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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Apr 7, 2022, 4:37 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Apr 7, 2022, 1:00 PM CDT. 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
- Apr 7, 2022, 4:37 AM CDT (09:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2022, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2022, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:36 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
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 1916 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1158 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted.
485 WWUS84 KMOB 070937 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 437 AM CDT Thu Apr 7 2022 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR COASTAL ALABAMA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES, 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 15 MPH, AND HIGH KBDI... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES, 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 15 MPH, AND DRY FUELS... ALZ261>266-072345- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0002.220407T1800Z-220407T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KMOB.FW.A.0001.220408T1700Z-220408T2300Z/ Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-Baldwin Central- Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- 437 AM CDT Thu Apr 7 2022 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR COASTAL ALABAMA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES, 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 15 MPH, AND HIGH KBDI... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL ALABAMA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES, 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 15 MPH, AND HIGH KBDI... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 6 PM CDT this evening. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch is in effect Friday afternoon. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 261, 262, 263, 264, 265 and 266. * WIND...Westerly to northwesterly 13 to 17 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * HUMIDITY...Falling to 22 to 27 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. && $$ FLZ201>206-072345- /O.EXT.KMOB.FW.A.0001.220408T1700Z-220408T2300Z/ Escambia Inland-Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal- 437 AM CDT Thu Apr 7 2022 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 201, 202, 203, 204, 205 and 206. * WIND...Becoming west to northwesterly 13 to 17 mph. * HUMIDITY...Falling to 22 to 27 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
1 follow-up statement
258 WWUS84 KMOB 071957 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 257 PM CDT Thu Apr 7 2022 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR COASTAL ALABAMA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES, 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 15 MPH, AND HIGH KBDI... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES, 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 15 MPH, AND DRY FUELS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES, 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 15 MPH, AND DRY FUELS... ALZ261>266-081100- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220407T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0001.220408T1700Z-220408T2300Z/ Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-Baldwin Central- Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- 257 PM CDT Thu Apr 7 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR COASTAL ALABAMA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES, 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 15 MPH, AND HIGH KBDI... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL ALABAMA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES, 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 15 MPH, AND HIGH KBDI... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 6 PM CDT this evening. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch is in effect Friday afternoon. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 261, 262, 263, 264, 265 and 266. * WIND...Westerly to northwesterly 13 to 17 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * HUMIDITY...Falling to 22 to 27 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. && $$ FLZ201>206-081100- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0002.220409T1700Z-220409T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0001.220408T1700Z-220408T2300Z/ Escambia Inland-Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal- 257 PM CDT Thu Apr 7 2022 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect Saturday afternoon. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 201, 202, 203, 204, 205 and 206. * WIND...Becoming west to northwesterly 13 to 17 mph. * HUMIDITY...Falling to 22 to 27 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 7:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 47 min |
| Apr 6, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 31 min |
| Apr 6, 8:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Marengo | 45 min |
| Apr 6, 8:32 PM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 6 hr | |
| Apr 6, 8:33 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 6 hr |
| Apr 6, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 29 min |
| Apr 6, 9:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 44 min |
| Apr 6, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 31 min |
| Apr 6, 9:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler | 31 min |
| Apr 6, 11:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 62 min |
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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.