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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Mobile, AL

January 7, 2011

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Jan 7, 2011, 9:11 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 7, 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
Jan 7, 2011, 9:11 AM EST (14:11 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 7, 2011, 12:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 7, 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.

320 
WWUS84 KMOB 071411
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
811 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A
LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.A DRY WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE AREA 
THROUGH SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ADVANCE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF SUNDAY
THROUGH MONDAY AND BRING HIGH RAIN CHANCES TO THE REGION AND POSSIBLY
A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WELL INLAND. AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TODAY WITH BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 15 MPH AND HAVE
UPGRADED THE WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING. MAINTAINED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR THE SAME AREA ON SATURDAY AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A RELATIVELY LONG DURATION.

FLZ001>006-080615-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0002.110107T1700Z-110107T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0003.110107T1700Z-110107T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0003.110108T1700Z-110108T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
811 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...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 UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. 

A DRY WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE AREA THROUGH
SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL ADVANCE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF SUNDAY THROUGH
MONDAY AND BRING HIGH RAIN CHANCES TO THE REGION AND POSSIBLY A
WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WELL INLAND. AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TODAY WITH BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 15 MPH AND HAVE
UPGRADED THE WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING. MAINTAINED THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR THE SAME AREA ON SATURDAY AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP BELOW
CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A RELATIVELY LONG DURATION.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE
EXPLOSIVE 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
368 
WWUS84 KMOB 072206
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
405 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON OVER
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A
LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.A DRY WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE AREA THROUGH
SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL ADVANCE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF SUNDAY
THROUGH MONDAY AND BRING HIGH RAIN CHANCES TO THE REGION AND
POSSIBLY A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION INLAND. FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN
EFFECT FOR SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A RELATIVELY LONG DURATION.

FLZ001>006-081415-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110107T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0003.110108T1700Z-110108T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
405 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

A DRY WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE AREA THROUGH
SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL ADVANCE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF SUNDAY
THROUGH MONDAY AND BRING HIGH RAIN CHANCES TO THE REGION AND
POSSIBLY A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION INLAND. FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN
EFFECT FOR SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A RELATIVELY LONG DURATION.

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
Jan 7, 4:42 PM ESTCoastal Flood WatchMOB42 hr

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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.