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Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Mobile, AL

January 2, 2011

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Jan 2, 2011, 1:10 PM EST. It was in force for 4 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 2, 2011, 1:10 PM EST (18:10 UTC)
Expired
Jan 2, 2011, 5:00 PM EST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

581 
WWUS84 KMOB 021810
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1210 PM CST SUN JAN 2 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. 

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

.A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS WILL FEED INTO THE AREA AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE AREA THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

FLZ001>006-031015-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0001.110102T1810Z-110102T2200Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0001.110103T1700Z-110103T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1210 PM CST SUN JAN 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR 
A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE WEST FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

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.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MODERATE WIND...AND WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL BRING EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
267 
WWUS84 KMOB 022034 AAA
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
234 PM CST SUN JAN 2 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT OVER THE WEST FLORIDA
PANHANDLE.

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A SUSTAINED
PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT OVER THE 
WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND LESS THAN 25 PERCENT IN SOUTHWEST 
ALABAMA.

.DRY AIR WILL MOVE IN AS A HIGH BUILDS OVER THE AREA THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.

FLZ001>006-031245-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0001.110103T1700Z-110103T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0002.110103T1700Z-110103T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T2200Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
234 PM CST SUN JAN 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

...RED FLAG WARNING UPGRADED FROM A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN WEST
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST MONDAY...SUPERSEDING THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH PREVIOUSLY ISSUED. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

.DRY AIR WILL MOVE IN AS A HIGH BUILDS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA
THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

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 BELOW 35 PERCENT...WIND...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL BRING EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH RISK.

&&

$$

ALZ051>064-031245-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0002.110103T1700Z-110103T2300Z/
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-
234 PM CST SUN JAN 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING OVER SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5
PM CST MONDAY.

.DRY AIR WILL MOVE IN AS A HIGH BUILDS OVER SOUTHWEST ALABAMA FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

A COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...WIND...AND WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL BRING EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH RISK.

&&

$$
621 
WWUS84 KMOB 022045
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
245 PM CST SUN JAN 2 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT OVER THE WEST FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A SUSTAINED
PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT OVER THE
WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND LESS THAN 25 PERCENT IN SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA...

.DRY AIR WILL MOVE IN AS A HIGH BUILDS OVER THE AREA THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.

FLZ001>006-031245-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T2200Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0002.110103T1700Z-110103T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
245 PM CST SUN JAN 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST
MONDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO
5 PM CST MONDAY. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST MONDAY...
SUPERSEDING THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH PREVIOUSLY ISSUED. A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON IN THE
WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

DRY AIR WILL MOVE IN AS A HIGH BUILDS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.

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 BELOW 35 PERCENT...WIND...
AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL BRING EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH RISK.

&&

$$

ALZ051>064-031245-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0002.110103T1700Z-110103T2300Z/
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-
245 PM CST SUN JAN 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING OVER SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5
PM CST MONDAY.

DRY AIR WILL MOVE IN AS A HIGH BUILDS OVER SOUTHWEST ALABAMA FOR THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

A COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...WIND...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL BRING EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH RISK.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 2, 6:52 AM ESTFire Weather WatchMOB9 hr
Jan 2, 3:34 PM ESTRed Flag WarningMOB26 hr

Nearby

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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.