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Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Feb 11, 2011, 8:15 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 11, 2011, 1:00 PM EST. 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
- Feb 11, 2011, 8:15 AM EST (13:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2011, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2011, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
470 WWUS84 KMOB 111315 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 715 AM CST FRI FEB 11 2011 ..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO POTENTIAL LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND BRINGING FIRST COLDER AND DRIER AIR...THEN A RETURN TO MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES BY SUNDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY AND LIKELY AGAIN ON SATURDAY FOR A LONG DURATION. FLZ001>006-112315- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0011.110211T1700Z-110211T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0012.110211T1800Z-110212T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0012.110212T1600Z-110213T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 715 AM CST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A LONG DURATION OF TIME TODAY...FROM NOON UNTIL AROUND 6 PM. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE LIKELY TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A LONG DURATION OF TIME AGAIN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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 WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
1 follow-up statement
550 WWUS84 KMOB 111958 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 158 PM CST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A MARGINALLY LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA FOR A MARGINALLY LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND BRINGING FIRST COLDER AND DRIER AIR...THEN A RETURN TO MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES BY SUNDAY AND MILD TEMPERATURES FOR NEXT WEEK. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A MARGINALLY LONG DURATION THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A LONG DURATION OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND FOR A MARGINALLY LONG DURATION OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A LONG DURATION AGAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. FLZ001>006-121200- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0012.110212T1600Z-110213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0013.110212T1600Z-110213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0013.110213T1700Z-110213T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110212T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 158 PM CST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A MARGINALLY LONG DURATION THIS AFTERNOON...THEN FOR A LONG DURATION BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS. 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 WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ALZ051>064-121200- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0013.110212T1700Z-110212T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN- 158 PM CST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR A MARGINALLY LONG DURATION SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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 WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2:58 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 24 hr | |
| Feb 11, 2:58 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 28 hr |
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Sources
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