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Red Flag Warning 35, NWS Mobile, AL

June 10, 2011

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Jun 10, 2011, 7:27 AM EDT. It took effect at Jun 10, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 4 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 10, 2011, 7:27 AM EDT (11:27 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 10, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jun 10, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

969 
WWUS84 KMOB 101127
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
627 AM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE INTERIOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION
OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND HIGH DISPERSIONS...

.TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID 90S OVER THE INTERIOR WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR DEEP MIXING
HEIGHTS AND THE MIXING OF DRIER AIR DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THE CURRENT
FORECAST SHOWS THE COMBINATION OF DISPERSION VALUES GREATER THAN 75
ALONG WITH A SHORT DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT.

FLZ001-003-005-102200-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0031.110610T1800Z-110610T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0035.110610T1800Z-110610T2200Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
627 AM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON.

TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID 90S OVER THE INTERIOR WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR DEEP MIXING
HEIGHTS AND THE MIXING OF DRIER AIR DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THE CURRENT
FORECAST SHOWS THE COMBINATION OF DISPERSION VALUES GREATER THAN 75
ALONG WITH A SHORT DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
095 
WWUS84 KMOB 101922
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
222 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND HIGH DISPERSIONS...

.TEMPERATURES ARE RISING INTO THE MID 90S OVER THE INTERIOR WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS ALLOWING FOR DEEP MIXING
HEIGHTS AND THE MIXING OF DRIER AIR DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THEREFORE...
THE COMBINATION OF DISPERSION VALUES GREATER THAN 75 ALONG WITH A
SHORT DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT IS EXPECTED
THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

FLZ001-003-005-102200-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-110610T2200Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
222 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE 
COMBINATION OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND HIGH DISPERSIONS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 5:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia53 min

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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.