Alert archive / Alabama / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Nov 13, 2014, 2:54 PM CST for 10 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Nov 14, 2014, 11:00 AM CST. 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
- Nov 13, 2014, 2:54 PM CST (20:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 14, 2014, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 14, 2014, 5:00 PM CST
- 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 nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 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
- 757 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
165 WWUS84 KMOB 132054 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 254 PM CST THU NOV 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST FRIDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA DUE TO A MARGINALLY LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS ON FRIDAY FOR A MARGINALLY LONG DURATION OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. SIMILARLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MAY BECOME NECESSARY. ALZ052>064-141300- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0008.141114T1600Z-141114T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0021.141114T1700Z-141114T2300Z/ WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA- COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 254 PM CST THU NOV 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST FRIDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA DUE TO A MARGINALLY LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 052...053...054...055... 056...057...058...059...060...061...062...063 AND 064. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: POTENTIALLY AT OR BELOW 24 PERCENT FOR FOUR OR MORE HOURS. * WINDS: NORTH 10-15 MPH. * 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. && $$ ALZ051-141300- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0021.141114T1700Z-141114T2300Z/ CHOCTAW- 254 PM CST THU NOV 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST FRIDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA DUE TO A MARGINALLY LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM CST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: POTENTIALLY AT OR BELOW 24 PERCENT FOR FOUR OR MORE HOURS. * WINDS: NORTH 10-15 MPH. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
2 follow-up statements
635 WWUS84 KMOB 141128 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 528 AM CST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW ERC VALUES... .COLD HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND CRITICAL LEVELS ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW ERC VALUES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO EITHER REMAIN JUST ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS OR NOT SATISFY OTHER CRITERIA. FLZ001>006-142300- /O.EXA.KMOB.FW.W.0021.141114T1700Z-141114T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 528 AM CST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW ERC VALUES... 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 001...002...003...004... 005 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: POTENTIALLY AT OR BELOW 28 PERCENT FOR FOUR OR MORE HOURS. * ERC VALUES: 30 TO 37. * WINDS: NORTH 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. * 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. && $$ ALZ051>064-142300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0021.141114T1700Z-141114T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN- 528 AM CST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051...052...053...054... 055...056...057...058...059...060...061...062...063 AND 064. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: POTENTIALLY AT OR BELOW 24 PERCENT FOR FOUR OR MORE HOURS. * WINDS: NORTH 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
208 WWUS84 KMOB 141515 AAA RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 915 AM CST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS... .COLD HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 25 PERCENT...AND FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 29 PERCENT POSSIBLY COMBINED WITH 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO EITHER REMAIN JUST ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS OR NOT SATISFY OTHER CRITERIA. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-142300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0021.141114T1700Z-141114T2300Z/ 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- 915 AM CST FRI NOV 14 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS... * 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: DROPPING TO BETWEEN 22 TO 26 PERCENT FOR FOUR OR MORE HOURS. * WINDS: NORTH 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 3:03 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 33 hr | |
| Nov 13, 4:29 AM CST | Freeze Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Nov 13, 5:05 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 3 more | 10 hr |
| Nov 13, 4:29 AM CST | Freeze Watch | MOB | 24 hr |
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.