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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Mobile, AL

May 20, 2012

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at May 20, 2012, 6:02 AM EDT. It took effect at May 20, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 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: May 20, 2012, 6:02 AM EDT (10:02 UTC)
In effect from: May 20, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT
Expired: May 20, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

605 
WWUS84 KMOB 201002
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
502 AM CDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH
DISPERSIONS...AND ERC VALUES OF 30 TO 35...

.A DRY AIRMASS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED TO FALL 
INTO THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE. DISPERSIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONCURRENTLY RISE INTO THE 75 TO 85 RANGE. ERC VALUES WILL BE IN
THE 30 TO 35 RANGE...HIGHEST OVER OKALOOSA COUNTY.

FLZ001>006-202300-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0022.120520T1500Z-120521T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0021.120520T1700Z-120520T2300Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
502 AM CDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH DISPERSIONS...AND ERC VALUES OF 30 TO 35...

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

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 25 TO 35 PERCENT.

* 20 FOOT WINDS: NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

* DISPERSIONS: 75 TO 85.

* ERC: 30 TO 35...HIGHEST OVER OKALOOSA COUNTY. 

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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Sources

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