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Fire Weather Watch 21, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this fire weather watch at Apr 15, 2011, 6:49 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 16, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2011, 6:49 AM EDT (10:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 16, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2011, 6:44 AM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
635 WWUS84 KMOB 151049 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 549 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH DISPERSIONS AND A MODERATE WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND... .MUCH DRIER AIR WILL FEED INTO THE AREA BEHIND A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE AREA TONIGHT. A MODERATE WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND AND DISPERSIONS ABOVE 75 ARE EXPECTED BY AROUND NOON SATURDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. FLZ001>006-152200- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0021.110416T1700Z-110416T2200Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 549 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS APPROACHING 15 MPH AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MUCH DRIER AIR WILL FLOW INTO THE AREA BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE EAST OF THE AREA BY SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
853 WWUS84 KMOB 151956 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 256 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY COINCIDENT WITH HIGH DISPERSION INDICES... .HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS IN A MUCH DRIER AIRMASS TO THE AREA SATURDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH DISPERSION IS FORECAST SATURDAY. FLZ001>006-161200- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0021.110416T1700Z-110416T2200Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 256 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. LOWEST HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON SATURDAY OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. AT THE SAME TIME...HIGH DISPERSION INDICES GREATER THAN 75 UNITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
063 WWUS84 KMOB 161044 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 544 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND DISPERSION INDICES ABOVE 75... .HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS IN A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS TO THE AREA TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED EAST OF DESTIN AROUND 430 AM. WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AND OCCASIONALLY GUSTY. FLZ001>006-162200- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0021.110416T1700Z-110416T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0023.110416T1700Z-110416T2200Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 544 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND DISPERSION INDICES ABOVE 75... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOWEST HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON SATURDAY OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH CONCURRENT DISPERSION INDICES GREATER THAN 75 UNITS. 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 AND HIGH DISPERSIONS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
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Sources
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