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Red Flag Warning 45, NWS Mobile, AL

June 30, 2009

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Jun 30, 2009, 4:15 AM EDT. It took effect at Jun 30, 2009, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 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: Jun 30, 2009, 4:15 AM EDT (08:15 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 30, 2009, 1:00 PM EDT
Expired: Jun 30, 2009, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS84 KMOB 300815
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
315 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR INLAND PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A
LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.A MUCH DRIER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY.
THIS DRIER AIR COMBINED WITH TEMPS IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S WILL CAUSE
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP BELOW CRITICAL VALUES.

FLZ001-003-005-302300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0045.090630T1700Z-090630T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
315 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

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 RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

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Sources

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