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Red Flag Warning 33, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Nov 24, 2012, 6:02 AM EST. It took effect at Nov 24, 2012, 1:00 PM EST. 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
- Nov 24, 2012, 6:02 AM EST (11:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 24, 2012, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 24, 2012, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
086 WWUS84 KMOB 241102 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 502 AM CST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY FLORIDA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND CRITICAL ERC VALUES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND OKALOOSA COUNTY FLORIDA DUE TO A POTENTIALLY LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND CRITICAL ERC VALUES... .COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO REGION TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE ERC VALUES REACH 35 IN OKALOOSA COUNTY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT ACROSS INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON SUNDAY WHILE ERC VALUES REMAIN NEAR 35 IN OKALOOSA COUNTY. FLZ001>004-241215- /O.CAN.KMOB.FW.A.0030.121124T1800Z-121125T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA- 502 AM CST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR SANTA ROSA AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES IN FLORIDA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. WHILE A LONG DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...ERC VALUES ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW 35. DISPERSIONS AND 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL ALSO FALL SHORT OF CRITICAL LEVELS. THEREFORE...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ FLZ005-006-242300- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0030.121124T1800Z-121125T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0033.121124T1800Z-121124T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0031.121125T1800Z-121125T2300Z/ INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 502 AM CST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY FLORIDA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND CRITICAL ERC VALUES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY FLORIDA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND CRITICAL ERC VALUES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: MINIMUM OF 24 TO 28 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND 20 TO 27 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH AROUND 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * DISPERSIONS: 60 TO 70 THIS AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 18 TO 21 SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * ERC: AROUND 35. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ALZ053>060-242300- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0031.121125T1800Z-121125T2300Z/ CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 502 AM CST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA DUE TO THE POTENTIAL LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 053...054...055...056... 057...058...059 AND 060. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: MINIMUM VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT. * WINDS: SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. * DISPERSIONS: 18 TO 23. * 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
259 WWUS84 KMOB 242030 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 230 PM CST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES FLORIDA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY FLORIDA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES... .COLD AND DRY AIR SETTLES OVER THE REGION TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO SLIGHTLY BELOW SEASONABLE LEVELS ON SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON FOR MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES ALONG WITH A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES FLORIDA FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON BASED ON MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES WITH A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA FOR A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A RETURN OF MOISTURE TO THE REGION ON MONDAY LOOKS SUFFICIENT TO KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. FLZ005-006-251230- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0031.121125T1800Z-121125T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0034.121125T1600Z-121126T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-121124T2300Z/ INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 230 PM CST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY FLORIDA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES FLORIDA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: MINIMUM OF 24 TO 28 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND 20 TO 25 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH AROUND 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH ON SUNDAY. * DISPERSIONS: AROUND 60 THIS AFTERNOON AND AROUND 20 SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * ERC: AROUND 35. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY 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. && $$ ALZ053>060-251230- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0031.121125T1800Z-121125T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0034.121125T1800Z-121125T2300Z/ CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 230 PM CST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 053...054...055...056... 057...058...059 AND 060. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: AROUND 20 PERCENT. * WINDS: BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. * DISPERSIONS: AROUND 20. * 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. && $$ FLZ003-004-251230- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0034.121125T1600Z-121126T0000Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- 230 PM CST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES FLORIDA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 003 AND 004. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * WINDS: BECOMING SOUTH NEAR 5 MPH. * DISPERSIONS: AROUND 15. * ERC: AROUND 35. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
904 WWUS84 KMOB 242316 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 516 PM CST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES FLORIDA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES... .COLD AND DRY AIR SETTLES OVER THE REGION TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO SLIGHTLY BELOW SEASONABLE LEVELS ON SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES FLORIDA FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON BASED ON MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES WITH A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA FOR A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A RETURN OF MOISTURE TO THE REGION ON MONDAY LOOKS SUFFICIENT TO KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. FLZ005-006-251530- /O.EXP.KMOB.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-121124T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0034.121125T1600Z-121126T0000Z/ INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 516 PM CST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY FLORIDA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES... ...THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON HAS EXPIRED AS OF 5 PM CST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: MINIMUM 20 TO 25 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH SUNDAY. * DISPERSIONS: AROUND 20 SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * ERC: AROUND 35. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY 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. && $$ FLZ003-004-251530- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0034.121125T1600Z-121126T0000Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- 516 PM CST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY FLORIDA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 003 AND 004. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * WINDS: BECOMING SOUTH NEAR 5 MPH SUNDAY. * DISPERSIONS: AROUND 20 SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * ERC: AROUND 35. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ALZ053>060-251530- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0034.121125T1800Z-121125T2300Z/ CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 516 PM CST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 053...054...055...056... 057...058...059 AND 060. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: AROUND 20 PERCENT. * WINDS: BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH SUNDAY. * DISPERSIONS: AROUND 20. * 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 4:38 AM EST | Freeze Warning | MOB | 27 hr | |
| Nov 24, 6:02 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 9 hr | |
| Nov 24, 3:30 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 28 hr |
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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.