Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 39, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Aug 27, 2011, 3:37 PM EDT. It took effect at Aug 28, 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
- Aug 27, 2011, 3:37 PM EDT (19:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 28, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 28, 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.
533 WWUS84 KMOB 271937 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 237 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR HIGH DISPERSIONS ABOVE 75 AND HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT TODAY FOR KBDI ABOVE 500...20 FOOT WINDS ABOVE 10 MPH...AND LOW HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... .A SURFACE FRONT WHICH HAS MOVED ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY WILL STALL JUST SOUTH OF THE COAST TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...BRINGING A MUCH DRIER AIRMASS OVER THE AREA. THIS DRIER AIR WILL HANG AROUND INTO MONDAY..TH.EN BEGIN TO MODIFY THE FIRST HALF OF THE COMING WEEK. FLZ001>006-281200- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0039.110828T1700Z-110828T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0034.110829T1700Z-110829T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110827T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 237 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHTER SUNDAY AND MONDAY * HUMIDITY...DROPPING INTO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TO AROUND 25 PERCENT SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. * DISPERSION...TOPPING OUT AROUND 80 THIS AFTERNOON...85 TO 90 SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON * KBDI...ABOVE 500. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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...DRY FUELS AND HIGH DISPERSIONS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. 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. && $$ ALZ051-053>060-272300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110827T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA- COVINGTON- 237 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH SURFACE WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... * 20 FOOT WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHERLY AROUND 10 MPH SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...AROUND 25 PERCENT SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. * DISPERSION...TOPPING OUT AROUND 85 THIS AFTERNOON...AROUND 90 TO 95 SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. * KBDI...ABOVE 500. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS AND HIGH DISPERSIONS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
4 follow-up statements
926 WWUS84 KMOB 272141 CCA RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 429 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR HIGH DISPERSIONS ABOVE 75 AND HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR KBDI ABOVE 500 AND 20 FOOT WINDS ABOVE 10 MPH AND LOW HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... .A SURFACE FRONT WHICH HAS MOVED ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY WILL STALL JUST SOUTH OF THE COAST TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...BRINGING A MUCH DRIER AIRMASS OVER THE AREA. THIS DRIER AIR WILL HANG AROUND INTO MONDAY...THEN BEGIN TO MODIFY THE FIRST HALF OF THE COMING WEEK. FLZ001>006-281400- /O.COR.KMOB.FW.W.0039.110828T1700Z-110828T2300Z/ /O.COR.KMOB.FW.A.0034.110829T1700Z-110829T2300Z/ /O.COR.KMOB.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110827T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 429 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...DROPPING INTO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN TO AROUND 25 PERCENT SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. * DISPERSION...TOPPING OUT AROUND 80 THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN BETWEEN 85 TO 90 SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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...DRY FUELS 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. && $$ ALZ051-053>060-272300- /O.COR.KMOB.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110827T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA- COVINGTON- 429 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH SURFACE WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... * 20 FOOT WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHERLY AROUND 10 MPH SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...AROUND 25 PERCENT SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. * DISPERSION...TOPPING OUT AROUND 85 THIS AFTERNOON...AROUND 90 TO 95 SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. * KBDI...ABOVE 500. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS AND HIGH DISPERSIONS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
899 WWUS84 KMOB 281131 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 631 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR HIGH DISPERSIONS ABOVE 75 AND HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A WEAK FRONT HAS MOVED MOVE FAR OFFSHORE BRINGING DRY AIR TO THE REGION. UPPER LEVEL HIGH BUILDING WEST OVER THE REGION WILL BRING MUCH WARMER CONDITIONS. A VERY DEEP MIXING LAYER AND VERY HIGH DAYTIME DISPERSION WILL PREVAIL WITH HUMIDITY DROPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT TODAY AND MONDAY. A HIGH WILL BRING INCREASING HUMIDITY FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK AND AS IT MOVES EAST HUMIDITY CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEK. FLZ001>006-290345- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0039.110828T1700Z-110828T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0034.110829T1700Z-110829T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 631 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT TODAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...DROPPING INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND THE LOWER 30S MONDAY AFTERNOON. * DISPERSION...REACHING THE 80S THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN BETWEEN 85 AND 90 SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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...DRY FUELS 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. && $$
527 WWUS84 KMOB 281208 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 708 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR HIGH DISPERSIONS ABOVE 75 AND HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ... .A WEAK FRONT HAS MOVED FAR OFFSHORE BRINGING DRY AIR TO THE REGION. UPPER LEVEL HIGH BUILDING WEST OVER THE REGION WILL BRING MUCH WARMER CONDITIONS. A VERY DEEP MIXING LAYER AND VERY HIGH DAYTIME DISPERSION WILL PREVAIL WITH HUMIDITY DROPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT TODAY AND MONDAY. A HIGH WILL BRING INCREASING HUMIDITY FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK AND AS IT MOVES EAST HUMIDITY CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEK. FLZ001>006-290415- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0039.110828T1700Z-110828T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0034.110829T1700Z-110829T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 708 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ..FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT TODAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...DROPPING INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND THE LOWER 30S MONDAY AFTERNOON. * DISPERSION...REACHING THE 80S THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN BETWEEN 85 AND 90 SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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...DRY FUELS 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. && $$
719 WWUS84 KMOB 281913 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 213 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR HIGH DISPERSIONS ABOVE 75 AND HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ... .A WEAK FRONT HAS MOVED OFFSHORE...BRINGING DRY AIR TO THE REGION. UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST OVER THE REGION...BRINGING MUCH WARMER CONDITIONS. A VERY DEEP MIXING LAYER AND VERY HIGH DAYTIME DISPERSION WILL PREVAIL WITH HUMIDITY DROPPING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT TODAY...BELOW 30 PERCENT MONDAY. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHEASTERN STATES BEGINNING MONDAY...BRINGING A SOUTHEASTERLY MIXING LAYER FLOW AND INCREASING MOISTURE LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEK. FLZ001>006-291115- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110828T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0034.110829T1700Z-110829T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 213 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT TODAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...DROPPING INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE TODAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. * DISPERSION...REACHING THE 80S THIS AFTERNOON AND AROUND 90 MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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...DRY FUELS 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 3:37 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 40 hr |
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Sources
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