Alert archive / Alabama / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Jan 16, 2009, 5:32 AM CST for 8 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Jan 17, 2009, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 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
- Jan 16, 2009, 5:32 AM CST (11:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2009, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Wilcox County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 181 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2212 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -171 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -122 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS84 KMOB 161132 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 532 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT AND NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA FOR THE POTENTIAL OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... .A COLD AND VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL FLOW INTO THE REGION TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SLOWLY IN FROM THE NORTH. BREEZY NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH TODAY WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE TEENS OVER INLAND AREAS THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TODAY TO REACH THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S AT MANY SPOTS...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP QUICKLY BELOW 25 PERCENT THIS MORNING...AND WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER TEENS INLAND AND MIDDLE TO UPPER 20S ALONG THE COAST. ALZ053>060-162200- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0005.090117T1600Z-090117T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0007.090117T1600Z-090117T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0006.090116T1500Z-090117T0300Z/ CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 532 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT IN THE MID MORNING HOURS...FALLING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WONT LIKELY RISE ABOVE 25 PERCENT UNTIL THE MID EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT AGAIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING THEN RETURN ABOVE 25 PERCENT LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR AN INCREASED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FLZ001>006-162200- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0005.090117T1500Z-090118T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0007.090117T1500Z-090118T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0006.090116T1500Z-090117T0600Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 532 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT THIS MORNING...AND WILL FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON WONT LIKELY RISE ABOVE 35 PERCENT UNTIL THE LATE EVENING HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT DURING SATURDAY MORNING THEN RETURN ABOVE 35 PERCENT LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR AN INCREASED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ALZ051-052-061>064-162200- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0006.090116T1500Z-090117T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0005.090117T1600Z-090117T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN- 532 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY WILL FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT IN THE MID MORNING HOURS...DROPPING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT IN THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WONT LIKELY RISE ABOVE 25 PERCENT UNTIL THE MID EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COULD DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT AGAIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING...RISING ABOVE 25 PERCENT IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR AN INCREASED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMOB 162059 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 259 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT AND NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA FOR THE POTENTIAL OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... .A COLD AND DRY AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY BEFORE MOISTURE LEVELS INCREASE ON SUNDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DROP NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY. FLZ001>006-171300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090117T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0007.090117T1500Z-090118T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 259 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR AN INCREASED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ALZ053>060-171300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090117T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0007.090117T1600Z-090117T2300Z/ CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 259 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR AN INCREASED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ALZ051-052-061>064-171300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090117T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0005.090117T1600Z-090117T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN- 259 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR AN INCREASED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 171034 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 434 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... ...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND COASTAL ALABAMA TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... .A COLD AND DRY AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY BEFORE MOISTURE LEVELS INCREASE ON SUNDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DROP NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY. ALZ051-052-061>064-171145- /O.CAN.KMOB.FW.A.0005.090117T1600Z-090117T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN- 434 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY ARE FORECAST TO FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. THE CRITERIA FOR ISSUING A RED FLAG WARNING IN SOUTHERN ALABAMA IS 4 OR MORE HOURS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT. $$ FLZ001>006-180000- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0007.090117T1500Z-090118T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 434 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A DRY AIRMASS WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN MOISTENING UP LATE TODAY...BUT NOT BEFORE SEVERAL HOURS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT. LOWEST HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT FOR SOME AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL MAKE FOR AN INCREASED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ALZ053>060-172300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0007.090117T1600Z-090117T2300Z/ CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 434 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A DRY AIRMASS WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN MOISTENING UP LATE TODAY...BUT NOT BEFORE SEVERAL HOURS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT. LOWEST HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL LOCATIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL MAKE FOR AN INCREASED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Alabama, 2009Red Flag Warnings in Florida, 2009Every red flag warning in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.