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Red Flag Warning 27, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Oct 18, 2012, 3:28 PM EDT. It took effect at Oct 19, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Oct 18, 2012, 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 19, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
412 WWUS84 KMOB 181928 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 228 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION AND ERC VALUES GREATER THAN 20 ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINED WITH MARGINAL 20 FOOT WINDS ALONG WITH KDBI VALUES CLOSE TO OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE 500... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH MONDAY THEN SHIFT EASTWARD LATER IN THE WEEK. DUE TO MUCH DRIER AIR MOVING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH THIS PATTERN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT FOR MOST AREAS ON FRIDAY THEN GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. VERY HIGH DISPERSION VALUES ARE ALSO EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. FLZ001>006-191130- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0024.121019T1600Z-121020T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0027.121019T1600Z-121020T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 228 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION AND ERC VALUES GREATER THAN 20 ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 18 TO 24 PERCENT FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WESTERLY 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * DISPERSIONS: AROUND 115 BY LATE MORNING. * ERC: 22 TO 26 * 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. && $$ ALZ056>060-191130- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0025.121019T1600Z-121020T0000Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 228 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINED WITH MARGINAL 20 FOOT WINDS ALONG WITH KDBI VALUES CLOSE TO OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE 500... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 056...057...058...059 AND 060. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: RANGING BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: 20 FT WINDS NEARING 10 MPH MOSTLY FROM THE WEST. * DISPERSIONS: 110 TO 120. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
999 WWUS84 KMOB 191023 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 523 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT TODAY DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSIONS AND ERC VALUES GREATER THAN 20 ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH MONDAY THEN SHIFT EASTWARD LATER IN THE WEEK. DUE TO MUCH DRIER AIR MOVING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. VERY HIGH DISPERSION VALUES ARE ALSO EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TODAY. ALZ056>060-191130- /O.CAN.KMOB.FW.A.0025.121019T1600Z-121020T0000Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 523 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. WHILE BREEZY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...KBDI VALUES ARE SHOWN TO STAY BELOW THE CRITICAL THRESHOLD OF 500. DUE TO INSUFFICIENT KBDI VALUES...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. $$ FLZ001>006-200000- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0027.121019T1600Z-121020T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 523 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION AND ERC VALUES GREATER THAN 20 ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: DROPPING TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WESTERLY 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH. * DISPERSIONS: 80 TO 95. * ERC: 25 TO 28 * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
474 WWUS84 KMOB 191845 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 145 PM CDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TODAY DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSIONS AND ERC VALUES GREATER THAN 20 ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH MONDAY THEN SHIFT EASTWARD LATER IN THE WEEK. DUE TO MUCH DRIER AIR MOVING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. VERY HIGH DISPERSION VALUES ARE ALSO EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TODAY. FLZ001>006-200000- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121020T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 145 PM CDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION AND ERC VALUES GREATER THAN 20 ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: DROPPING TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WESTERLY 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH. * DISPERSIONS: 80 TO 95. * ERC: 25 TO 28 * 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 6:55 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 9 hr | |
| Oct 18, 11:53 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 17 min |
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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.