Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 1, 2008, 2:00 PM MDT for 8 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 2, 2008, 2:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Apr 1, 2008, 2:00 PM MDT (20:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2008, 2:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2008, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
Counties Catron County, NM, Doña Ana County, NM, Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Lincoln County, NM, Luna County, NM, Otero County, NM, Sierra County, NM, El Paso County, TX, Hudspeth County, TX
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:05 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
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 3216 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 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 KEPZ 012000 RFWEPZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 200 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MDT WEDNESDAY UNTIL 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WIND AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATINGS... .AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND A LEE SIDE TROUGH DEVELOPING OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL CAUSE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATINGS AND HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL LIKELY CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-020400- /O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0013.080402T1800Z-080403T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0013.080402T2000Z-080403T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.A.0014.080403T1800Z-080404T0400Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY- CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH- 200 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED 20-FT WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATINGS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND 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 EXTREME 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. $$ PARK
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KEPZ 012055 CCA RFWEPZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 200 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MDT WEDNESDAY UNTIL 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WIND AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATINGS... .AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND A LEE SIDE TROUGH DEVELOPING OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL CAUSE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATINGS AND HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL LIKELY CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-021300- /O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0013.080402T1800Z-080403T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0013.080402T2000Z-080403T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.A.0014.080403T1800Z-080404T0400Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY- CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH- 200 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED 20-FT WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATINGS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND 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 EXTREME 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. $$ PARK
000 WWUS84 KEPZ 021247 RFWEPZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 646 AM MDT WED APR 2 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MDT WEDNESDAY UNTIL 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WIND AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATINGS... .AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND A LEE SIDE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL CAUSE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATINGS AND HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL LIKELY CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-022100- /O.EXT.KEPZ.FW.A.0014.080403T1800Z-080404T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0013.080402T2000Z-080403T0300Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY- CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH- 646 AM MDT WED APR 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED 20-FT WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATINGS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BELOW 7000 FEET. 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 EXTREME 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. $$ 20
000 WWUS84 KEPZ 030318 RFWEPZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 918 PM MDT WED APR 2 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM MDT THURSDAY UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL AND FAR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO...AND FAR WEST TEXAS FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATINGS... .AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND A LEE SIDE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL CAUSE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL AND FAR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO...AND FAR WEST TEXAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATINGS AND HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL LIKELY CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. NMZ111>113-TXZ055-056-031430- /O.EXP.KEPZ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080403T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0014.080403T1800Z-080404T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0014.080403T1800Z-080404T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY- CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH- 918 PM MDT WED APR 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED 20-FT WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATINGS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND 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 EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ NMZ110-030430- /O.CAN.KEPZ.FW.A.0014.080403T1800Z-080404T0300Z/ /O.EXP.KEPZ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080403T0300Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- 918 PM MDT WED APR 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH RED FLAG CRITERIA FOR THURSDAY...ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WITH APPROACHING DISTURBANCE WILL LIKELY KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM REACHING RED FLAG CRITERIA. $$ TRIPOLI
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2:00 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 31 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2008Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2008Every red flag warning in 2008
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.