Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 24, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Apr 29, 2011, 6:52 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 29, 2011, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 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 29, 2011, 6:52 AM EDT (10:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 29, 2011, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
648 WWUS84 KMOB 291052 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 552 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINAL ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT VALUES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A MARGINALLY LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINAL ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT VALUES... .DISCUSSION...DRY HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION SHIFTS EASTWARD THROUGH SUNDAY ALLOWING FOR A LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP AND RETURN MOISTURE TO THE REGION. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A LONG DURATION OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE BOTH TODAY AND A MARGINALLY LONG DURATION ON SATURDAY THEN WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS ON SUNDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP TO NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA BOTH TODAY AND SATURDAY BUT SHOULD NOT SATISFY DURATION REQUIREMENTS. FLZ001>006-300300- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0024.110429T1600Z-110430T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0022.110430T1700Z-110430T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 552 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINAL ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT VALUES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR MARGINALLY LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINAL ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT VALUES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT OVER THE INLAND PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND AROUND 30 PERCENT OVER THE COASTAL PORTION ON SATURDAY. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
273 WWUS84 KMOB 292016 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 316 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINAL ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT VALUES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A MARGINALLY LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINAL ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT VALUES... .DRY HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION SHIFTS EASTWARD THROUGH SUNDAY ALLOWING FOR A LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP AND RETURN MOISTURE TO THE REGION. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A MARGINALLY LONG DURATION ACROSS THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY THEN WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS ON SUNDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP TO NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA BOTH TODAY AND SATURDAY BUT SHOULD NOT SATISFY DURATION REQUIREMENTS. FLZ002-004-300000- /O.CAN.KMOB.FW.A.0022.110430T1700Z-110430T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110430T0000Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- 316 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINAL ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT VALUES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR SATURDAY... AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 35 PERCENT OVER THE INLAND PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND AROUND 40 PERCENT OVER THE COASTAL PORTION ON SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FLZ001-003-005-006-301230- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0022.110430T1700Z-110430T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0025.110430T1700Z-110430T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110430T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 316 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINAL ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT VALUES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR MARGINAL LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINAL ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT VALUES... AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT OVER THE INLAND PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND AROUND 35 PERCENT OVER THE COASTAL PORTION ON SATURDAY. 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 6:52 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 9 hr | |
| Apr 29, 4:16 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 27 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.