Red Flag Warning 20, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

May 10, 2012, 7:11 AM EDT (11:11 UTC)

In effect from

May 10, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT

Expired

May 10, 2012, 1:36 PM EDT

In force

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

954 
WWUS84 KMOB 101111
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
611 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2012

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
FOR THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSIONS...

.A DRY AIRMASS HAS MOVED OVER THE AREA. WITH MODERATE NORTHERLY FLOW
IN THE MIXING LAYER......DISPERSIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE 90
OVER THE WARNING AREA. ERC VALUES FOR TODAY ARE FORECAST TO BE AROUND
26...AND AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE 28 TO
30 PERCENT RANGE.

FLZ001>006-102300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0020.120510T1800Z-120510T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
611 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR LOW HUMIDITY...
HIGH DISPERSIONS AND HIGH ERC VALUES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY: DROPPING BELOW 35 PERCENT AROUND NOONTIME AND
  RISING ABOVE BY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

* DISPERSIONS: PEAKING IN THE 90 TO 95 RANGE THIS AFTERNOON.

* ERC: FORECAST TO BE AROUND 26 TODAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

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WWUS84 KMOB 101736
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1236 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELLED FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE
FOR THIS AFTERNOON...

.AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS
FOR A LONG DURATION OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT
AND DISPERSION VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS AND ERC
VALUES WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENTLY HIGH. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

FLZ001>006-101845-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FW.W.0020.120510T1800Z-120510T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1236 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING. 

AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS
FOR A LONG DURATION OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT
AND DISPERSION VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS AND ERC
VALUES WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENTLY HIGH. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

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