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Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Mobile, AL

February 14, 2011

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Feb 14, 2011, 5:28 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 14, 2011, 12:00 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 14, 2011, 5:28 AM EST (10:28 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 14, 2011, 12:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 14, 2011, 6:00 PM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

259 
WWUS84 KMOB 141028
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
428 AM CST MON FEB 14 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE
INTERIOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES AN A DRY AIRMASS WILL ALLOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP BELOW CRITICAL VALUES TODAY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

FLZ003-005-142300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0015.110214T1700Z-110214T2300Z/
INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
428 AM CST MON FEB 14 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
112 
WWUS84 KMOB 142004
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
204 PM CST MON FEB 14 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS
OF THE INTERIOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS
OF THE INTERIOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF A
LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL ALLOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP BELOW CRITICAL VALUES THIS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE POTENTIAL
ALSO EXISTS FOR HUMIDITIES TO DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE SAME LOCATIONS.

FLZ003-005-151230-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0014.110215T1900Z-110215T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110214T2300Z/
INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
204 PM CST MON FEB 14 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOWER 30 PERCENT RANGE
THIS AFTERNOON OVER INTERIOR SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN
FLORIDA. THE POTENTIAL ALSO EXISTS FOR HUMIDITIES TO DROP TO AROUND
30 PERCENT OVER THE SAME AREAS TUESDAY 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 14, 3:04 PM ESTFire Weather WatchMOB13 hr

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Sources

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