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Red Flag Warning 23, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Apr 16, 2011, 6:44 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 16, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Apr 16, 2011, 6:44 AM EDT (10:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 16, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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 THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
594 WWUS84 KMOB 161903 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 203 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND DISPERSION INDICES ABOVE 75... .LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S THROUGH 7 PM OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH CONCURRENT DISPERSION INDICES GREATER THAN 75. FLZ001>006-170000- /O.EXT.KMOB.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110417T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 203 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND DISPERSION INDICES ABOVE 75... LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S THROUGH 7 PM OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH CONCURRENT DISPERSION INDICES GREATER THAN 75. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS AND HIGH DISPERSIONS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 11:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 64 min |
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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.