Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 30, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Mar 20, 2009, 6:43 AM EDT. It took effect at Mar 21, 2009, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 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
- Mar 20, 2009, 6:43 AM EDT (10:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2009, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2009, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ FLZ002-201900- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0022.090320T1800Z-090321T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0029.090320T1800Z-090321T0000Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA- 543 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF SURFACE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT ALONG WITH DISPERSION INDICES AROUND 80 IS EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 10 TO 12 MPH TODAY...OCCASIONALLY GUSTY THIS MORNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF MODERATE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY GRASSES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
3 follow-up statements
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. $$ FLZ002-210000- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-090321T0000Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA- 158 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO THE MID ATLANTIC OVER THE WEEKEND. VERY LITTLE CHANGE WILL OCCUR AS THE NEAR SURFACE LAYER REMAINS DRY AND THE NORTHEAST FLOW BECOMES MORE EASTERLY WITH TIME. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF MODERATE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY GRASSES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 211136 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 636 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW SURFACE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW SURFACE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE EACH AFTERNOON DUE TO PROLONGED PERIODS OF CRITICALLY LOW RH. A MOIST SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL RETURN TO THE REGION ON MONDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL OF PROLONGED RAINFALL AFTER MIDWEEK. FLZ001-003>006-220345- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0031.090322T1700Z-090323T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0030.090321T1800Z-090321T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 636 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. VERY LITTLE CHANGE WILL OCCUR AGAIN ON SUNDAY AS THE NEAR SURFACE LAYER REMAINS DRY. 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. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 212045 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 345 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW SURFACE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW SURFACE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH A DRY EASTERLY TRANSPORT FLOW CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. A MOIST SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL RETURN TO THE REGION ON MONDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL OF PROLONGED RAINFALL BY MIDWEEK. FLZ001-003>006-220000- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-090321T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0031.090322T1700Z-090323T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 345 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL INLAND AREAS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH BREEZY EASTERLY WINDS FROM 10 TO 15 MPH. ANOTHER PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CAN BE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...WITH EASTERLY WINDS GOING MORE SOUTHEASTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BREEZY EAST WINDS AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 6:43 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 13 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.