Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Jan 31, 2013, 5:27 AM EST (10:27 UTC)

In effect from

Jan 31, 2013, 12:00 PM EST

Expired

Jan 31, 2013, 6:00 PM EST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

235 
WWUS84 KMOB 311027
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
427 AM CST THU JAN 31 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA FOR A LONG
DURATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH ELEVATED FIRE DANGER
INDICES AND DISPERSION...

.HIGH PRESSURE ADVANCING EASTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST RESULTS
IN A PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER.

FLZ005-006-312300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0001.130131T1700Z-130131T2300Z/
INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
427 AM CST THU JAN 31 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA FOR A LONG
DURATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH ELEVATED FIRE DANGER
INDICES AND DISPERSION...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005 AND 006. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 22 TO 26 PERCENT BETWEEN 11 AM AND 5 PM CST.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* DISPERSIONS: 75 IN THE AFTERNOON.

* ERC: 21.

* 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 FORECAST IN THE SHORT TERM. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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