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Red Flag Warning 48, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at May 26, 2006, 4:38 AM CDT for Andrews County, Dawson County, Gaines County, Texas. It took effect at May 26, 2006, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 67 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
- May 26, 2006, 4:38 AM CDT (09:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 26, 2006, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 29, 2006, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 67 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Andrews County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Gaines County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 526 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3389 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS84 KMAF 260938 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 438 AM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE LINCOLN NF FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NORTHWARD ACROSS THE LINCOLN NF THROUGH THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. NIGHTTIME RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TO FAIR ACROSS THESE AREAS AS WELL. THESE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS AND MODERATE TO HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL FAVOR INTENSE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. NMZ114-TXZ258-262100- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0048.060526T1200Z-060527T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.A.0041.060527T1700Z-060528T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 338 AM MDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...VERY LOW DAYTIME RH VALUES... AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE LINCOLN NF FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. 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. $$ NMZ115-262100- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0048.060526T1200Z-060527T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.FW.A.0041.060527T1700Z-060528T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ- 338 AM MDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...VERY LOW DAYTIME RH VALUES... AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE LINCOLN NF FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMAF 262042 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 345 PM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...MARFA PLATEAU AND BIG BEND FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. .HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. NIGHTTIME RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TO FAIR ACROSS THESE AREAS AS WELL. THESE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL FAVOR INTENSE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THIS WEEKEND. NMZ115-270315- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0049.060527T1500Z-060528T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.A.0041.060528T0000Z-060529T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-060527T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ- 245 PM MDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWESTERLY 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AT OR ABOVE 20 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS...ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS EARLY THIS EVENING AND DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. THESE CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. 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. $$ TXZ057>060-067-074-080-270315- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0049.060527T1500Z-060528T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.FW.A.0041.060528T0000Z-060529T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- 345 PM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...VERY LOW RH VALUES...AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. THESE CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ NMZ114-TXZ258-270315- /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-060528T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.A.0041.060528T0000Z-060529T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 245 PM MDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...VERY LOW RH VALUES... AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST THIS EVENING THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. THESE CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. 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. $$ TXZ081-270315- /O.EXB.KMAF.FW.A.0041.060528T0000Z-060529T0000Z/ BIG BEND AREA- 345 PM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...VERY LOW RH VALUES...AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS MAY OCCUR ACROSS THE BIG BEND AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 270244 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 944 PM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...MARFA PLATEAU AND BIG BEND FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. .HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. NIGHTTIME RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TO FAIR ACROSS THESE AREAS AS WELL. THESE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL FAVOR INTENSE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THIS WEEKEND. NMZ115-271045- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-060527T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0049.060527T1500Z-060528T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0041.060528T0000Z-060529T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ- 844 PM MDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWESTERLY 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AT OR ABOVE 20 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS...ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. THESE CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. 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. $$ NMZ114-TXZ258-271045- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-060528T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0041.060528T0000Z-060529T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 844 PM MDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...VERY LOW RH VALUES... AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST THIS EVENING THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. THESE CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ TXZ057>060-067-074-080-271045- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0049.060527T1500Z-060528T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0041.060528T0000Z-060529T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- 944 PM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...VERY LOW RH VALUES...AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. THESE CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. 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. $$ TXZ081-271045- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0041.060528T0000Z-060529T0000Z/ BIG BEND AREA- 944 PM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...VERY LOW RH VALUES...AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS MAY OCCUR ACROSS THE BIG BEND AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 271029 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 529 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. .HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. NIGHTTIME RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TO FAIR ACROSS THESE AREAS AS WELL. THESE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL FAVOR INTENSE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THIS WEEKEND. TXZ081-271130- /O.CAN.KMAF.FW.A.0041.060528T0000Z-060529T0000Z/ BIG BEND AREA- 529 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ NMZ114-TXZ258-271830- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0041.060528T0000Z-060529T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-060529T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 429 AM MDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...VERY LOW RH VALUES... AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST THROUGH SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ NMZ115-TXZ057>060-067-074-080-271830- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0041.060528T0000Z-060529T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.W.0049.060527T1200Z-060529T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- 529 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 /429 AM MDT SAT MAY 27 2006/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SUNDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...VERY LOW RH VALUES... AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE MARFA PLATEAU THROUGH SUNDAY. 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. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 272044 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 344 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY FOR THE THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR AND MARFA PLATEAU FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. .HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE ROCKIES. NIGHTTIME RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR IN THESE AREAS AS WELL. THESE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL FAVOR INTENSE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. TXZ045-046-050-280200- /O.EXB.KMAF.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-060528T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.FW.W.0048.060528T1500Z-060529T0200Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- 344 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...VERY LOW RH VALUES... AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. 