Alert archive / Alabama / Red Flag Warnings in 2010
Red Flag Warning 25, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Mar 4, 2010, 5:45 AM CST for 10 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Mar 5, 2010, 10:30 AM CST. It was in force for 8 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
- Mar 4, 2010, 5:45 AM CST (11:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2010, 10:30 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2010, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 1161 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
018 WWUS84 KMOB 041145 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 545 AM CST THU MAR 4 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON AND FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY OVER SOUTH ALABAMA GENERALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 65... .AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM LATE MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A DRY AIR MASS INTO THE REGION WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS DROPPING BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER ESSENTIALLY ALL AREAS THROUGH SUNDAY. VALUES DROPPING TO AROUND OR BELOW 25 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER MOST OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTH- CENTRAL ALABAMA. MOISTURE LEVELS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE COMING WEEK WHEN WINDS BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY AS A LOW PRESSURE AREAS MOVES EAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. FLZ001>006-050345- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0024.100305T1700Z-100306T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0025.100305T1700Z-100306T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0025.100306T1700Z-100307T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0024.100304T1700Z-100304T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 545 AM CST THU MAR 4 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON AND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR FRIDAY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND AROUND 25 PERCENT FRIDAY. AND A GOOD CHANCE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ALZ056>060-050345- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0025.100306T1700Z-100307T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0024.100305T1700Z-100306T0000Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 545 AM CST THU MAR 4 2010 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. DRY NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO KEEP MOISTURE LEVELS LOW FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT RANGE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...GENERALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 65. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
760 WWUS84 KMOB 042007 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 207 PM CST THU MAR 4 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON AND FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY OVER SOUTH ALABAMA GENERALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 65... .AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM LATE MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A DRY AIR MASS INTO THE REGION WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS DROPPING BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER ESSENTIALLY ALL AREAS THROUGH SUNDAY. VALUES DROPPING TO AROUND OR BELOW 25 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER MOST OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTH- CENTRAL ALABAMA. MOISTURE LEVELS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE COMING WEEK WHEN WINDS BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY AS A LOW PRESSURE AREAS MOVES EAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. FLZ001>006-051230- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-100304T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0025.100305T1700Z-100306T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0025.100306T1700Z-100307T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 207 PM CST THU MAR 4 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND AROUND 25 PERCENT FRIDAY. AND A GOOD CHANCE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ALZ056>060-051230- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0024.100305T1700Z-100306T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0025.100306T1700Z-100307T0000Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 207 PM CST THU MAR 4 2010 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DRY NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO KEEP MOISTURE LEVELS LOW FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT RANGE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...GENERALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 65. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
361 WWUS84 KMOB 051145 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 545 AM CST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY OVER THE INTERIOR WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... .VERY DRY AFTERNOONS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY WITH A NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND OF 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOONS....BECOMING LIGHT TO NEAR CALM AT NIGHT. SURFACE HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE COMING WEEK WHEN WINDS BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY AS A LOW PRESSURE AREAS MOVES EAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. ALZ056>060-052000- /O.CAN.KMOB.FW.A.0024.100305T1700Z-100306T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0025.100306T1700Z-100307T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0026.100306T1700Z-100307T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0026.100307T1700Z-100308T0000Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 545 AM CST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR TODAY. LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO BE JUST ABOVE THE THRESH HOLD FOR RED FLAG WARNINGS. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR AND WARMER TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY HAVE REQUIRED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON SUNDAY FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY GRASSES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FWFMOB FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ001-003-005-052000- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0025.100306T1700Z-100307T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0026.100306T1700Z-100307T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0026.100307T1700Z-100308T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0025.100305T1700Z-100306T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 545 AM CST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING THAT IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY AND A GOOD CHANCE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ002-004-006-052000- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0025.100306T1700Z-100307T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0026.100306T1700Z-100307T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0025.100305T1700Z-100306T0000Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 545 AM CST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING THAT IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND AROUND 25 PERCENT FRIDAY. A SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AND PREVENT THE HUMIDITY FROM DROPPING BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
