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Red Flag Warning 39, NWS Mobile, AL

April 13, 2010

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Apr 13, 2010, 6:19 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 13, 2010, 2:00 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
Apr 13, 2010, 6:19 AM EDT (10:19 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 13, 2010, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 13, 2010, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

415 
WWUS84 KMOB 131019
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
519 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INLAND AREAS OF THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...

.A DRY WEATHER PATTERN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AS STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER MUCH OF THE DEEP SOUTH AND CENTRAL
GULF STATES. THE AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSELY
MONITORED THROUGH FRIDAY.

FLZ001-003-005-140000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0039.100413T1800Z-100414T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
519 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

A DRY WEATHER PATTERN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AS STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER MUCH OF THE DEEP SOUTH AND CENTRAL
GULF STATES. THE AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSELY
MONITORED THROUGH FRIDAY.

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 WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
357 
WWUS84 KMOB 131938
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
238 PM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INLAND AREAS OF THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...

.A DRY WEATHER PATTERN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AS STRONG
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER MUCH OF THE DEEP SOUTH AND
CENTRAL GULF STATES. THE AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL HAVE TO
BE CLOSELY MONITORED THROUGH FRIDAY.

FLZ001-003-005-141145-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0040.100414T1800Z-100415T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-100414T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
238 PM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

A DRY WEATHER PATTERN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AS STRONG
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER MUCH OF THE DEEP SOUTH AND
CENTRAL GULF STATES. THE AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL HAVE TO
BE CLOSELY MONITORED THROUGH FRIDAY.

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 WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.


&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 13, 3:38 PM EDTRed Flag WarningMOB28 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.