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. $$ NMZ115-TXZ057>060-067-080-280200- /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-060528T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.W.0049.060528T1500Z-060529T0200Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- MARFA PLATEAU- 344 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 /244 PM MDT SAT MAY 27 2006/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SUNDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...VERY LOW RH VALUES... AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL DEVELOP AGAIN DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. 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. $$ NMZ114-TXZ258-280215- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0042.060529T1800Z-060530T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-060529T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 244 PM MDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...VERY LOW RH VALUES... AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST THROUGH SUNDAY. THESE CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP AGAIN MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ TXZ074-280215- /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-060529T0200Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- 344 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...VERY LOW RH VALUES... AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 280326 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1026 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY FOR THE THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR AND MARFA PLATEAU FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE ROCKIES. NIGHTTIME RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR IN THESE AREAS AS WELL. THESE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL FAVOR INTENSE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. NMZ114-TXZ258-281430- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-060529T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0042.060529T1800Z-060530T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 926 PM MDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...VERY LOW RH VALUES... AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST THROUGH SUNDAY. THESE CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP AGAIN MONDAY. 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. $$ TXZ074-281430- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-060529T0200Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- 1026 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...VERY LOW RH VALUES... AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. $$ NMZ115-TXZ057>060-067-080-281430- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0049.060528T1500Z-060529T0200Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- MARFA PLATEAU- 1026 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 /926 PM MDT SAT MAY 27 2006/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...VERY LOW RH VALUES... AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ TXZ045-046-050-281430- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0048.060528T1500Z-060529T0200Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- 1026 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...VERY LOW RH VALUES... AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING. 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. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 280920 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 420 AM CDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST...DAVIS MOUNTAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE ROCKIES. NIGHTTIME RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR IN THESE AREAS AS WELL. THESE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL FAVOR INTENSE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. TXZ045-046-050-281030- /O.CAN.KMAF.FW.W.0048.060528T1500Z-060529T0200Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- 420 AM CDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ TXZ060-067-281030- /O.CAN.KMAF.FW.W.0049.060528T1500Z-060529T0200Z/ WINKLER-WARD- 420 AM CDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ NMZ114-TXZ258-282100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-060529T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0042.060529T1800Z-060530T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 320 AM MDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...RH VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT...AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST THROUGH SUNDAY. THESE CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP AGAIN MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ TXZ074-282100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-060529T0200Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- 420 AM CDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...RH VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT...AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. $$ NMZ115-TXZ057>059-080-282100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0049.060528T1500Z-060529T0200Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-MARFA PLATEAU- 420 AM CDT SUN MAY 28 2006 /320 AM MDT SUN MAY 28 2006/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...RH VALUES BETWEEN 5 TO 15 PERCENT...AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 282009 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 309 PM CDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST...DAVIS MOUNTAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AREA...AND MARFA PLATEAU FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE ROCKIES. NIGHTTIME RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR IN THESE AREAS AS WELL. THESE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL FAVOR INTENSE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. NMZ114-TXZ258-290200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-060529T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0042.060529T1800Z-060530T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 209 PM MDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON. 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. $$ NMZ115-TXZ057>059-074-080-290200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-060529T0200Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- 309 PM CDT SUN MAY 28 2006 /209 PM MDT SUN MAY 28 2006/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 290157 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 857 PM CDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE ROCKIES. NIGHTTIME RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR IN THESE AREAS AS WELL. THESE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL FAVOR INTENSE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. TXZ057>059-074-080-290300- /O.CAN.KMAF.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-060529T0200Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- 857 PM CDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS IN THIS AREA HAVE FALLEN BELOW 20 MPH...THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ NMZ114-TXZ258-290400- /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-060529T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0042.060529T1800Z-060530T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 757 PM MDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON. 20 FT WINDS WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 20 MPH AND WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO APPROACH FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA ON MONDAY AS 20 FOOT WINDS ARE AGAIN SUPPOSED TO EXCEED 20 MPH WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT. THEREFORE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ NMZ115-290400- /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-060529T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ- 757 PM MDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 20 MPH THROUGH THE LATE EVENING AND WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF LESS THAN 15 PERCENT AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...CONDITION WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR 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. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 290339 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1039 PM CDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MDT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. GUSTY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE ROCKIES. NIGHTTIME RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR IN THESE AREAS AS WELL. THESE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL FAVOR INTENSE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. NMZ115-290445- /O.CAN.KMAF.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-060529T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ- 939 PM MDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS IN THESE AREAS HAVE FALLEN BELOW 20 MPH...THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ NMZ114-TXZ258-290700- /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-060529T0700Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0042.060529T1800Z-060530T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 939 PM MDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON. 20 FT WINDS WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 20 MPH AND WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO APPROACH FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA ON MONDAY AS 20 FOOT WINDS ARE AGAIN SUPPOSED TO EXCEED 20 MPH WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT. THEREFORE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT. 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. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at May 26, 4:19 AM CDT, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 4:19 AM CDT, 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
419 AM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006
.SHORT TERM...
