Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 32, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Oct 31, 2012, 7:31 AM EDT. It took effect at Nov 1, 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
- Oct 31, 2012, 7:31 AM EDT (11:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 1, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Nov 1, 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.
030 WWUS84 KMOB 311131 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 631 AM CDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY 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>006-010345- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0032.121101T1700Z-121101T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0031.121031T1700Z-121031T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 631 AM CDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSION ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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 NOON TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 10 TO 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 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
303 WWUS84 KMOB 311947 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 247 PM CDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY HIGH DISPERSIONS...MARGINALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES NEAR 35 ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MARGINALLY HIGH DISPERSIONS AND ERC VALUES NEAR 35 ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND USHER SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION. A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND ALSO FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO A COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY HIGH DISPERSION VALUES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND ERC VALUES NEAR 35. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS ON FRIDAY. FLZ001>006-011200- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-121031T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0032.121101T1700Z-121101T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 247 PM CDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY HIGH DISPERSIONS...MARGINALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES NEAR 35 ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR A COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY HIGH DISPERSIONS...MARGINALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES NEAR 35 ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND NORTHERLY AROUND 10 MPH ON THURSDAY. * DISPERSIONS: AROUND 75. * 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. && $$
152 WWUS84 KMOB 312301 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 601 PM CDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY HIGH DISPERSIONS...MARGINALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND ERC VALUES NEAR 35 ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... ...THE RED FLAG WARNING CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MARGINALLY HIGH DISPERSIONS...AND ERC VALUES NEAR 35 ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE... .DRIER AIR WILL USHER INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT. THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO A COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY HIGH DISPERSION VALUES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND ERC VALUES NEAR 35. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS ON FRIDAY. FLZ001>006-011500- /O.EXP.KMOB.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-121031T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0032.121101T1700Z-121101T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 601 PM CDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR A COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY HIGH DISPERSIONS...MARGINALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES NEAR 35 ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING AS HUMIDITY LEVELS RISE AND DISPERSION VALUES DECREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH ON THURSDAY. * DISPERSIONS: AROUND 75. * 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. && $$
513 WWUS84 KMOB 011122 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 622 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2012 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT TODAY FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...VERY HIGH DISPERSIONS...AND ERC VALUES NEAR 35 ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .DRIER AIR WILL USHER INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT. THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO A COMBINATION OF MARGINALLY HIGH DISPERSION VALUES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND ERC VALUES NEAR 35. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS ON FRIDAY. FLZ001>006-012300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0032.121101T1700Z-121101T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 622 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR HIGH DISPERSIONS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: AROUND 30 PERCENT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. * DISPERSIONS: AROUND 85. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
382 WWUS84 KMOB 011838 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 138 PM CDT THU NOV 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR HIGH DISPERSIONS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES NEAR 35 ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE AREA SWITCH TO A LIGHT WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION THROUGH FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION SHIFTS INTO THE CENTRAL GULF. A LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW CONTINUES FOR SATURDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ADVANCES FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WELL BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS COMBINED WITH ERC VALUES NEAR 35 AND HIGH DISPERSION VALUES. GULF MOISTURE GRADUALLY RETURNS TO THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY AND WILL KEEP AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. FLZ001>006-012300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121101T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 138 PM CDT THU NOV 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR HIGH DISPERSIONS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES NEAR 35 ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 25 TO 30 PERCENT. * WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. * DISPERSIONS: AROUND 85. * 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. && $$
574 WWUS84 KMOB 012259 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 559 PM CDT THU NOV 1 2012 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO RELAX AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND DISPERSION VALUES DECREASE. PATCHY FOG IS ALSO EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. FLZ001>006-020000- /O.EXP.KMOB.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121101T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 559 PM CDT THU NOV 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR HIGH DISPERSIONS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES NEAR 35 ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ADDITIONALLY...AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES INCREASE OVERNIGHT...EXPECT PATCHY FOG TO DEVELOP IN LOW-LYING AREAS. $$
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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.