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Red Flag Warning 83, NWS Mobile, AL

November 24, 2008

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Nov 24, 2008, 2:42 PM EST. It took effect at Nov 25, 2008, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 6 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 24, 2008, 2:42 PM EST (19:42 UTC)
In effect from: Nov 25, 2008, 12:00 PM EST
Expired: Nov 25, 2008, 6:00 PM EST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

000 
WWUS84 KMOB 241942
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
142 PM CST MON NOV 24 2008

...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TUESDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
LEVELS BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TONIGHT. 
COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR TUESDAY.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 20
TO 25 PERCENT RANGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  

FLZ001>006-251200-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0072.081125T1700Z-081125T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0083.081125T1700Z-081125T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
142 PM CST MON NOV 24 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST TUESDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TONIGHT. 
COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR TUESDAY.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 20
TO 25 PERCENT RANGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL 
BE NORTHWESTERLY ON TUESDAY FROM 10 TO 15 MPH.  

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS84 KMOB 251142
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
542 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2008

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
DUE TO EXPECTED VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...

.A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT.
COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND
25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

FLZ001>006-260345-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0084.081126T1700Z-081126T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0083.081125T1700Z-081125T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
542 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT.
COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND
25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE
DRIER AIR TODAY.

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 251919
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
119 PM CST TUE NOV 25 2008

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
LEVELS BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAIN IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE REGION IN
THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT PASSED THE REGION YESTERDAY. AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

FLZ001>006-261130-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0083.000000T0000Z-081125T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0084.081126T1700Z-081126T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
119 PM CST TUE NOV 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO
5 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

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 24, 6:31 AM EST	Fire Weather Watch	MOB		8 hr

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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.