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Red Flag Warning 37, NWS Mobile, AL

August 25, 2011

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Aug 25, 2011, 6:45 AM EDT. It took effect at Aug 25, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 2 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
Aug 25, 2011, 6:45 AM EDT (10:45 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 25, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
Aug 25, 2011, 4:10 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

964 
WWUS84 KMOB 251045
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
545 AM CDT THU AUG 25 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE INTERIOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE 
TO THE COMBINATION OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND HIGH 
DISPERSIONS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF CRITICALLY LOW
HUMIDITY VALUES AND HIGH DISPERSIONS...

.NORTH TO NORTHEAST LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DRIER AIR
INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS HAS RESULTED IN
FORECAST DEWPOINTS DROPPING INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S AWAY FROM THE
COAST WHILE HIGH TEMPERATURES SOAR INTO THE UPPER 90S TO NEAR 100.
THEREFORE...HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP  SLIGHTLY BELOW 35
PERCENT BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...VERY
DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS WILL YIELD AFTERNOON DISPERSIONS ABOVE 75 DURING
THE SAME TIME FRAME.

FLZ001-003-005-252330-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0037.110825T1800Z-110825T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0032.110826T1800Z-110826T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
545 AM CDT THU AUG 25 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE INTERIOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE 
TO THE COMBINATION OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND HIGH 
DISPERSIONS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF CRITICALLY LOW
HUMIDITY VALUES AND HIGH DISPERSIONS...

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 FOR THE INTERIOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND HIGH DISPERSIONS .
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND HIGH DISPERSIONS 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
206 
WWUS84 KMOB 252010
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
310 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING WAS CANCELLED THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE
INTERIOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF
CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND HIGH DISPERSIONS...

.NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN THE DISPERSIONS VALUES ON
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THIS COMBINED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HUMIDITY
BELOW 35 PERCENT HAS RESULTED IN THE CONTINUATION OF A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR THE INLAND FLORIDA PANHANDLE. 

FLZ001-003-005-261215-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110825T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0032.110826T1800Z-110826T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
310 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE INLAND
AREAS OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSIONS.
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSIONS FOR 
THE INTERIOR OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE
INTERIOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF
CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND HIGH DISPERSIONS . 

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 25, 6:45 AM EDTFire Weather WatchMOB24 hr

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Sources

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