Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Oct 22, 2016, 3:31 AM CDT (08:31 UTC)

In effect from

Oct 22, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT

Expired

Oct 22, 2016, 6:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

Counties Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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422 
WWUS84 KMOB 220831
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
331 AM CDT SAT OCT 22 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND HIGH ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENTS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR INTERIOR AREAS OF THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO AN EXPECTED LONG DURATION
OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND POTENTIALLY HIGH ENERGY
RELEASE COMPONENTS...

.A VERY DRY CONTINENTAL AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHWARD OVER
THE REGION DROPPING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 27 PERCENT FOR FOUR OR
MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENTS EXCEEDING
CRITICAL THRESHOLDS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF THE RED FLAG WARNING.

FLZ201-203-205-221630-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0002.161022T1700Z-161022T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0001.161022T1700Z-161022T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0003.161023T1700Z-161023T2300Z/
ESCAMBIA INLAND-SANTA ROSA INLAND-OKALOOSA INLAND-
331 AM CDT SAT OCT 22 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF
CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND HIGH ENERGY RELEASE
COMPONENTS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR INTERIOR AREAS
OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO AN EXPECTED LONG DURATION OF
CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND POTENTIALLY HIGH ENERGY
RELEASE COMPONENTS...

* WIND...NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...NEAR 20 PERCENT.

* 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 STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE
TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ202-204-206-221630-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0001.161022T1700Z-161022T2300Z/
ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL-
331 AM CDT SAT OCT 22 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND HIGH ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENTS...

* WIND...NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...NEAR 20 PERCENT.

* 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 STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE
TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

967 
WWUS84 KMOB 221635
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1135 AM CDT SAT OCT 22 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND HIGH ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENTS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR INTERIOR AREAS OF THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO AN EXPECTED
LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND
POTENTIALLY HIGH ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENTS...

.A VERY DRY CONTINENTAL AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHWARD
OVER THE REGION DROPPING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 27 PERCENT FOR
FOUR OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS EXTENDED
PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH ENERGY RELEASE
COMPONENTS EXCEEDING CRITICAL THRESHOLDS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF
THE RED FLAG WARNING.

FLZ201-203-205-230045-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0001.161022T1700Z-161022T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0003.161023T1700Z-161023T2300Z/
ESCAMBIA INLAND-SANTA ROSA INLAND-OKALOOSA INLAND-
1135 AM CDT SAT OCT 22 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF
CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND HIGH ENERGY RELEASE
COMPONENTS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND HIGH ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENTS...

* WIND...NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...NEAR 20 PERCENT.

* 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
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ202-204-206-222300-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0001.161022T1700Z-161022T2300Z/
ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL-
1135 AM CDT SAT OCT 22 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG
DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND HIGH ENERGY
RELEASE COMPONENTS...

* WIND...NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...NEAR 20 PERCENT.

* 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
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

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