Red Flag Warning 47, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Oct 21, 2011, 7:12 AM EDT (11:12 UTC)

In effect from

Oct 21, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT

Expired

Oct 21, 2011, 7:00 PM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

356 
WWUS84 KMOB 211112
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
612 AM CDT FRI OCT 21 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINALLY HIGH DISPERSION VALUES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST
FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES...

.DRY HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY WITH
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT. A
COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY HIGH DISPERSION VALUES AND MARGINALLY HIGH
ERC VALUES ALONG WITH THE LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL BE PRESENT OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE...WHERE A RED
FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS
IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

FLZ001>006-220315-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0042.111021T1700Z-111021T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0047.111021T1700Z-111021T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0043.111022T1700Z-111022T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
612 AM CDT FRI OCT 21 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR LONG DURATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND MARGINALLY HIGH DISPERSION VALUES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA
PANHANDLE FOR LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND MARGINALLY
HIGH ERC VALUES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 
  005 AND 006. 

* DISPERSION INDEX...75 TO 80 THIS AFTERNOON AND SLIGHTLY BELOW 75 ON
  SATURDAY.

* ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT...SLIGHTLY BELOW 35 THIS AFTERNOON AND
  SLIGHTLY ABOVE 35 ON SATURDAY.

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT IN THE
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

889 
WWUS84 KMOB 211908
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
208 PM CDT FRI OCT 21 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND MARGINALLY HIGH DISPERSION VALUES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE
NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES...

.DRY HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY WITH
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO AROUND 25 PERCENT. A
COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY HIGH DISPERSION VALUES AND MARGINALLY
HIGH ERC VALUES ALONG WITH THE LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL BE PRESENT OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE...
WHERE A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

FLZ001>006-221130-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0047.000000T0000Z-111021T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0043.111022T1700Z-111022T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
208 PM CDT FRI OCT 21 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR LONG DURATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND MARGINALLY HIGH DISPERSION VALUES...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR
THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND MARGINALLY HIGH DISPERSION VALUES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN
EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 
  005 AND 006. 

* DISPERSION INDEX...75 TO 80 THIS AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY.

* ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT...SLIGHTLY BELOW 35 THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE 35 ON SATURDAY. 

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO AROUND 25 PERCENT IN
  THE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

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