Alert archive / Alabama / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 90, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Dec 30, 2008, 6:30 AM CST for 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Dec 30, 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
- Dec 30, 2008, 6:30 AM CST (12:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 30, 2008, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2008, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 192 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
- 2717 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 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 301230 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 630 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO A MARGINAL DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 25 PERCENT... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA DUE TO A MARGINAL DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT... .A DRY AIRMASS OVER THE REGION WILL RESULT IN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A LONG DURATION AND DROPPING BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A MARGINAL DURATION OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. A LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS ON WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL BEGIN TO RETURN MOISTURE TO THE REGION BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A MARGINAL DURATION OVER A PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS ON THURSDAY. FLZ003>006-310430- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0077.081230T1700Z-081230T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0090.081230T1600Z-081231T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0078.081231T1800Z-081231T2300Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 630 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS LATER THIS MORNING THEN RETURN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS NEAR NOON ON WEDNESDAY THEN RETURN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BY 5 PM 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ FLZ001-310000- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0077.081230T1700Z-081230T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0090.081230T1600Z-081231T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA- 630 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS LATER THIS MORNING THEN RETURN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FLZ002-310000- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0090.081230T1600Z-081231T0000Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA- 630 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS LATER THIS MORNING THEN RETURN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BY 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. $$ ALZ056>060-302300- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0090.081230T1800Z-081230T2300Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 630 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS NEAR NOON THEN RETURN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BY 5 PM. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS84 KMOB 301949 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 149 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO A MARGINAL DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 25 PERCENT... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA DUE TO A MARGINAL DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT... .A DRY AIRMASS OVER THE REGION WILL RESULT IN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A LONG DURATION AND DROPPING BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A MARGINAL DURATION OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. A DRIER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AGAIN DROPPING NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE FLZ003>006-311200- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0090.000000T0000Z-081231T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0078.081231T1800Z-081231T2300Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 149 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY 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 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. $$ ALZ056>060-302300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0090.000000T0000Z-081230T2300Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 149 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FLZ001-002-310000- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0090.000000T0000Z-081231T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA- 149 PM CST TUE DEC 30 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. 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 RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 6:30 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 24 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.