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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Mobile, AL

October 15, 2024Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; George County, Stone County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Oct 15, 2024, 3:02 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; George County, Stone County, Mississippi. It took effect at Oct 16, 2024, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 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 15, 2024, 3:02 PM CDT (20:02 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 16, 2024, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 16, 2024, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, George County, MS, Stone County, MS

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 188 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2024-10-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 187 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2024-10-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 157 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
187 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-317 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
810 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
275 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.2

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The text

As transmitted.

289 
WWUS84 KMOB 152002
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
302 PM CDT Tue Oct 15 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR COASTAL ALABAMA, THE 
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE, AND STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES IN
MISSISSIPPI FOR GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS...

ALZ261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ078-079-161015-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0002.241016T1200Z-241017T0000Z/
Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland-
Okaloosa Coastal-Stone-George-
302 PM CDT Tue Oct 15 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
COASTAL ALABAMA, THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND STONE AND
GEORGE COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI...

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 7 AM to 7 PM CDT Wednesday.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 078, 079, 201, 202, 203, 
  204, 205, 206, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265 and 266.

* WINDS...North 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 25 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread 
  quickly. 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
340 
WWUS84 KMOB 160825
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
325 AM CDT Wed Oct 16 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR COASTAL ALABAMA, THE 
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE, AND STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES IN
MISSISSIPPI FOR GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS...

ALZ261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ078-079-162230-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0002.241016T1200Z-241017T0000Z/
Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland-
Okaloosa Coastal-Stone-George-
325 AM CDT Wed Oct 16 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR COASTAL ALABAMA, THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 078, 079, 201, 202, 203, 
  204, 205, 206, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265 and 266.

* WINDS...North 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 23 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread 
  quickly. 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.

&&

$$
070 
WWUS84 KMOB 161433
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
933 AM CDT Wed Oct 16 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR COASTAL ALABAMA, THE 
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE, AND STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES IN
MISSISSIPPI FOR GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS...

ALZ261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ078-079-170000-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-241017T0000Z/
Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland-
Okaloosa Coastal-Stone-George-
933 AM CDT Wed Oct 16 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR COASTAL ALABAMA, THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND STONE AND
GEORGE COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 078, 079, 201, 202, 203, 
  204, 205, 206, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265 and 266.

* WINDS...North 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 26 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread 
  quickly. 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.

&&

$$
013 
WWUS84 KMOB 161920
RFWMOB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
220 PM CDT Wed Oct 16 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR COASTAL ALABAMA, THE 
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE, AND STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES IN
MISSISSIPPI FOR GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS...

ALZ261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ078-079-170000-
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-241017T0000Z/
Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland-
Okaloosa Coastal-Stone-George-
220 PM CDT Wed Oct 16 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR COASTAL ALABAMA, THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND STONE AND
GEORGE COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 078, 079, 201, 202, 203, 
  204, 205, 206, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265 and 266.

* WINDS...North 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 27 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread 
  quickly. 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 15, 2:48 PM CDTGale WarningMOB22 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Florida, 2024Red Flag Warnings in Alabama, 2024Red Flag Warnings in Mississippi, 2024Every red flag warning in 2024

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.