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Red Flag Warning 30, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Oct 29, 2012, 2:37 PM CDT for Butler County, Covington County, Crenshaw County, Alabama. It took effect at Oct 30, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT. 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 29, 2012, 2:37 PM CDT (19:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 30, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 180 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 630 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -122 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
245 WWUS84 KMOB 291937 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 237 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FOR BUTLER...CRENSHAW AND COVINGTON COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... ...RED FLAG WARNING 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 TODAY AND TUESDAY. FLZ001>006-301145- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0027.121030T1600Z-121031T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0030.121030T1600Z-121031T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-121030T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 237 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 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 IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY 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: 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * DISPERSIONS: 90 TO 110. * 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. && $$ ALZ057-058-060-301145- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0027.121030T1800Z-121030T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0030.121030T1800Z-121030T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-121029T2300Z/ BUTLER-CRENSHAW-COVINGTON- 237 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND A KBDI OF 500 OR MORE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND A KBDI OF 500 OR MORE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 057...058 AND 060. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: DOWN TO 24 PERCENT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * DISPERSIONS: 100 TO 115. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
2 follow-up statements
791 WWUS84 KMOB 301104 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 604 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BUTLER...CRENSHAW AND COVINGTON COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .DRY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL CREATE RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA TODAY AND TUESDAY. FLZ001>006-310315- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0028.121031T1700Z-121031T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0030.121030T1600Z-121031T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 604 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSION ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR A COMBINATION OF HIGH DISPERSIONS...LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * DISPERSIONS: 90 TO 110. * 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 FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ALZ057-058-060-302300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0030.121030T1800Z-121030T2300Z/ BUTLER-CRENSHAW-COVINGTON- 604 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND A KBDI OF 500 OR MORE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 057...058 AND 060. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: DOWN TO 24 PERCENT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * DISPERSIONS: 100 TO 115. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
920 WWUS84 KMOB 301934 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 234 PM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BUTLER...CRENSHAW AND COVINGTON COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A DRY MODERATE WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY...RESULTING IN LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT. A SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL RETURN LATE IN THE WEEK AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF MOVES EAST. FLZ001>006-311145- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0028.121031T1700Z-121031T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0031.121031T1700Z-121031T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 234 PM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 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 IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * DISPERSIONS: 90 TO 110. * 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. && $$ ALZ057-058-060-302300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-121030T2300Z/ BUTLER-CRENSHAW-COVINGTON- 234 PM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND A KBDI OF 500 OR MORE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 057...058 AND 060. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: DOWN TO 24 PERCENT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * DISPERSIONS: 100 TO 115. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 4:48 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw | 14 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.