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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Oct 20, 2007, 2:59 PM CDT for 5 counties in Texas. It took effect at Oct 21, 2007, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 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
- Oct 20, 2007, 2:59 PM CDT (19:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 21, 2007, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 21, 2007, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Andrews County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Loving County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 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 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2732 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 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 201959 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 259 PM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO... AND THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICAN PLAINS...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...AND VAN HORN REGIONS OF WEST TEXAS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICAN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. VERY DRY AIR AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL SEND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO ABOVE 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH POSSIBLE... PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SOMEWHAT THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RISE ABOVE 15 PERCENT. ON SUNDAY...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. ALONG WITH THESE WINDS...ANOTHER WARM AND DRY DAY IS FORECAST. HOWEVER...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BRINGING WITH IT A STRONG WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. NMZ115-211200- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0016.071021T1400Z-071022T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0021.071021T1400Z-071022T0100Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-071021T0100Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ- 159 PM MDT SAT OCT 20 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICAN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW 20 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE 15 PERCENT AFTER SUNSET. FOR SUNDAY...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. THIS FRONT WILL BRING IN COLDER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RH READINGS BUT ALSO WILL BRING A RAPID WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND GUSTY WINDS. 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. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. $$ TXZ045-050-057>060-067-211200- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0016.071021T1400Z-071022T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0021.071021T1400Z-071022T0100Z/ GAINES-ANDREWS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- 259 PM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS...THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS SUNDAY. BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. THIS FRONT WILL BRING IN COLDER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RH READINGS BUT ALSO WILL BRING A RAPID WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND GUSTY WINDS. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. $$ NMZ114-TXZ258-210100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-071021T0100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 159 PM MDT SAT OCT 20 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THIS AFTERNOON...EXPECT 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR MORE...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT... AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW 20 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE 15 PERCENT AFTER SUNSET. 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. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO EXPLOSIVELY GROW INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. $$ 70
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMAF 210127 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 827 PM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICAN PLAINS...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...AND VAN HORN REGIONS OF WEST TEXAS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO ON SUNDAY. VERY DRY AIR AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY MORNING WILL SEND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AS 20 FOOT WINDS INCREASE TO ABOVE 20 MPH. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING A STRONG WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. NMZ115-210930- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-071021T0100Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0021.071021T1400Z-071022T0100Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ- 727 PM MDT SAT OCT 20 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW 20 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE 15 PERCENT AFTER SUNSET...THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO ON SUNDAY. ON SUNDAY MORNING...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. THIS FRONT WILL BRING IN COLDER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BUT ALSO WILL BRING A RAPID WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND GUSTY WINDS. 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. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. $$ NMZ114-TXZ258-210230- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-071021T0100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 727 PM MDT SAT OCT 20 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. $$ TXZ045-050-057>060-067-210930- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0021.071021T1400Z-071022T0100Z/ GAINES-ANDREWS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- 827 PM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS...THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS SUNDAY. BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. THIS FRONT WILL BRING IN COLDER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BUT ALSO WILL BRING A RAPID WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND GUSTY WINDS. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 210931 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 431 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS... THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... AND VAN HORN REGION OF WEST TEXAS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT... 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY. VERY DRY AIR AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES ON THIS MORNING WILL SEND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AS 20 FOOT WINDS INCREASE TO ABOVE 20 MPH. BY THIS AFTERNOON... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING A QUICK WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST WITH GUSTY WIND AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. NMZ115-TXZ045-050-057>060-067-212100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0021.071021T1400Z-071022T0100Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-ANDREWS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- 431 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007 /331 AM MDT SUN OCT 21 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS... FAR WEST TEXAS... THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS TODAY. BY LATE THIS MORNING... 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH... MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT... AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. THIS FRONT WILL BRING IN COLDER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BUT ALSO WILL BRING A RAPID WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST WITH GUSTY WINDS. 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. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 212004 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 304 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT OR 9 PM MDT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND VAN HORN REGION OF WEST TEXAS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...ABRUPT WIND SHIFT EXPECTED LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON...VERY DRY AIR AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 10 PERCENT WHILE 20 FOOT WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. THIS EVENING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH...CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A GRADUAL INCREASE IN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. NMZ115-TXZ045-050-057>060-067-220300- /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-071022T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-ANDREWS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- 304 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007 /204 PM MDT SUN OCT 21 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 10 PERCENT AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING BRINGING AN ABRUPT SHIFT FROM WESTERLY TO NORTHERLY. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL GRADUALLY RISE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. 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. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 5:34 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 14 hr | |
| Oct 20, 2:30 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | 41 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2007Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2007Every red flag warning in 2007
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.