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Red Flag Warning 28, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Oct 27, 2012, 3:29 PM EDT. It took effect at Oct 28, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 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 27, 2012, 3:29 PM EDT (19:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 28, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
208 WWUS84 KMOB 271929 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 229 PM CDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNINGS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AND MONDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS HURRICANE SANDY BRINGS DRY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO THE REGION... .DRY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL CREATE RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. FLZ001>006-281130- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0028.121028T1800Z-121028T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0029.121029T1600Z-121030T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 229 PM CDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSION ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSION ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 22 TO 30 PERCENT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * DISPERSIONS: 80 TO 85. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ALZ057-058-060-281130- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0026.121029T1800Z-121029T2300Z/ BUTLER-CRENSHAW-COVINGTON- 229 PM CDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND A KBDI OF 500 OR MORE POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 057...058 AND 060. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: LOWER 20S. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * DISPERSIONS: 80 TO 85. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
856 WWUS84 KMOB 271932 CCA RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 229 PM CDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNINGS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AND MONDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS HURRICANE SANDY BRINGS DRY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO THE REGION... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... .DRY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL CREATE RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. FLZ001>006-281130- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0028.121028T1800Z-121028T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0029.121029T1600Z-121030T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 229 PM CDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSION ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSION ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 22 TO 30 PERCENT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * DISPERSIONS: 80 TO 85. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ALZ057-058-060-281130- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0026.121029T1800Z-121029T2300Z/ BUTLER-CRENSHAW-COVINGTON- 229 PM CDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND A KBDI OF 500 OR MORE POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 057...058 AND 060. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: LOWER 20S. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * DISPERSIONS: 80 TO 85. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
930 WWUS84 KMOB 281135 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 635 AM CDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNINGS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AND MONDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS HURRICANE SANDY BRINGS DRY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO THE REGION... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... .DRY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL CREATE RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. FLZ001>006-282000- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0028.121028T1800Z-121028T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0029.121029T1600Z-121030T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 635 AM CDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSION ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSION ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 22 TO 30 PERCENT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * DISPERSIONS: 80 TO 85. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ALZ057-058-060-282000- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0026.121029T1800Z-121029T2300Z/ BUTLER-CRENSHAW-COVINGTON- 635 AM CDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND A KBDI OF 500 OR MORE POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 057...058 AND 060. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * DISPERSIONS: 85 TO 95. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
058 WWUS84 KMOB 281942 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 242 PM CDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNINGS REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT MONDAY FOR BUTLER...CRENSHAW AND COVINGTON COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT TUESDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BUTLER...CRENSHAW AND COVINGTON COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... .DRY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL CREATE RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA THROUGH MONDAY...AND POSSIBLY INTO TUESDAY. ALZ057-058-060-291145- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0026.121029T1800Z-121029T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0027.121030T1800Z-121030T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KMOB.FW.W.0029.121029T1800Z-121029T2300Z/ BUTLER-CRENSHAW-COVINGTON- 242 PM CDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND A KBDI OF 500 OR MORE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR A POSSIBLE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND A KBDI OF 500 OR MORE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 057...058 AND 060. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: DOWN TO 24 PERCENT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * DISPERSIONS: 100 TO 115. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ001>006-291145- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0027.121030T1600Z-121031T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-121028T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0029.121029T1600Z-121030T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 242 PM CDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSION ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSION ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR A POSSIBLE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSION ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * DISPERSIONS: 85 TO 100. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 3:29 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 53 hr |
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Sources
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