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Red Flag Warning 42, NWS Mobile, AL

September 12, 2011

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Sep 12, 2011, 8:19 AM EDT. It took effect at Sep 12, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 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: Sep 12, 2011, 8:19 AM EDT (12:19 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 12, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired: Sep 12, 2011, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

727 
WWUS84 KMOB 121219
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
719 AM CDT MON SEP 12 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO MARGINALLY 
LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSIONS...

...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE SAME AREA IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

.A DRY AIRMASS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION. NORTHWEST
TRANSPORT WINDS OF 8-12 MPH COMBINED WITH DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS
WILL LEAD TO HIGH DISPERSIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 90 DEGREES...RESULTING IN
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS DROPPING INT0 THE LOWER 30 PERCENT
RANGE.

FLZ001>006-122300-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0036.110912T1800Z-110912T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0042.110912T1800Z-110912T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
719 AM CDT MON SEP 12 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO MARGINALLY 
LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY 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. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* HUMIDITY...DROPPING INTO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE.

* DISPERSIONS...BETWEEN 80 AND 100.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY 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...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

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Sources

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