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Red Flag Warning 23, NWS Mobile, AL

June 2, 2012

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Jun 2, 2012, 6:43 AM EDT. It took effect at Jun 2, 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: Jun 2, 2012, 6:43 AM EDT (10:43 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 2, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT
Expired: Jun 2, 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.

528 
WWUS84 KMOB 021043
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
543 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR PART OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND HIGH
ERC AROUND 42...

.HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BRING LOW HUMIDITY DROPPING BELOW 30
PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. DRY FUEL WILL ALLOW ERC TO REACH THE LOW
40S THIS AFTERNOON.

FLZ005-006-022300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0023.120602T1700Z-120602T2300Z/
INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
543 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC FOR OKALOOSA
COUNTY ONLY...

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 FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY ONLY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005 AND 006. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY: AROUND 35 AT ONSET OF THE RED FLAG WARNING
  REACHING AS LOW AS 25 MID AFTERNOON AND REBOUNDING ABOVE 35 BY
  SUNSET.

* WINDS: NORTH 4 TO 8 THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST 8 TO 12 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

* DISPERSIONS: 51 TO 57 AT ONSET OF THE RED FLAG WARNING REACHING 65
  TO 70 THIS AFTERNOON AND BACK INTO THE 20S BY SUNSET.

* ERC: 40 TO 42.

* EFFECTS...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.

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

633 
WWUS84 KMOB 022004
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
304 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING DUE TO
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY ONLY...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF ON SUNDAY AND ALLOWS FOR LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TO RETURN
GULF MOISTURE TO THE AREA.  A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY FLORIDA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF A LONG DURATION
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 35.  AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BRIEFLY BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER
INLAND SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES ON SUNDAY BUT WILL NOT
SATISFY DURATION REQUIREMENTS.  AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS ON MONDAY.  A WEAK COLD FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR RAIN TO THE
AREA TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY.  PATCHY LIGHT FOG DEVELOPMENT WILL BE
POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT.

FLZ005-006-022300-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120602T2300Z/
INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
304 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND 
ERC VALUES ABOVE 35 FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005 AND 006. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY: DROPPING TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT DURING THE
  REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND REBOUNDING ABOVE 35 BY SUNSET.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING WESTERLY 5 TO
  10 MPH BY SUNSET.

* DISPERSIONS: PEAKING IN THE 65 TO 70 RANGE THIS AFTERNOON.

* ERC: 40 TO 42.

* EFFECTS...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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Sources

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