519 WWUS84 KMOB 051630 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1030 AM CST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY OVER THE INTERIOR WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... .VERY DRY AFTERNOONS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY WITH A NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND OF 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOONS....BECOMING LIGHT TO NEAR CALM AT NIGHT. SURFACE HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE COMING WEEK WHEN WINDS BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. ALZ056>060-060000- /O.EXB.KMOB.FW.W.0025.100305T1630Z-100306T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0026.100306T1700Z-100307T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0026.100307T1700Z-100308T0000Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 1030 AM CST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. OBSERVATIONS THIS MORNING INDICATE THAT DEWPOINTS HAVE ALREADY DROPPED INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE LOWER 60S THIS AFTERNOON...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS...EVEN DROPPING BELOW 20 PERCENT IN SOME LOCATIONS. THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY. LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR AND WARMER TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY HAVE REQUIRED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON SUNDAY FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY GRASSES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ALZ051>055-061>064-060000- /O.EXB.KMOB.FW.W.0025.100305T1630Z-100306T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-UPPER MOBILE- UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 1030 AM CST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. OBSERVATIONS THIS MORNING INDICATE THAT DEWPOINTS HAVE ALREADY DROPPED INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE LOWER 60S THIS AFTERNOON...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS...EVEN DROPPING BELOW 20 PERCENT IN SOME LOCATIONS. THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FLZ001-003-005-060000- /O.EXT.KMOB.FW.W.0025.100305T1630Z-100306T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0026.100306T1700Z-100307T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0026.100307T1700Z-100308T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 1030 AM CST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME LOCATIONS EVEN DROPPING BELOW 20 PERCENT. SIMILAR VALUES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY EVEN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ002-004-006-060000- /O.EXT.KMOB.FW.W.0025.100305T1630Z-100306T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0026.100306T1700Z-100307T0000Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1030 AM CST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME LOCATIONS EVEN DROPPING BELOW 20 PERCENT. SIMILAR VALUES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON SATURDAY. A SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AND PREVENT THE HUMIDITY FROM DROPPING BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
090 WWUS84 KMOB 052013 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 213 PM CST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND NOW ALL OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY OVER THE INTERIOR WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... .VERY DRY AFTERNOONS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY WITH A NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND OF 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOONS....BECOMING LIGHT TO NEAR CALM AT NIGHT. SURFACE HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE COMING WEEK WHEN WINDS BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. ALZ051>055-061>064-061215- /O.EXA.KMOB.FW.W.0026.100306T1700Z-100307T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-100306T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-UPPER MOBILE- UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 213 PM CST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. OBSERVATIONS THIS MORNING INDICATE THAT DEWPOINTS HAVE ALREADY DROPPED INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE LOWER 60S THIS AFTERNOON...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS...EVEN DROPPING BELOW 20 PERCENT IN SOME LOCATIONS. THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY. LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR AND WARMER TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY HAVE REQUIRED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON SUNDAY FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY GRASSES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ALZ056>060-FLZ001-003-005-061215- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-100306T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0026.100306T1700Z-100307T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0026.100307T1700Z-100308T0000Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-INLAND ESCAMBIA- INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 213 PM CST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. OBSERVATIONS THIS MORNING INDICATE THAT DEWPOINTS HAVE ALREADY DROPPED INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE LOWER 60S THIS AFTERNOON...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS...EVEN DROPPING BELOW 20 PERCENT IN SOME LOCATIONS. THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY. LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR AND WARMER TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY HAVE REQUIRED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON SUNDAY FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY GRASSES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ002-004-006-061215- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-100306T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0026.100306T1700Z-100307T0000Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 213 PM CST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME LOCATIONS EVEN DROPPING BELOW 20 PERCENT. SIMILAR VALUES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON SATURDAY. A SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AND PREVENT THE HUMIDITY FROM DROPPING BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Mar 4, 3:24 AM CST, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 3:24 AM CST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
