Red Flag Warning 29, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Mar 20, 2009, 6:43 AM EDT (10:43 UTC)

In effect from

Mar 20, 2009, 2:00 PM EDT

Expired

Mar 20, 2009, 8:00 PM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

000 
WWUS84 KMOB 201043
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
543 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW SURFACE HUMIDITY OVER THE
WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR A
SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW SURFACE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF THE WEST
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

.A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING...LEAVING A
DRY AIR MASS IN ITS PLACE. NORTH TO NORTHEAST 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 10
MPH WILL BRING DRIER AIR TO THE SURFACE BY LATE MORNING. EXPECT
LOWEST AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES TO BE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT. A
LIGHT EASTERLY WIND BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING WILL BRING SLIGHTLY MORE
MOIST AIR INTO THE REGION BUT LOWEST AFTERNOON HUMIDITY READINGS OVER
MOST OF THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
LESS THAN 30 PECENT. 

FLZ001-003>006-201900-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0022.090320T1800Z-090321T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0029.090320T1800Z-090321T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0030.090321T1800Z-090321T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
543 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED RED FLAG
WARNINGS...WHICH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING AND FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT SATURDAY. 

A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF SURFACE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT ALONG WITH
DISPERSION INDICES AROUND 80 IS EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT
WINDS AROUND 10 TO 12 MPH TODAY...OCCASIONALLY GUSTY THIS MORNING. A
LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL BRING HUMIDITY UP JUST A BIT
OVER COASTAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY BUT THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL SEE
RED FLAG CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF MODERATE WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY GRASSES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

$$

FLZ002-201900-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0022.090320T1800Z-090321T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0029.090320T1800Z-090321T0000Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-
543 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF SURFACE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT ALONG WITH
DISPERSION INDICES AROUND 80 IS EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT
WINDS AROUND 10 TO 12 MPH TODAY...OCCASIONALLY GUSTY THIS MORNING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF MODERATE WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY GRASSES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

$$

000 
WWUS84 KMOB 201858
RFWMOB

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
158 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW SURFACE HUMIDITY
OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR
A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW SURFACE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF THE WEST
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

.DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE GREAT LAKES
TO THE MID ATLANTIC OVER THE WEEKEND.  VERY LITTLE CHANGE WILL OCCUR AS THE 
NEAR SURFACE LAYER REMAINS DRY AND THE NORTHEAST FLOW BECOMES MORE EASTERLY 
WITH TIME.

FLZ001-003>006-211100-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-090321T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0030.090321T1800Z-090321T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
158 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT
SATURDAY. 

DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE GREAT LAKES
TO THE MID ATLANTIC OVER THE WEEKEND.  VERY LITTLE CHANGE WILL OCCUR AS THE 
NEAR SURFACE LAYER REMAINS DRY AND THE NORTHEAST FLOW BECOMES MORE EASTERLY 
WITH TIME.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
MODERATE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY GRASSES WILL
CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

FLZ002-210000-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-090321T0000Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-
158 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...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.

DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE GREAT LAKES
TO THE MID ATLANTIC OVER THE WEEKEND.  VERY LITTLE CHANGE WILL OCCUR AS THE 
NEAR SURFACE LAYER REMAINS DRY AND THE NORTHEAST FLOW BECOMES MORE EASTERLY 
WITH TIME.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
MODERATE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY GRASSES WILL
CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

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