Alert archive / Alabama / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Jan 21, 2014, 8:12 PM CST for 10 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Jan 22, 2014, 12:00 PM CST. 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
- Jan 21, 2014, 8:12 PM CST (02:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2014, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2014, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 5 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 02:11 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 00:00Z, 2.2 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
- 1101 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
171 WWUS84 KMOB 220212 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 812 PM CST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM WEDNESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA FOR A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... .A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK...WITH A LONG DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 25 PERCENT EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ALZ051>062-221815- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0007.140122T1800Z-140122T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN- 812 PM CST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA FOR A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051...052...053...054... 055...056...057...058...059...060...061 AND 062. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR UP TO 5 HOURS. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
262 WWUS84 KMOB 221222 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 622 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA FOR A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... .A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK... WITH A LONG DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 25 PERCENT EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ALZ063-064-222300- /O.EXA.KMOB.FW.W.0007.140122T1800Z-140122T2300Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 622 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 063 AND 064. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR UP TO 5 HOURS. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ALZ051>062-222300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0007.140122T1800Z-140122T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN- 622 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051...052...053...054... 055...056...057...058...059...060...061 AND 062. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR UP TO 5 HOURS. * 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 LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
140 WWUS84 KMOB 221955 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 155 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA FOR A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... .SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST MAINTAINS A VERY DRY AIRMASS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. ALZ051>064-222300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140122T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN- 155 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051...052...053...054... 055...056...057...058...059...060...061...062...063 AND 064. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: BELOW 25 PERCENT THROUGH 5 PM. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A LONG DURATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 4:24 AM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.