Red Flag Warning 55, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
321 PM CST WED NOV 15 2006

...A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS
OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...AND THE LOWER
TRANS PECOS FOR LOW RH VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT
WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FOR LOW RH VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR
LESS...20 FOOT WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...

.DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL PERMIAN
BASIN...AND THE LOWER TRANS PECOS REGIONS OF WEST TEXAS. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL PERSIST OVER THESE AREAS THROUGH
EARLY EVENING. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION. THESE CONDITIONS ALONG
WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE
GROWTH AND SPREAD WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT. AS SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST THURSDAY...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE
OVER THE GUADALUPES...AND BY AFTERNOON...20 FOOT WINDS OVER 20 MPH
AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE. THESE
CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS
THURSDAY.

TXZ045>048-050>053-060>063-067>070-075-082-160000-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-061116T0000Z/
GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-
TERRELL-
321 PM CST WED NOV 15 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THE COMBINATION OF A VERY DRY AIRMASS...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST
WINDS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE
WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...WESTERN AND CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN...
AND LOWER TRANS PECOS REGIONS OF WEST TEXAS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET AS WINDS DECREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
INCREASE.

AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE
SPARKS. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A
MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES AND DO NOT
DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO GROW INTO DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN FIRES.

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-TXZ258-161000-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0046.061116T1800Z-061117T0600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
221 PM MST WED NOV 15 2006

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING. 

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE OVER THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS THURSDAY. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
AND HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL SUPPORT RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD.

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

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
956 PM CST TUE NOV 14 2006

.UPDATE...
UPDATED ZONE PACKAGE DUE TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW
WARNING CRITERIA. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATER TONIGHT WITH THE
PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT...HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW
WARNING CRITERIA.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 640 PM CST TUE NOV 14 2006/

UPDATE...
UPDATED FORECAST PACKAGE DUE TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE WIND
ADVISORY AND THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS ARE DECREASING THIS
EVENING AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES WITH THE LOSS OF AFTERNOON
HEATING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER TONIGHT WITH THE
PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT...HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA.  A HIGH WIND WARNING WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT
FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS UNTIL 03Z WHERE STRONG WINDS ARE
OCCURING.

UPDATED PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN SENT.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 139 PM CST TUE NOV 14 2006/

SHORT TERM...
AN AMPLIFYING UPPER TROUGH OVER NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING WILL
CONTINUE TO PROGRESSIVE TRACK TO EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY
TONIGHT.  A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE PANHANDLES AND AN
ASSOCIATED DEEP MIXED LAYER AND TIGHTENING SURFACE GRADIENT ACROSS
THE PLAINS HAVE RESULTED IN HIGH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING GUSTS TO 69KT IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AT
17Z...AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE PLAINS...INCLUDING GUSTS TO 43KT
AT KCNM AT 17Z AND GUSTS TO 38KT AT KODO AT 18Z WITH AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES.  THE HIGH WIND WARNING
FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND WIND ADVISORY FOR THE
ADJACENT PLAINS IN EDDY AND CULBERSON COUNTIES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL 03Z AND 00Z RESPECTIVELY.

VEERING WINDS WILL STAY UP OVERNIGHT AS A STRONG SURFACE COLD FRONT
ACROSS THE PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON WILL RAPIDLY SURGE SOUTHWARD
ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING AND INTO THE
BIG BEND BY MIDNIGHT...WITH THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE BUOYED BY
IMPRESSIVE 3MB/HR SURFACE PRESSURE RISES AND ABUNDANT COLD AIR
ADVECTION IN ITS WAKE.

LONG TERM...
LOOKS LIKE A RATHER QUIET WEATHER PATTERN DEVELOPING THROUGH THE
EXTENDED FORECAST WITH NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPING IN THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS. BEYOND FIRE WEATHER ISSUES TOMORROW THE
BIGGEST CONCERN IS A LIGHT TO POSSIBLY MODERATE FREEZE FOR MUCH OF
THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY MORNING. FREEZE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED IN AREAS YET TO EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT FREEZE.

TWO PROGRESSIVE UPPER LOWS WILL TRAVERSE THE PLAINS AND OHIO VALLEY
AND GREAT LAKES THIS WEEK. THE FIRST WILL HAVE MOVED TO THE EAST OF THE
FORECAST AREA BY WEDNESDAY. THE SECOND SYSTEM WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST
OUT OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY THIS WEEKEND.
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN AT OR ABOVE NORMAL VALUES IN THIS
PATTERN DUE TO THE COLD AIR REMAINING WELL NORTH AND EAST OF THE
REGION. (CLUE FROM COLD AIR NOT PENETRATING TO THE EASTERN SLOPES OF
THE ROCKIES). PRECIPITATION WILL BE SCANT AS WELL WITH FORCING
AND MOISTURE MEAGER.

FIRE WEATHER...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY DUE TO
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THE PASSING
COLD FRONT.  BRISK 20FT WINDS SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST ABOVE
RED FLAG CRITERIA OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY.  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD RECOVER SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...INTO THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE...WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES QUICKLY DROPPING BACK INTO CRITICALLY DRY
LEVELS...INTO THE LOWER TEENS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DESPITE THE COOLER
TEMPERATURES.  A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR WEDNESDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX              40  57  28  71  /   0   0   0   0
CARLSBAD NM                42  62  29  76  /   0   0   0   0
DRYDEN TX                  47  67  33  73  /   0   0   0   0
FORT STOCKTON TX           44  59  33  75  /   0   0   0   0
GUADALUPE PASS TX          41  54  35  67  /   0   0   0   0
HOBBS NM                   38  59  27  73  /   0   0   0   0
MARFA TX                   38  56  20  66  /   0   0   0   0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX    39  58  29  70  /   0   0   0   0
ODESSA TX                  41  59  29  71  /   0   0   0   0
WINK TX                    42  64  29  78  /   0   0   0   0

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...NONE.
TX...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES...ANDREWS...BORDEN...CRANE...DAWSON...
     ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...HOWARD...MARTIN...MIDLAND...
     MITCHELL...PECOS...REAGAN...SCURRY...TERRELL...UPTON...
     WARD...WINKLER.

&&

99/99

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
954 PM CST TUE NOV 14 2006

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-160400-
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-
954 PM CST TUE NOV 14 2006 /854 PM MST TUE NOV 14 2006/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE MUCH OF THE NIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. A COLD FRONT
MOVING SOUTH THROUGH WEST TEXAS WILL RESULT IN NORTHWEST WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND DRY AIR BEHIND A
PASSING COLD FRONT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.

.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