Red Flag Warning 63, NWS Mobile, AL

908 
WWUS84 KMOB 081822 AAA
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
122 PM CDT FRI OCT 8 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CDT
SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO
DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S THIS AFTERNOON...AND RANGE FROM
THE MID 20S TO MID 30S ON SATURDAY.

FLZ001>006-091030-
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/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0062.000000T0000Z-101008T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
122 PM CDT FRI OCT 8 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CDT
SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CREATES RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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 RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

729 
WWUS84 KMOB 091114
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
614 AM CDT SAT OCT 9 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG
DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...


.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP
MOSTLY INTO THE 20S THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY.


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/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0063.101009T1600Z-101009T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
614 AM CDT SAT OCT 9 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP MOSTLY INTO THE 20S THIS
AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY.

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 RAPID FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS AND
POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

461 
WWUS84 KMOB 091921
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
221 PM CDT SAT OCT 9 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF LONG DURATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.SURFACE HIGH AND DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN THE REGION THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE 20S TO NEAR 30 SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT CRITERIA ARE UNLIKELY TO BE MET ON MONDAY.

FLZ001>006-101130-
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/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0064.101010T1600Z-101010T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-101009T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
221 PM CDT SAT OCT 9 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION 
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF LONG DURATION
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

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 RAPID FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS AND
POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1242 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2010

.AVIATION (18Z TAF ISSUANCE)...VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE TAF
PERIOD. LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOME
SOUTHWESTERLY IN THE AFTN WITH THE SEABREEZE. 34/JFB

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION (ISSUED 348 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2010)...

.SHORT TERM [TODAY AND TONIGHT]...SHORTWAVE HIGH LEVEL RIDGE IS
FORECAST TO SLIDE EASTWARD OVER THE GULF COAST WHILE SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE SINKS SOUTHWARD. WITH PRECIPITABLE WATERS BEING 35 TO 45%
OF NORMAL AT 0.50-0.75 INCHES...DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO
PERSIST. DAYTIME HIGHS CONT TO MODERATE WITH NUMBERS AROUND 8
DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL. NIGHTTIME LOWS CLOSER TO SEASONAL OVER THE
COAST BUT LOOK TO BE A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL OVER THE INTERIOR.
MUCH OF THE GULF COAST REGION CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING MODERATE TO
SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS. FOR DETAILS...SEE THE TOP NEWS HEADLINES
ON WFO MOBILE'S FRONT PAGE. /10

.LONG TERM [SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY]...A PREDOMINANTLY ZONAL UPPER
FLOW ON SATURDAY WILL TRANSITION TO A WEAK UPPER RIDGE ON SUNDAY IN
RESPONSE TO AN LARGE UPPER TROUGH DEEPENING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM SOUTH TEXAS TO THE MID ATLANTIC
STATES WILL ALSO SHIFT EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND WESTERN
ATLANTIC EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS. THE DRY WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

THE WARM TREND WILL ALSO CONTINUE...WITH HIGHS CLIMBING ABOVE NORMAL
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY
WILL REACH AROUND 90 DEGREES INLAND AREAS...WITH MID TO UPPER 80S
ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS. THE LARGE UPPER TROUGH AND SURFACE COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST ON TUESDAY...AND IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND STALL NEAR
THE COAST THROUGH MID WEEK. EXPECTING AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVERAGE
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
WITH THESE SYSTEMS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL LOWER SLIGHTLY WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE LONG RANGE WILL MAINLY BE
IN THE 50S INLAND AREAS...WITH LOW TO MID 60S ALONG THE COASTAL
SECTIONS. /22

.MARINE...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SETS UP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND
WEAKENS OVER THE WEEKEND. A LIGHT WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WIND
COMPONENT IS FORECAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD WITH SMALL SEA
STATES. /10

.FIRE WEATHER...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S THIS AFTERNOON...AND
RANGE FROM THE MID 20S TO MID 30S ON SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING
TODAY AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON SATURDAY REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LESS THAN
10 MPH THROUGH THE WEEKEND...SO NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE REQUIRED
FOR BOTH OUR MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA ZONES. /22

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
FL...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.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 PM SATURDAY 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
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
536 AM CDT FRI OCT 8 2010

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079-091200-
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-
536 AM CDT FRI OCT 8 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
AND THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR WILDFIRES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR WILDFIRES EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL FOR
SEVERE STORMS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.