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Red Flag Warning 32, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at May 18, 2011, 6:10 AM EDT. It took effect at May 19, 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 18, 2011, 6:10 AM EDT (10:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 19, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 19, 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.
586 WWUS84 KMOB 181010 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 510 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 35 IN ADDITION TO DISPERSION ABOVE 75... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE INLAND SECTIONS OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 35... .A DRY AIR MASS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THE NEXT FEW AFTERNOONS. LOWEST SURFACE HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND 25 TO 30 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ERC VALUES FORECAST AT 35 TODAY WILL LIKELY INCREASE A BIT BY THURSDAY. DISPERSIONS INDICES THIS AFTERNOON ARE ALSO FORECAST TO BE GREATER THAN 75. FLZ001-003-005-190000- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0032.110519T1700Z-110519T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0031.110518T1600Z-110519T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 510 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH DISPERSIONS AND ERC VALUES OF 35 OR MORE FOR THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 35 FOR THE INLAND SECTIONS OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... 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. && $$ FLZ002-004-006-190000- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0031.110518T1600Z-110519T0000Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 510 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH DISPERSIONS AND ERC VALUES OF 35 OR MORE FOR THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
3 follow-up statements
025 WWUS84 KMOB 181945 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 245 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 35 IN ADDITION TO DISPERSION ABOVE 75... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE INLAND SECTIONS OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 35... .DISCUSSION...DRY AGAIN THURSDAY WITH LONG DURATION LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS INTERIOR COASTAL COUNTIES AS WELL AS INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. BY AFTERNOON...WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING...COASTAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE JUST ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. TEMPERATURES SLOWLY MODERATING THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH CHANCES FOR FOG DEVELOPMENT INCREASING BY THE WEEKEND. FLZ001-003-005-191145- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110519T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0032.110519T1700Z-110519T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 245 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE ENTIRE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR INLAND PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY. 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. && $$ FLZ002-004-006-190000- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110519T0000Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 245 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE ENTIRE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
074 WWUS84 KMOB 191017 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 517 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT FOR THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND OBSERVED ERC VALUES ABOVE 35... .DISCUSSION...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY TODAY WITH LONG DURATION OF LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS WELL AS INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. BY AFTERNOON...WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING...COASTAL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES JUST ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. DEW POINT TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY MODERATE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD RESULTING IN BETTER CHANCES FOR FOG SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. FLZ001-003-005-192300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0032.110519T1700Z-110519T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 517 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH ERC VALUES ABOVE 35 FOR INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 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. && $$
022 WWUS84 KMOB 192024 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 324 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TO 6 PM CDT FOR THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND OBSERVED ERC VALUES ABOVE 35... .DISCUSSION...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. FLZ001-003-005-192300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-110519T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 324 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND OBSERVED ERC VALUES ABOVE 35... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
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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.