ANOTHER HOT DAY AHEAD AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAINS IN PLACE OVER
THE AREA. RAISED HIGH TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES IN MOST LOCATIONS
BASED ON 850MB TEMPS AND CURRENT TRENDS. LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THE
AREA WILL NEAR OR HIT THE CENTURY MARK AGAIN TODAY. HIGHER
DEWPOINTS AND GOOD MOISTURE CONVERGENCE WILL GIVE US AN ISOLATED
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAINLY ALONG THE
DRYLINE...ROUGHLY ALONG AND JUST EAST OF A LINE FROM TATUM TO WINK
TO FORT DAVIS. ONE OR TWO OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE IN THE
EVENING AS A 45KT LLJ KICKS UP. WILL MENTION THIS POSSIBILITY IN
THE HWO.
.LONG TERM...
ON SATURDAY WEST COAST TROUGH WILL EXTEND DOWN THROUGH CALIFORNIA
MOVING OVER NEVADA ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS IS A FAVORABLE
PATTERN FOR STORM DEVELOPMENT AS SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF THE
TROUGH BRINGS DISTURBANCES ACROSS THE AREA. OVERALL RECENT PATTERN
WITH HIGHS ABOUT 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND AFTERNOON STORMS LOOKS
LIKE IT WILL CONTINUE... SEE LITTLE CHANGE OVER THE NEXT WEEK OTHER
THAN THE DEVELOPMENT OF UPPER RIDGE OVER THE AREA TOWARD THE END OF
NEXT WEEK.
STRONG LEESIDE LOW WITH CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK RESULTING IN A WELL
DEFINED DRYLINE. SOUTH WINDS WILL KEEP GOOD MOISTURE EAST WITH
DEWPOINTS IN THE 50S AND 60S... SOUTHWEST WINDS AND DRIER AIR WEST.
EXPECT STORMS TO FIRE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED OR BETTER
COVERAGE LOOKING REASONABLE. HOWEVER MODEL QPF IS RELUCTANT TO
DEVELOP PRECIP ACROSS THE AREA... BELIEVE THAT IS BECAUSE OF ITS
SPOTTY NATURE BUT WILL KEEP
HAVE GONE ON THE WARM SIDE OF GUIDANCE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE TREND FOR
MAF THE PAST WEEK HAS HAD ONLY ONE DAY WITH HIGHS LESS THAN 99.
LONG RANGE GUIDANCE LOOKS WOEFULLY COOL AS IT TRENDS TOWARD
GUIDANCE... HOWEVER SHOULD BE AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE AREA. SO HAVE
STAYED SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE GUIDANCE
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
WILL ISSUE A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS FOR TODAY. WINDS WILL BE MARGINAL
AND SPORADIC TODAY BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 15
PERCENT THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WILL CONTINUE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FOR THE SAME AREA SATURDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX 97 71 97 70 / 20 20 20 20
CARLSBAD NM 103 66 99 66 / 10 10 0 10
DRYDEN TX 99 69 98 69 / 10 10 20 20
FORT STOCKTON TX 101 68 100 68 / 20 20 20 20
GUADALUPE PASS TX 98 66 94 65 / 0 10 0 0
HOBBS NM 101 65 99 64 / 10 10 0 10
MARFA TX 96 55 93 55 / 20 20 10 10
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 100 71 98 69 / 20 20 20 20
ODESSA TX 99 71 98 69 / 20 20 20 20
WINK TX 110 71 105 68 / 20 20 20 10
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 10 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.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON CDT SATURDAY TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY
PLAINS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY...NORTHERN LEA
COUNTY...AND SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.
TX...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON CDT SATURDAY TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 10 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONE...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
&&
74/72Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 2:45 PM CDT, 13 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 245 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-261000- 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- 245 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006 /145 PM MDT THU MAY 25 2006/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE FAR WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... THE TRANS PECOS REGION...AND ACROSS THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND BIG BEND REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN AND STOCKTON PLATEAU AND LOWER TRANS PECOS REGION THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... HIGH FIRE DANGER... AND INCREASING WINDS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST TEXAS THIS WEEKEND WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONG STORMS...PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...STORM SPOTTER GROUPS...AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION THIS EVENING AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN YOUR AREA. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 3:45 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 55 hr | |
| May 25, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews | 51 min |
| May 26, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 56 min |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2006Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2006Every red flag warning in 2006
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.