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WWUS84 KMOB 201456
RFWMOB
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
956 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES, BREEZY WINDS, AND ONGOING SEVERE AND EXTREME DROUGHT...
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CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-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-
956 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051, 052, 053, 054, 055,
056, 057, 058, 059, 060, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 261,
262, 263, 264, 265 AND 266.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 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.
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