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Red Flag Warning 41, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Apr 25, 2009, 7:11 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 25, 2009, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for . 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 25, 2009, 7:11 AM EDT (11:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 25, 2009, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2009, 1:09 PM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS84 KMOB 251111 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 611 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE INTERIOR PORTION OF SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT AND BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS NEAR 15 MPH... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL MAINTAIN AN ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AS THE SEA BREEZE MOVES THROUGH. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP SLIGHTLY BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA WITH BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS NEAR 15 MPH. AREAS OF DENSE FOG LOCATED MAINLY OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES THIS MORNING WILL DISSIPATE BY MID MORNING. PATCHY FOG IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND ADJACENT ALABAMA COUNTIES TONIGHT. FLZ003-005-252300- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0041.090425T1800Z-090425T2300Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 611 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 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 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP SLIGHTLY BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHILE SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS84 KMOB 251709 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1209 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE INLAND AREAS OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELED... .SURFACE HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 35 PERCENT FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF TIME. FLZ003-005-251815- /O.CAN.KMOB.FW.W.0041.090425T1800Z-090425T2300Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 1209 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. SURFACE HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 35 PERCENT FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF TIME. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 6:02 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 4 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.