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Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Jan 19, 2009, 3:53 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 20, 2009, 1:00 PM EST. 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
- Jan 19, 2009, 3:53 PM EST (20:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 20, 2009, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2009, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS84 KMOB 192053 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 253 PM CST MON JAN 19 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR MARGINALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINED WITH EXPECTED HIGH DISPERSION VALUES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR A LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION VALUES... .A COLD FRONT THAT PASSED TODAY WILL BRING A RETURN TO DRY CONDITIONS WHICH WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY. A MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WIND IN THE MIXED LAYER WILL BRING HIGH DISPERSION THROUGH TUESDAY WHICH COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF...AND SPREAD OF...FIRE. FLZ001>006-201300- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0007.090120T1800Z-090120T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0009.090120T1800Z-090121T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090119T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 253 PM CST MON JAN 19 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... PRIMARILY DUE TO HIGH DISPERSION VALUES BUT COMBINED WITH MARGINALLY LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...BUT HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH DISPERSIONS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. ON TUESDAY...ALTHOUGH DEWPOINTS COULD LOWER INTO THE UPPER TEENS... THE EXPECTED DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S WILL MITIGATE EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS. THE CURRENT FORECAST CALLS FOR LOWEST HUMIDITIES TO BE AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT. DAYTIME DISPERSION LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH HOWEVER...GENERALLY BETWEEN 70 AND 75. 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 MILD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMOB 201212 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 612 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR A LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION VALUES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR A LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .HIGH PRESSURE SINKS SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND TEXAS...BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS TO THE GULF COAST THROUGH MID WEEK. A MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WIND IN THE MIXED LAYER WILL BRING HIGH DISPERSION TODAY WHICH COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF...AND SPREAD OF...FIRE. FLZ001>006-210415- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0008.090121T1800Z-090121T2200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0009.090120T1800Z-090121T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 612 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS NOW ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH DEWPOINTS ARE FORECAST TO LOWER INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S OVER THE REGION...DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S WILL MITIGATE EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON. THE CURRENT FORECAST CALLS FOR LOWEST HUMIDITIES TO RANGE FROM 27 TO 32 PERCENT. THE CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH DISPERSION LEVELS IN THE 90S WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF...AND SPREAD OF...FIRE. ON WEDNESDAY...LOWEST HUMIDITIES LOOK TO AGAIN RANGE FROM 27 TO 32 PERCENT. THE RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CONDITIONS SUPPORTIVE OF FIRE GROWTH. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 202033 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 233 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR A LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... A HIGH WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND TEXAS BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS TO THE GULF COAST THROUGH MID WEEK. MODERATE DISPERSION WEDNESDAY WHICH COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING RISK OF RAPIDLY SPREADING WILDFIRES. FLZ001>006-211245- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0008.090121T1800Z-090121T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0010.090121T1700Z-090122T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090121T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 233 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR A LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY..... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE.THIS WARNING SUPERSEDES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ISSUED PREVIOUSLY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A NEW RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. ON WEDNESDAY...LOWEST HUMIDITY WILL STAY BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR AT LEAST FIVE HOURS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ALZ051-053>060-211245- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0010.090121T1900Z-090122T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA- COVINGTON- 233 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A HIGH WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND TEXAS...BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS TO THE GULF COAST THROUGH MID WEEK. A MODERATE DISPERSION WEDNESDAY WHICH COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING SOME RISK OF RAPIDLY SPREADING WILDFIRES. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 202111 CCA RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING ...CORRECTED FOR TIMES IN ALABAMA... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 233 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR A LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... A HIGH WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND TEXAS BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS TO THE GULF COAST THROUGH MID WEEK. MODERATE DISPERSION WEDNESDAY WHICH COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING RISK OF RAPIDLY SPREADING WILDFIRES. FLZ001>006-211245- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0008.090121T1800Z-090121T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0010.090121T1700Z-090122T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090121T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 233 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR A LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY..... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE.THIS WARNING SUPERSEDES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ISSUED PREVIOUSLY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A NEW RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. ON WEDNESDAY...LOWEST HUMIDITY WILL STAY BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR AT LEAST FIVE HOURS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ALZ051-053>060-211245- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0010.090121T1900Z-090122T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA- COVINGTON- 233 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A HIGH WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND TEXAS...BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS TO THE GULF COAST THROUGH MID WEEK. A MODERATE DISPERSION WEDNESDAY WHICH COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING SOME RISK OF RAPIDLY SPREADING WILDFIRES. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 6:37 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 9 hr | |
| Jan 19, 6:37 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 11 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.