Red Flag Warning 24, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Jun 3, 2012, 6:49 AM EDT (10:49 UTC)

In effect from

Jun 3, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT

Expired

Jun 3, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
549 AM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM TODAY FOR INLAND
OKALOOSA COUNTY DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
ERC VALUES ABOVE 35...

.RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE LOW 30 PERCENT RANGE
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS INLAND OKALOOSA COUNTY. THE COMBINATION OF THE
LOW HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 35 NECESSITATE THE ISSUANCE OF A
RED FLAG WARNING.

FLZ005-032300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0024.120603T1800Z-120603T2300Z/
INLAND OKALOOSA-
549 AM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
ERC VALUES ABOVE 35 FOR INLAND OKALOOSA COUNTY...

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 ZONE 005.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 30-34 PERCENT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. 

* DISPERSIONS: 55 TO 65. 

* ERC: AROUND 40.  

* 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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