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Red Flag Warning 30, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at May 16, 2011, 3:26 PM EDT. It took effect at May 17, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT. 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
- May 16, 2011, 3:26 PM EDT (19:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 17, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 17, 2011, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
667 WWUS84 KMOB 161926 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 226 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL MAINTAIN A DRY AND COOLER NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY THEN WINDS BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE ON WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY ADVANCES ACROSS THE PLAINS. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A LONG DURATION BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. A LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS THURSDAY RESULTING IN WARMER TEMPERATURES AND A GRADUAL RETURN OF GULF MOISTURE. FLZ001>006-171130- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0025.110517T1700Z-110517T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0030.110517T1700Z-110517T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0026.110518T1600Z-110519T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 226 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A LONG DURATION BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
636 WWUS84 KMOB 171015 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 515 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT FOR THE INTERIOR ZONES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY...DISPERSIONS NEAR 75..ERC VALUES AROUND 35 AND GUSTY SURFACE WINDS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND EXPECTED ERC VALUES ABOVE 35 OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A DRY AIR MASS WILL BE ACROSS THE AREA THE NEXT FEW AFTERNOONS. LOWEST SURFACE HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND LESS THAN 30 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE A BIT GUSTY THIS MORNING ALONG THE COAST AND INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. LESS WIND ON WEDNESDAY BUT WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL EQUATE TO LOWER HUMIDITY. ERC VALUES FORECAST NEAR 35 TODAY WILL LIKELY INCREASE A BIT BY WEDNESDAY WITH THE LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED TOMORROW. FLZ002-004-006-171930- /O.CAN.KMOB.FW.W.0030.110517T1700Z-110517T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0026.110518T1600Z-110519T0000Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 515 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 35 FOR THE COASTAL ZONES OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY FOR THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF SURFACE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 35 ARE EXPECTD ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ001-003-005-171930- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0030.110517T1700Z-110517T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0026.110518T1600Z-110519T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 515 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF SURFACE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT...ERC VALUES ABOVE 35 AND DISPERSIONS AROUND 75 FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 35 FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A LONG DURATION BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$
524 WWUS84 KMOB 171920 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 220 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT FOR THE INTERIOR ZONES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY...DISPERSIONS NEAR 75..ERC VALUES AROUND 35 AND GUSTY SURFACE WINDS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND EXPECTED ERC VALUES ABOVE 35 OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A DRY AIR MASS WILL BE ACROSS THE AREA THE NEXT FEW AFTERNOONS. LOWEST SURFACE HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND LESS THAN 30 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE A BIT GUSTY THIS MORNING ALONG THE COAST AND INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. LESS WIND ON WEDNESDAY BUT WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL EQUATE TO LOWER HUMIDITY. ERC VALUES FORECAST NEAR 35 TODAY WILL LIKELY INCREASE A BIT BY WEDNESDAY WITH THE LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED TOMORROW. FLZ001-003-005-181130- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0026.110518T1600Z-110519T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0031.110518T1600Z-110519T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110517T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 220 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF SURFACE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT... ERC VALUES ABOVE 35 AND DISPERSIONS AROUND 75 FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH DISPERSIONS AND HIGH ERC VALUES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ FLZ002-004-006-181130- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0026.110518T1600Z-110519T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0031.110518T1600Z-110519T0000Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 220 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR COASTAL SECTIONS OF ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF SURFACE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 35 ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 3:26 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 24 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.