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Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Mobile, AL

January 14, 2011

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Jan 14, 2011, 3:35 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 15, 2011, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 7 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
Jan 14, 2011, 3:35 PM EST (20:35 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 15, 2011, 11:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 15, 2011, 6:00 PM EST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

667 
WWUS84 KMOB 142035
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
235 PM CST FRI JAN 14 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO MARGINALLY LONG
DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY
FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY WITH
COLD TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY RETURNING TO NEAR SEASONABLE LEVELS THIS
WEEKEND. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL
LEVELS OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR A
LONG DURATION.


ALZ051>064-142200-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FW.A.0007.110115T1800Z-110115T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110114T2200Z/
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-
235 PM CST FRI JAN 14 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR SATURDAY...

AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS
THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

FLZ001>006-151245-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0007.110115T1600Z-110116T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0007.110115T1600Z-110115T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110115T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
235 PM CST FRI JAN 14 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY...

AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS
THROUGH 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS
FOR A LONG DURATION SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
943 
WWUS84 KMOB 151156
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
556 AM CST SAT JAN 15 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG
DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DRY HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WEAKENS THROUGH TONIGHT AS A WEAK
COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH MOVES INTO THE AREA. LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE INCREASES SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS THE WEAK FRONT STALLS OVER
THE AREA AND AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A
LONG DURATION OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES MAY DROP BRIEFLY BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE INTERIOR
PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON SUNDAY BUT WILL NOT
SATISFY DURATION REQUIREMENTS. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS ON MONDAY.

FLZ001>006-152300-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0007.110115T1600Z-110115T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
556 AM CST SAT JAN 15 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A
LONG DURATION TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY DROP BRIEFLY BELOW
CRITICAL LEVELS ON SUNDAY BUT WILL NOT SATISFY DURATION
REQUIREMENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
089 
WWUS84 KMOB 152014
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
214 PM CST SAT JAN 15 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG
DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DRY HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AS AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH TO THE WEST APPROACHES ON SUNDAY. DEEPER MOISTURE BEING
DRAWN NORTHWEST INTO THE TROUGH WILL KEEP HUMIDITY ABOVE RED FLAG
THRESH HOLDS THROUGH AT LEAST MID-WEEK. 

FLZ001>006-152300-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110115T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
214 PM CST SAT JAN 15 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR LOWEST AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 25 PERCENT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY GRASSES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.