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Red Flag Warning 33, NWS Mobile, AL

June 1, 2011

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Jun 1, 2011, 1:05 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 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
Jun 1, 2011, 1:05 PM EDT (17:05 UTC)
Expired
Jun 1, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

679 
WWUS84 KMOB 011705
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1205 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE DUE TO VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND VERY HIGH 
DISPERSIONS...

.VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA HAS ALLOWED RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER THE WARNED AREA. THESE
TEMPERATURES HAVE ALSO ALLOWED A VERY DEEP MIXING LAYER TO
DEVELOP...WITH VERY HIGH DISPERSIONS THE RESULT.

FLZ001>006-020000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0033.110601T1705Z-110602T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1205 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH DISPERSIONS FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA HAS ALLOWED RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER THE WARNED AREA. THESE
TEMPERATURES HAVE ALSO ALLOWED A VERY DEEP MIXING LAYER TO
DEVELOP...WITH VERY HIGH DISPERSIONS THE RESULT.

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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
675 
WWUS84 KMOB 011945
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
245 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND VERY
HIGH DISPERSIONS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE
INLAND WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND HIGH
DISPERSIONS...

.VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA HAS ALLOWED RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. THESE TEMPERATURES HAVE ALSO ALLOWED A VERY DEEP MIXING
LAYER TO DEVELOP...WITH VERY HIGH DISPERSIONS THE RESULT. SIMILAR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY FOR THE INLAND PORTIONS OF THE
PANHANDLE.

FLZ001-003-005-021200-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0028.110602T1800Z-110602T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110602T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
245 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSIONS FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSIONS FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA HAS ALLOWED RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. THESE TEMPERATURES HAVE ALSO ALLOWED A VERY DEEP MIXING
LAYER TO DEVELOP...WITH VERY HIGH DISPERSIONS THE RESULT. SIMILAR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY FOR THE INLAND PORTIONS OF THE
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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED
FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ002-004-006-020000-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110602T0000Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
245 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING 
FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSIONS FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA HAS ALLOWED RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER THE WARNED AREA. THESE
TEMPERATURES HAVE ALSO ALLOWED A VERY DEEP MIXING LAYER TO
DEVELOP...WITH VERY HIGH DISPERSIONS THE RESULT.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 3:45 PM EDTFire Weather WatchMOB14 hr

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Sources

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