RED FLAG WARNING
Issue Date: 647 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 500 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE COUNTIES OF
ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA DUE TO MARGINALLY LONG DURATION
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
.HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY WHILE A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES SOUTH OF THE AREA OVER THE GULF WATERS. LOW
LEVELS OF MOISTURE TODAY WILL RESULT IN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING
BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A
MARGINALLY LONG DURATION...THEN MOISTURE LEVELS INCREASE SOMEWHAT ON
SUNDAY AS THE GULF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SENDS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
TO THE REGION. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN SLIGHTLY ABOVE
CRITICAL LEVELS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
FLZ002-004-006-262300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0057.091226T1700Z-091226T2300Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
647 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR SLIGHTLY LONGER
THAN FOUR HOURS.
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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 545 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009 Expires:200912271200;;
FLUS44 KMOB 261145
HWOMOB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
555 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078-
079-271200-
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WAYNE-PERRY-
GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
555 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...NORTHWEST
FLORIDA...AND THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SOME FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION.
PLEASE SEE THE LATEST RIVER FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
COMPUTER MODEL GUIDANCE IS SHOWING ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF ON TUESDAY...MOVING EAST
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF BY NEXT WEDNESDAY. IF THIS PATTERN
HOLDS...WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE MARINE AREA WITH
ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTH
CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND STORM SPOTTERS IS
NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Issue Date: 550 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 400 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE INLAND AREAS OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE
DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITY...
.DRIER AIR WILL FLOW INTO THE AREA LATER TODAY WITH HUMIDITY DROPPING
BELOW 35 PERCENT BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE POOR ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AS THE CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA.
FLZ001-003-005-252000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0045.091226T1700Z-091226T2200Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
550 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW SURFACE HU8MIDITY
OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. LOWEST HUMIDITIY VALUES BELOW 25 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
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.
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