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Red Flag Warning 18, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Oct 3, 2014, 2:55 PM CDT for 10 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Oct 4, 2014, 12:00 PM CDT. 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 3, 2014, 2:55 PM CDT (19:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 4, 2014, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 4, 2014, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 881 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
710 WWUS84 KMOB 031955 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 255 PM CDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HIGH KBDI VALUES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS...AND FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF BREEZY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES... .A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WILL USHER MUCH DRIER AND COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT ON SATURDAY AND AROUND 25 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. DUE TO OTHER CRITERIA SUCH AS HIGH KBDI VALUES...BREEZY WINDS AND MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA FOR SATURDAY. AT THIS TIME WINDS WILL BE BELOW CRITERIA TO REQUIRE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY. FLZ001>006-041200- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0006.141004T1600Z-141004T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0018.141004T1700Z-141005T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 255 PM CDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF BREEZY WINDS...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 NOON TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: NEAR 20 PERCENT * WINDS: NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH * ERC: NEAR 28 * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ ALZ051>064-041200- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0018.141004T1700Z-141005T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN- 255 PM CDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HIGH KBDI VALUES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051...052...053...054... 055...056...057...058...059...060...061...062...063 AND 064. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: NEAR 20 PERCENT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. * KBDI: NEAR 500-600 * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
2 follow-up statements
991 WWUS84 KMOB 041107 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 607 AM CDT SAT OCT 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT TODAY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HIGH KBDI VALUES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS...AND FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF BREEZY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES... .A COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED ACROSS THE REGION USHERING IN COOL AND VERY DRY AIR. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE LOW TO MID 20 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COUPLED WITH HIGH KBDI VALUES...BREEZY WINDS AND MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES HAVE PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-042015- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0018.141004T1700Z-141005T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 607 AM CDT SAT OCT 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HIGH KBDI VALUES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051...052...053...054... 055...056...057...058...059...060...061...062...063 AND 064. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: NEAR 20 PERCENT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. * KBDI: NEAR 500-600 * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
212 WWUS84 KMOB 042005 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 305 PM CDT SAT OCT 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT TODAY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HIGH KBDI VALUES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 FEET GREATER THAN 10 MPH...AND FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF BREEZY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES... .A COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED ACROSS THE REGION BRINGING COOL AND VERY DRY AIR. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN IN THE MID 20 PERCENT TO 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH HIGH KBDI VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 FEET GREATER THAN 10 MPH AND MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES HAVE PROMPTED CONTINUING THE RED FLAG WARNING. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-042300- /O.EXT.KMOB.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-141004T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 305 PM CDT SAT OCT 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HIGH KBDI VALUES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 FEET GREATER THAN 10 MPH...AND FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF BREEZY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051...052...053...054... 055...056...057...058...059...060...061...062...063 AND 064. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004...005 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 25 TO 30 PERCENT. * 20 FOOT WINDS: NORTHWEST 10 - 15 MPH. * KBDI: NEAR 500-600 * ERC: 23-24 * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 57 min |
| Oct 3, 8:13 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 29 hr | |
| Oct 3, 9:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min | |
| Oct 3, 9:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 41 min |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.