Red Flag Warning 17, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Apr 22, 2012, 7:28 AM EDT (11:28 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 22, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT

Expired

Apr 22, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

094 
WWUS84 KMOB 221128
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
628 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2012

FLZ001>006-230330-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0018.120422T1800Z-120422T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0017.120422T1800Z-120423T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0019.120423T1600Z-120424T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
628 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH
DISPERSIONS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO
THE POSSIBILITY OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION
EXCEEDING CRITERIA...

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

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY.

* HUMIDITY...DROPPING INTO THE LOWER 30S IN THE AFTERNOON.

* DISPERSION...CLIMBING ABOVE 100 SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

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

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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FIRE
WEATHER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

381 
WWUS84 KMOB 221904
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
204 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2012

FLZ001>006-231115-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120423T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0019.120423T1600Z-120424T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
204 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF CRITICALLY
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO
THE POSSIBILITY OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION
EXCEEDING CRITERIA...

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

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY.

* HUMIDITY...DROPPING INTO THE LOWER 30S EACH AFTERNOON.

* DISPERSION...100 TO 120 TODAY AND MONDAY.

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

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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS
AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

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