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Red Flag Warning 34, NWS Mobile, AL

June 5, 2011

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Jun 5, 2011, 6:46 AM EDT. It took effect at Jun 5, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 87 min. 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 5, 2011, 6:46 AM EDT (10:46 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 5, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jun 5, 2011, 3:27 PM EDT
In force
87 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

154 
WWUS84 KMOB 051046
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
546 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA
PANHANDLE DUE TO MARGINALLY LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND HIGH DISPERSION VALUES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR
PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO MARGINALLY
LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION VALUES...

.HOT TEMPERATURES CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY WITH ONLY A
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A MARGINAL DURATION COMBINED WITH HIGH
DISPERSION VALUES OVER THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS ON TUESDAY.

FLZ001-003-005-060300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0034.110605T1800Z-110605T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0030.110606T1800Z-110606T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
546 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA
PANHANDLE DUE TO MARGINALLY LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND HIGH DISPERSION VALUES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR
PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO MARGINALLY LONG
DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION VALUES

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON.

AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR
A MARGINALLY LONG DURATION WITH HIGH DISPERSION VALUES.

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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
411 
WWUS84 KMOB 051927
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
227 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2011

FLZ001-003-005-052030-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110605T2300Z/
/O.CAN.KMOB.FW.A.0030.110606T1800Z-110606T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
227 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE 
INTERIOR OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE 
INTERIOR OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE MONDAY AFTERNOON...


SURFACE HUMIDITY HAS INCREASED THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN ABOVE GUIDELINS ON MONDAY.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 6:46 AM EDTFire Weather WatchMOB9 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.