Red Flag Warning 29, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

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WWUS84 KMAF 070252
RFWMAF

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
952 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006

...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...
20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR
GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE GUADALUPE AND
DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE TRANS
PECOS...THE MARFA PLATEAU...AND THE PERMIAN BASIN FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...
20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR
GREATER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...

.WINDY CONDITIONS AND DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
AND RH/S WILL SLOWLY CLIMB ABOVE 15% EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER
ROUND OF INCREASING WINDS AND VERY LOW RH/S CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO... THE PERMIAN BASIN...TRANS PECOS AND
DAVIS MOUNTAINS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

NMZ114-TXZ074-258-070900-
/O.EXT.KMAF.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-060407T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0026.060407T1800Z-060408T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
952 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006 /852 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006/

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/
FRIDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/
FRIDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

WESTERLY 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
ALSO REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT. FIRE DANGER WILL BE HIGH AND
CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY FAVORABLE FOR RAPID AND EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH AND SPREAD.

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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

NMZ115-TXZ058>063-067>070-075-071115-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0026.060407T1800Z-060408T0000Z/
SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-
GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-
952 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006 /852 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

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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WWUS84 KMAF 160215
RFWMAF

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
915 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES FOR SUNDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...

.WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT HAS WEAKENED. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE.  WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS SUNDAY. VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE... AND AS
TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE 70S TO LOWER 80S...RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL LIKELY DROP TO AROUND 10 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE
AFTERNOON.

NMZ114-TXZ258-161015-
/O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-060416T0200Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0029.060416T1600Z-060417T0200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
815 PM MDT SAT APR 15 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED
FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080>082-160315-
/O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-060416T0200Z/
SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-
ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-
GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
915 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006 /815 PM MDT SAT APR 15 2006/

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
728 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006

.UPDATE...
WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WARNING CRITERION ACROSS THE PLAINS OF
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS HAS BEEN ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT. WINDS HAVE ALSO DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY
LEVELS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...WESTERN LOW
ROLLING PLAINS...TRANS PECOS...STOCKTON AND MARFA PLATEAUS. WE
HAVE ALSO ALLOWED THE WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE FOR THESE AREAS. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS WILL
REMAIN INTACT.

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL ALSO REMAIN INTACT GIVEN CURRENT WINDS
AND RH/S.

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 10 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.

     RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES...CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...GUADALUPE
     MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY...NORTHERN LEA COUNTY...AND
     SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 10 AM CDT FRIDAY TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 1 PM CDT FRIDAY TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR
     THE FOLLOWING ZONES...CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY
     PLAINS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY...NORTHERN LEA
     COUNTY...AND SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.

TX...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES...ANDREWS...BIG BEND AREA...BORDEN...CRANE...
     DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...
     GLASSCOCK...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...HOWARD...LOVING...MARFA
     PLATEAU...MARTIN...MIDLAND...MITCHELL...PECOS...PRESIDIO
     VALLEY...REAGAN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...
     SCURRY...TERRELL...UPTON...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54
     CORRIDOR...WARD...AND WINKLER.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 1 PM CDT FRIDAY TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR
     THE FOLLOWING ZONES...CRANE...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...
     ECTOR...GLASSCOCK...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...LOVING...
     MIDLAND...PECOS...REAGAN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS
     PECOS...UPTON...WARD...AND WINKLER.

     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 10 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...AND GUADALUPE
     MOUNTAINS.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 10 AM CDT FRIDAY TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
252 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-072000-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-
GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
252 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006 /152 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

VERY STRONG WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH AND GUSTS OF
65 OR GREATER WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING IN THE
GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS.  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE
NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING
PLAINS...AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.  LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A GAIL TO TARZAN
LINE COULD SEE WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH
THROUGH KATE AFTERNOON.

SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITH
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE REST OF
THE PLAINS.  THESE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE FIRE
HAZARD AS RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH...ALONG WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON FRIDAY
AFTERNOON WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS FROM THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS...MARFA PLATEAU...EASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER TRANS
PECOS...AND PERMIAN BASIN.  THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUCIVE
FOR FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
353 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-070300-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-
GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...
RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...
MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...ALPINE...
FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...
SANDERSON...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
353 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006 /253 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006/

...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO TODAY...

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM
PASSES ACROSS THE REGION. VERY DRY AIR WILL ALSO SPREAD EASTWARD
ACROSS ALL AREAS...WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LIKELY
DROPPING TO LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.

THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH THE LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY TO CREATE VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID AND
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY. SEVERAL WILD FIRES HAVE ALREADY
BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND THICK SMOKE FROM THESE
WILD FIRES WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES ACROSS AREA ROADWAYS.
MOTORISTS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO AVOID AREAS WHERE WILD FIRES ARE
BURNING.

USE OF OPEN FLAMES OUTDOORS SHOULD BE AVOIDED. CIGARETTES SHOULD
NOT BE THROWN ON THE GROUND OR FROM VEHICLES. ANY OPEN FIRE WILL
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD INTO A DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRE.