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Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Feb 10, 2012, 3:12 PM EST. It took effect at Feb 11, 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
- Feb 10, 2012, 3:12 PM EST (20:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2012, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 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.
969 WWUS84 KMOB 102012 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 212 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF HIGH DISPERSION INDICES CONCURRENT WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF HIGH DISPERSION INDICES CONCURRENT WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA FOR THE RISK OF LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... .SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST THIS EVENING. MOST OF THE RAIN WILL BE LIGHT. IT WILL THEN MOVE QUICKLY EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT... FOLLOWED BY CLEAR SKIES AND COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE WEEKEND. RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. FLZ001>006-111215- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0006.120211T1900Z-120212T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0009.120211T1800Z-120211T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0007.120212T1500Z-120212T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 212 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY FOR HIGH DISPERSION INDICES CONCURRENT WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR RISK OF HIGH DISPERSION INDICES CONCURRENT WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY. THIS CANCELS AND SUPERSEDES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH PREVIOUSLY ISSUED THIS MORNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * HUMIDITY...LOWERING BELOW 25 PERCENT ON SATURDAY AND AROUND 15 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. * DISPERSIONS...RISING ABOVE 75 BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ALZ051>064-111215- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0007.120212T1700Z-120212T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN- 212 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA DUE TO RISK OF LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051...052...053...054... 055...056...057...058...059...060...061...062...063 AND 064. * HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO BELOW 15 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
304 WWUS84 KMOB 111226 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 626 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR HIGH DISPERSION INDICES CONCURRENT WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR HIGH DISPERSION INDICES CONCURRENT WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA FOR LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALONG WITH VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH TODAY. THE VERY DRY AIR MASS WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH WILL PERSIST ON SUNDAY. RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SUNDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND ALABAMA. FLZ001>006-120430- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0007.120212T1500Z-120212T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0010.120212T1500Z-120213T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0009.120211T1800Z-120211T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 626 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR HIGH DISPERSION INDICES CONCURRENT WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR HIGH DISPERSION INDICES CONCURRENT WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * HUMIDITY...LOWERING BELOW 25 PERCENT ON SATURDAY AND AROUND 15 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. * DISPERSIONS...RISING ABOVE 75 BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * 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. && $$ ALZ051>064-120430- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0007.120212T1700Z-120212T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0010.120212T1600Z-120213T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN- 626 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA FOR LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... * HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO BELOW 15 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
628 WWUS84 KMOB 112123 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 323 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR HIGH DISPERSION INDICES CONCURRENT WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR HIGH DISPERSION INDICES CONCURRENT WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA FOR LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALONG WITH VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH TODAY. THE VERY DRY AIR MASS WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH WILL PERSIST ON SUNDAY. RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SUNDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND ALABAMA. FLZ001>006-121330- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120211T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0010.120212T1500Z-120213T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 323 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR HIGH DISPERSION INDICES CONCURRENT WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR HIGH DISPERSION INDICES CONCURRENT WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * HUMIDITY...LOWERING BELOW 25 PERCENT ON SATURDAY AND AROUND 15 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. * DISPERSIONS...RISING ABOVE 75 BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * 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 RISK RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ALZ053>060-121330- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0008.120213T1800Z-120213T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0010.120212T1600Z-120213T0000Z/ CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 323 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA FOR LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA FOR LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO BELOW 15 PERCENT ON SUNDAY AND BELOW 25 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE WILL RISK EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ALZ051-052-061>064-121330- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0010.120212T1600Z-120213T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN- 323 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA FOR LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... * HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO BELOW 15 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. * 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 TEMPERATURE WILL RISK EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 7:35 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 8 hr | |
| Feb 10, 7:35 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 24 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:04 PM EST | Freeze Watch | MOB | 13 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:04 PM EST | Hard Freeze Watch | MOB | 13 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.