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Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Mobile, AL

January 24, 2011

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Jan 24, 2011, 7:10 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 24, 2011, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 2 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 24, 2011, 7:10 AM EST (12:10 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 24, 2011, 1:00 PM EST
Expired: Jan 24, 2011, 3:03 PM EST
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

127 
WWUS84 KMOB 241210
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
610 AM CST MON JAN 24 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A LONG
DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN TODAY WHILE LOW PRESSURE TAKES
SHAPE OFF THE TEXAS COAST. ALTHOUGH THE HIGH BREAKS DOWN...LATEST
FORECASTS CALL FOR DEWPOINTS TO REMAIN LOW ENOUGH ONE MORE DAY...WHEN
COMBINED WITH MODERATED TEMPERATURES TO YIELD ABOUT A FOUR HOUR
DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY.

FLZ003>006-242200-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0011.110124T1800Z-110124T2200Z/
INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
610 AM CST MON JAN 24 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

DEWPOINTS ARE FORECAST TO START OFF IN THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30 AND
SLOWLY MODERATE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CONSIDERING THIS AND AS
TEMPERATURES WARM TO AROUND 60...LOWEST HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 30
TO 35 PERCENT OVER THE RED FLAG AREA FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE RISK OF FIRE GROWTH
WILL BE ELEVATED.

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

692 
WWUS84 KMOB 242003
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
203 PM CST MON JAN 24 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON...

FLZ003>006-242115-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110124T2200Z/
INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
203 PM CST MON JAN 24 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY
HAS STAYED ABOVE CRITERIA AND IS UNLIKELY TO REACH OR EXCEED IT.

$$

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Sources

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