ON MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE AN EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 092012 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 212 PM CST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TODAY FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY. GULF MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO THE REGION ON TUESDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-008-101215- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0074.000000T0000Z-081110T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0075.081110T1600Z-081111T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 212 PM CST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO LESS THAN 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND LESS THAN 25 PERCENT ON MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE AN 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. 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. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 1:51 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Walton | 24 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.