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Red Flag Warning 49, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Oct 19, 2009, 6:53 AM EDT. It took effect at Oct 19, 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
- Oct 19, 2009, 6:53 AM EDT (10:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 19, 2009, 1:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 19, 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 191053 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 553 AM CDT MON OCT 19 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR AN EXPECTED LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES SLOWLY EAST ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER ALONG THE COAST ON TUESDAY AS THE TRANSPORT FLOW GOES MORE EASTERLY. FLZ001>006-200000- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0040.091019T1800Z-091019T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0049.091019T1700Z-091020T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 553 AM CDT MON OCT 19 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT TODAY IN THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND REMAIN BELOW 35 PERCENT THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS84 KMOB 191942 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 242 PM CDT MON OCT 19 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE POTENTIAL LONG DURATION OF LOW HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT... .A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY AND TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES SLOWLY EAST ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER ALONG THE COAST ON TUESDAY...BUT COULD REACH CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE INTERIOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. FLZ001-003-005-201145- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0041.091020T1800Z-091020T2200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-091020T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 242 PM CDT MON OCT 19 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HUMIDITY VALUES LOOK TO REMAIN BELOW 35 PERCENT THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON TODAY. LATEST GRIDDED FORECASTS OF LOW HUMIDITY FOR TUESDAY INDICATES THE POTENTIAL OF VALUES FALLING BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON TUESDAY MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ002-004-006-200000- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-091020T0000Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 242 PM CDT MON OCT 19 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HUMIDITY VALUES LOOK TO REMAIN BELOW 35 PERCENT THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 3:42 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 16 hr |
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Sources
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