Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 26, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at May 3, 2011, 3:23 PM EDT. It took effect at May 4, 2011, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 9 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
- May 3, 2011, 3:23 PM EDT (19:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 4, 2011, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 4, 2011, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
754 WWUS84 KMOB 031923 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 223 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO HIGH DISPERSION AND LOW HUMIDITY ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS... .A DRY AIR MASS WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS EVENING. SURFACE HUMIDITY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 30 PERCENT WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS AND DISPERSION INDICES ABOVE 100. FLZ001>006-041130- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0023.110504T1600Z-110505T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0026.110504T1600Z-110504T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 223 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001... 002...003...004...005 AND 006... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND DISPERSIONS ABOVE 100. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
701 WWUS84 KMOB 041054 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 554 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .MUCH DRIER AIR WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT TODAY INTO THE WEEKEND WITH LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY AND SUNNY SKIES. DISPERSION VALUES WILL BE GOOD THIS AFTERNOON...AND GENERALLY GOOD TO GOOD ON THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED TODAY AND THURSDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF A FORECAST ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT OF 35 OR GREATER AND A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. FLZ001>006-050300- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0027.110505T1500Z-110506T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.FW.W.0026.110504T1600Z-110505T0100Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 554 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF A FORECAST ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT OF 35 OR GREATER AND A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004...005 AND 006... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF A FORECAST ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT OF 35 OR GREATER AND A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004...005 AND 006... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF A FORECAST ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT OF 35 OR GREATER AND A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. 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. && $$
723 WWUS84 KMOB 041914 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 214 PM CDT WED MAY 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... DISPERSION ABOVE 75...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS 15 MPH OR MORE AND ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT NEAR OR ABOVE 35 OVER PARTS OF THE AREA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND ERC VALUES EXPECTED TO BE 35 OR HIGHER... .A DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. SURFACE HUMIDITY GENERALLY 25 PERCENT OR LESS THURSDAY AND OVER THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF ALABAMA ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND WITH HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY...TRANSPORT WINDS WILL HAVE EASED UP ENOUGH THAT DISPERSIONS WILL BE FAIR BUT INCREASING TO GOOD ON FRIDAY WITH A LITTLE MORE WIND. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE PANHANDLE ON THURSDAY IS DUE TO AN EXPECTED ERC FORECAST OF 35 OR MORE. IT LOOKS LIKE THE NEXT BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL NOT BE UNTIL MID NEXT WEEK. FLZ001>006-051130- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110505T0100Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0027.110505T1500Z-110506T0100Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 214 PM CDT WED MAY 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... DISPERSION ABOVE 75...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS 15 MPH OR MORE AND ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT NEAR OR ABOVE 35... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND ERC VALUES EXPECTED TO BE 35 OR HIGHER...... 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...DRY FUELS AND ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT ABOVE 35 WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
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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.