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Red Flag Warning 46, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Oct 18, 2011, 5:48 AM EDT. It took effect at Oct 19, 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
- Oct 18, 2011, 5:48 AM EDT (09:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 19, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 19, 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.
232 WWUS84 KMOB 180948 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 448 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS...AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING MUCH DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. FLZ001>006-190200- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0040.111019T1800Z-111019T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0046.111019T1800Z-111019T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 448 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS * HUMIDITY...30 TO 35 PERCENT * DISPERSION INDEX...NEAR 100 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
927 WWUS84 KMOB 181934 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 234 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS...AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING MUCH DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. FLZ001>006-191200- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0041.111020T1700Z-111020T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0046.111019T1800Z-111019T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 234 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ON WEDNESDAY...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH ON THURSDAY * HUMIDITY...30 TO 35 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON LOWERING TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON * DISPERSION INDEX...90 TO 100 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
258 WWUS84 KMOB 191100 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 600 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS...AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... .A MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY AND THURSDAY. FLZ001>006-200300- /O.EXT.KMOB.FW.A.0041.111020T1700Z-111020T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0046.111019T1800Z-111019T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 600 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH ON THURSDAY * HUMIDITY...30 TO 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON LOWERING TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON * DISPERSION INDEX...90 TO 100 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. && $$
129 WWUS84 KMOB 191908 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 208 PM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS...AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... .A MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY AND THURSDAY. FLZ001>006-201130- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-111019T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0041.111020T1700Z-111020T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 208 PM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH ON THURSDAY * HUMIDITY...30 TO 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON LOWERING TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON * DISPERSION INDEX...90 TO 100 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 3:34 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 39 hr | |
| Oct 18, 4:20 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | 26 hr |
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Sources
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