Red Flag Warning

646 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
CDT THIS EVENING DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 35 PERCENT AND HIGH DISPERSION VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
001...002...003...004...005 AND 006...

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. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 
005 AND 006. 

* WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...DROPPING INTO THE LOWER 30S.

* DISPERSION...INCREASING TO 90 OR GREATER.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR LIKELY WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

536 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A VERY ISOLATED OCCURRENCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS IN THE HEAT OF
THE AFTERNOON IS POSSIBLE MAINLY NEAR THE COASTAL SEABREEZE. ANY
STORMS THAT OCCUR HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING BRIEF STRONG WIND
GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH. THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS MINIMAL TO
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL OF BRIEF
STRONG WIND GUSTS AND OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVELS
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT
EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY.

There are currently no Special Weather Statements Crestview, Sikes Airport, .

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Crestview, Sikes Airport, .