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Red Flag Warning 40, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Apr 24, 2009, 7:25 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 24, 2009, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Apr 24, 2009, 7:25 AM EDT (11:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 24, 2009, 1:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2009, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS84 KMOB 241125 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 625 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE INTERIOR PORTION OF SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 35 PERCENT AND BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS NEAR 15 MPH... .A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH SUNDAY AND PROMOTE AN ONSHORE FLOW. WINDS WILL BE BRIEFLY BREEZY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE SEA BREEZE MOVES THROUGH. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BRIEFLY DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE INLAND PORTION OF SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE WHILE BREEZY AFTERNOON WINDS ATTAIN 15 MPH. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING THEN PATCHY FOG WILL DEVELOP AGAIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH DENSE FOG POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. FLZ003-005-250000- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0031.090424T1600Z-090425T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0040.090424T1700Z-090425T0000Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 625 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP SLIGHT BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS SHORTLY AFTER NOON AND THEN RETURN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BY AROUND 6 PM. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL MEANWHILE INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS84 KMOB 241912 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 212 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE INTERIOR PORTION OF SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 35 PERCENT AND BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS NEAR 15 MPH... .SURFACE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL EASE UP BY LATE AFTERNOON. FLZ003-005-250000- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-090425T0000Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 212 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 35 PERCENT UNTIL AROUND 7 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 4:07 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 5 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.