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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Mobile, AL
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2:48 PM CDT | Gale Warning | MOB | 22 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.