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Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Mar 25, 2012, 6:28 AM EDT. It took effect at Mar 25, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 4 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
- Mar 25, 2012, 6:28 AM EDT (10:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 25, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
714 WWUS84 KMOB 251028 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 528 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL AND INTERIOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY MARGINALLY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND DISPERSION INDEX WELL ABOVE 75... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR INTERIOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY MARGINALLY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND DISPERSION INDEX ABOVE 75... .A LIGHT NORTH WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AS A HIGH MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. A RED FLAG WARNING IS EFFECTIVE THIS AFTERNOON IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY MARGINALLY BELOW CRITERIA AND DISPERSION INDEX WELL ABOVE 75 TO EXCEEDING 100. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE INTERIOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA COUNTIES ON MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR A COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY MARGINALLY BELOW CRITERIA AND DISPERSION ABOVE 75 INTO THE UPPER 80S. FLZ001-003-005-260230- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0011.120325T1800Z-120325T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0014.120325T1800Z-120325T2200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0012.120326T1800Z-120326T2200Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 528 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY MARGINALLY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND DISPERSION INDEX WELL ABOVE 75... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR INTERIOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY MARGINALLY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND DISPERSION INDEX ABOVE 75... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS SUPERCEDED BY THIS WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...003 AND 005. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: MARGINALLY BELOW 35 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON * DISPERSION: MAXIMUM NEAR 100 THIS AFTERNOON * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING WILL BE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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 BRING A RISK OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ002-004-006-252200- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0011.120325T1800Z-120325T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0014.120325T1800Z-120325T2200Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 528 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY MARGINALLY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND DISPERSION INDEX WELL ABOVE 75... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS SUPERCEDED BY THIS WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...004 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: MARGINALLY BELOW 35 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON * DISPERSION: MAXIMUM NEAR 100 THIS AFTERNOON * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING WILL BE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL BRING A RISK OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH. && $$
1 follow-up statement
266 WWUS84 KMOB 251917 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 217 PM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND WINDS NEAR 15 MPH AND DISPERSION INDICES OVER 75... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DISPERSION INDICES OVER 75... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES IN THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DISPERSION INDICES OVER 75... .A LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE NORTHERLY FLOW THIS AFTERNOON SUBSIDES TONIGHT WITH A LIGHT NORTHERLY FLOW ON MONDAY BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY NEAR SHORE IN THE AFTERNOON. A LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED ON TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON FOR A COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND WINDS NEAR 15 MPH AND DISPERSION INDICES OVER 75. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DISPERSION INDICES ABOVE 75. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SIMILAR CONDITIONS. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. FOG DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT BUT PATCHY FOG MAY DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT. FLZ003-005-261130- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0013.120327T1800Z-120327T2200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120325T2200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0012.120326T1800Z-120326T2200Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 217 PM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND WINDS NEAR 15 MPH AND DISPERSION INDICES OVER 75... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DISPERSION INDICES OVER 75... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES IN THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DISPERSION INDICES OVER 75... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 003 AND 005. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: MARGINALLY BELOW 35 PERCENT EACH AFTERNOON * DISPERSION: MAXIMUM NEAR 100 EACH AFTERNOON * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING WILL BE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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 BRING A RISK OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ001-261130- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120325T2200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0012.120326T1800Z-120326T2200Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA- 217 PM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND WINDS NEAR 15 MPH AND DISPERSION INDICES OVER 75... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DISPERSION INDICES OVER 75... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: MARGINALLY BELOW 35 PERCENT EACH AFTERNOON * DISPERSION: MAXIMUM NEAR 100 EACH AFTERNOON * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING WILL BE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL BRING A RISK OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ002-004-006-252200- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120325T2200Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 217 PM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE COASTAL PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND WINDS NEAR 15 MPH AND DISPERSION INDICES OVER 75... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...004 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: MARGINALLY BELOW 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON * DISPERSION: MAXIMUM NEAR 100 THIS AFTERNOON * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING WILL BE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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 BRING A RISK OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 3:17 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 16 hr |
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Sources
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