Alert archive / Alabama / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 51, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Nov 10, 2011, 2:18 PM CST for 10 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Nov 11, 2011, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 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
- Nov 10, 2011, 2:18 PM CST (20:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 11, 2011, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 182 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 915 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -174 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
556 WWUS84 KMOB 102018 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 218 PM CST THU NOV 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR A MARGINALLY LONG PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR A LONG PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES AT OR ABOVE 35 OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR A MARGINALLY LONG DURATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES AT OR ABOVE 35 FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO USHER MUCH DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT FOR MOST OF THE AREA. THE WINDS SUBSIDE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY BUT DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 PERCENT. ERC VALUES REMAIN ABOVE 35 OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH SATURDAY. RED FLAG WARNINGS REMAIN UP FOR THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY. MOISTURE BEGINS TO RETURN TO THE AREA ON SATURDAY BUT AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A MARGINALLY LONG DURATION WITH ERC VALUES ABOVE 35. FLZ001>006-111230- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0049.111111T1500Z-111112T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0051.111111T1500Z-111112T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0050.111112T1700Z-111112T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-111110T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 218 PM CST THU NOV 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND 20 FOOT WINDS ABOVE 15 MPH FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES AT OR ABOVE 35 FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES AT OR ABOVE 35 FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...NEAR 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND NEAR 20 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO 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. && $$ ALZ051>064-111230- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0049.111111T1700Z-111112T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0051.111111T1700Z-111112T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-111110T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN- 218 PM CST THU NOV 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND 20 FOOT WINDS ABOVE 15 MPH FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR A MARGINALLY LONG DURATION OF LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051...052...053...054... 055...056...057...058...059...060...061...062...063 AND 064. * WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND NEAR 20 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ MSZ067-075-076-078-079-102300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-111110T2300Z/ WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 218 PM CST THU NOV 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND 20 FOOT WINDS ABOVE 15 MPH... * WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
785 WWUS84 KMOB 111146 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 546 AM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 35... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY FOR THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 35... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTHEAST AND EAST SECTIONS OF SOUTH ALABAMA FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY... .A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST ACROSS THE REGION. MUCH DRIER AIR EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO 20 OR LOWER FOR MOST OF THE AREA. DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE EAST AND NORTHEAST SECTIONS SATURDAY WITH LOWEST AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AROUND 25 PERCENT. ERC VALUES REMAIN ABOVE 35 OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH SATURDAY. FLZ001>006-112045- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0050.111112T1700Z-111112T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0052.111112T1700Z-111112T2200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0051.111111T1500Z-111112T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 546 AM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 35 OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 35 OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING AND FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 18 TO 25 PERCENT...BELOW 35 PERCENT 8 TO 10 HOURS. NEAR 20 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. * ERC...36. 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. && $$ ALZ054>060-112045- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0051.111112T1700Z-111112T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0051.111111T1700Z-111112T0000Z/ WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 546 AM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST TODAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051...052...053...054... 055...056...057...058...059...060...061...062...063 AND 064. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 2O PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND NEAR 20 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO 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. && $$ ALZ051>053-061>064-112045- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0051.111111T1700Z-111112T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN- 546 AM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051...052...053...054... 055...056...057...058...059...060...061...062...063 AND 064. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
827 WWUS84 KMOB 112053 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 253 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING OVER THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 35... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY FOR THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 35... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTHEAST AND EAST SECTIONS OF SOUTH ALABAMA FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY... .A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST ACROSS THE REGION. MUCH DRIER AIR EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO 20 OR LOWER FOR MOST OF THE AREA. DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE EAST AND NORTHEAST SECTIONS SATURDAY WITH LOWEST AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AROUND 25 PERCENT. ERC VALUES REMAIN ABOVE 35 OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH SATURDAY. FLZ001>006-121300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-111112T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0052.111112T1700Z-111112T2200Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 253 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 35.. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 35... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING AND FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 20 TO 25 PERCENT...BELOW 35 PERCENT 8 TO 10 HOURS. NEAR 25 TO 30 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. * ERC...36. 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. && $$ ALZ054>060-121300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-111112T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0051.111112T1700Z-111112T2300Z/ WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 253 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST TODAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 054...055...056...057... 058...059 AND 060. * HUMIDITY...NEAR 2O PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND 20 TO 25 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ALZ051>053-061>064-120000- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-111112T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN- 253 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051...052...053...061... 062...063 AND 064. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2:18 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 15 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Alabama, 2011Red Flag Warnings in Florida, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.