324 AM CST THU MAR 4 2010
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)...FORECAST AREA WILL REMAIN ON THE
LEADING EDGE OF A BUILDING UPPER RIDGE. THE RESULTANT UPPER LEVEL
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL LEAD TO BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SFC
THROUGH TODAY. THE STRONG SUBSIDENCE WILL MAINTAIN CLEAR SKIES
THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGHS TODAY WILL WARM A COUPLE OF DEGREES OVER
THOSE ON WEDNESDAY AS UPPER HEIGHTS INCREASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST WITH HIGHS IN THE MID AND UPPER 50S. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT
WINDS TONIGHT WILL CREATE OPTIMUM RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS
WITH TEMPS AGAIN FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S INLAND TO MID 30S NEAR
THE COAST. /13
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...ANOTHER COOL START TO THE DAY FRIDAY
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES REMAINING A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL(5-7F) FOR THE
FIRST PART OF MARCH. THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO FEED COOL
AND DRY AIR INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST. THE DRY AIR
AND GENERAL LACK OF CLOUDINESS WILL ALLOW OVERNIGHT LOWS TO REMAIN
IN THE 30S...EVEN FREEZING OR JUST BELOW OVER THE NORTHERN HALF AND
THE NORMALLY COLDER LOCATIONS INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ABOUT THE ONLY
CLOUDINESS EXPECTED WILL BE SOME THIN CIRRUS FROM TIME TO TIME THAT
SPILLS OVER THE TOP OF AN UPPER RIDGE OFF TO THE WEST BUT NOT ENOUGH
TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE TEMPERATURES./11
.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)THE WARM-UP CONTINUES INTO
THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK AS THE UPPER RIDGE MOVES ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN STATES AND THE SURFACE HIGH GETS FAR ENOUGH EAST FOR THE
LOW LEVEL FLOW TO BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY . SOME HIGHS AROUND 70 ON
MONDAY AND MIDDLE 70S ON TUESDAY WITH ONLY THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL
AREAS FAILING TO GET OUT OF THE 60S ON MONDAY. BY TUESDAY THE WINDS
WILL HAVE GONE MORE WESTERLY AS THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES AND WITH
THE TRAJECTORY MORE OVER LAND THAN WATER THE COASTAL LOCATIONS
SHOULD SEE SOME LOWER 70S FOR HIGHS. SOME DISAGREEMENT ON THE NEXT
SYSTEMS TIMING WITH THE GFS THE FASTEST AND THE EURO LAGGING BEHIND.
BOTH SYSTEMS BRING SOME RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA AND FOR
NOW WILL HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE STARTING MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE
BETTER CHANCE MONDAY NIGHT AND ENDING FROM THE WEST TUESDAY. IF THE
EURO WINDS OUT THEN THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE DELAYED 12 TO 18
HOURS. TEMPERATURES FALL BACK TO NEAR NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR
BY MID NEXT WEEK. /11
&&
.MARINE...AN OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. AN AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE WILL LIKELY
DEVELOP THIS WEEKEND AS THE LAND AREAS WARM UP AND THE WATER REMAINS
UNSEASONABLY COOL. AN ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS BY MONDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF THE REGION AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
ORGANIZES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. /13
&&
.AVIATION (12Z ISSUANCE)...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SOME DURING
THE AFTERNOON DUE TO DEEP MIXING. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. /13
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY AND TOMORROW FOR THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. FRIDAY WILL LIKELY BE DRIER THAN TODAY WITH ANOTHER LOW
HUMIDITY DAY SATURDAY AND HAVE ISSUED A WATCH FOR SATURDAY FOR THE
EASTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH ALABAMA AND THE PANHANDLE. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH CONTINUE FOR FRIDAY FOR SOUTH ALABAMA...GENERALLY EAST
OF I-65. /11
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 58 32 61 33 / 00 00 00 00
PENSACOLA 56 35 60 37 / 00 00 00 00
DESTIN 54 37 58 40 / 00 00 00 00
EVERGREEN 56 27 60 28 / 00 00 00 00
WAYNESBORO 58 29 62 28 / 00 00 00 00
CAMDEN 56 28 59 29 / 00 00 00 00
CRESTVIEW 56 28 62 28 / 00 00 00 00
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM FRIDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...
AND ESCAMBIA.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM SATURDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...
AND ESCAMBIA.
FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM SATURDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...
COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...
AND INLAND SANTA ROSA.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM THURSDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...
COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...
AND INLAND SANTA ROSA.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM FRIDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...
COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...
AND INLAND SANTA ROSA.
MS...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 5:00 AM CST, 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 500 AM CST THU MAR 4 2010 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-051100- CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 500 AM CST THU MAR 4 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS THIS MORNING AT WINDS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 15 TO 20 KNOTS. THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF WILDFIRES TODAY DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE RISK FOR WILDFIRES WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW SURFACE HUMIDITY ACROSS THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SEVERE STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS WILL NOT BE NEEDED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 5:45 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.