Fire Weather Watch 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

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WWUS84 KMAF 150638
RFWMAF

FIRE WEATHER WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
137 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW DEEPENING OVER ARIZONA WILL CONTINUE WINDY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS. THIS COMBINED WITH DRY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE
POSSIBILITY FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS TODAY AND SUNDAY.

NMZ114-TXZ258-151445-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0020.080315T1800Z-080316T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0021.080316T1800Z-080317T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1237 AM MDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

WINDY CONDITIONS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...COMBINED WITH
INCREASING DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD TODAY AND AGAIN ON
SUNDAY.

$$

NMZ115-TXZ057>060-067-074-080-151445-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0021.080316T1800Z-080317T0300Z/
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-
137 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008 /1237 AM MDT SAT MAR 15 2008/

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

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

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN SUNDAY AS
SOUTH WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPS
BELOW 15 PERCENT. THEREFORE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES FOR
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

$$

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WWUS84 KMAF 151024
RFWMAF

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
524 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FT WIND SPEEDS GREAT THAN 20 MPH...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND
THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF INCREASED
20 FT WINDS...CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING TOWARDS THE AREA WILL CAUSE ANOTHER
INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY THEN
DEVELOPING FURTHER EAST INTO SUNDAY. THE CHRONICALLY DRY AIRMASS
WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE AREA INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK ALLOWING
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO REMAIN IN THE LOW TEENS TO SINGLE
DIGITS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THIS WILL KEEP FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS ELEVATED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
BEGIN TO WARM AGAIN AND WINDS INCREASE. 

NMZ114-TXZ258-151830-
/O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0020.080315T1800Z-080316T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0024.080315T1200Z-080316T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0021.080316T1800Z-080317T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
424 AM MDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WAS UPGRADED AND IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN
ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

WINDY CONDITIONS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...COMBINED WITH
INCREASING DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD TODAY ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY AS CONDITIONS DETERIORATE
FURTHER EAST.

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 RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS...WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES.

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.

$$

NMZ115-TXZ057>060-067-074-080-151830-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0021.080316T1800Z-080317T0300Z/
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-
524 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008 /424 AM MDT SAT MAR 15 2008/

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

WINDY CONDITIONS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...COMBINED WITH
INCREASING DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL CREATE POSSIBLE WEATHER
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD ON SUNDAY
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE UPPER TRANS
PECOS...AND THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

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 RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS...WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES.

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

$$

13

000 
WWUS84 KMAF 151936
RFWMAF

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
236 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT FOR THE 
GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FT WIND SPEEDS GREAT THAN 20
MPH...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND
THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF INCREASED
20 FT WINDS...CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE
DANGER...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING TOWARDS THE AREA HAS RESULTED IN 
INCREASED WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THIS
AFTERNOON.  THE CHRONICALLY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED
OVER THE AREA INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES TO REMAIN IN THE LOW TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AREA.  THIS WILL KEEP FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ELEVATED FOR THE
NEXT FEW DAYS AS AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO WARM AGAIN AND
WINDS INCREASE.

TXZ074-161215-
/O.EXB.KMAF.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-080316T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0021.080316T1800Z-080317T0300Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
236 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

WINDY CONDITIONS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...COMBINED WITH
DRY FUELS HAS CREATED WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME
FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE
DAVIS MOUNTAINS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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 RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS...WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES.

$$

NMZ114-TXZ258-161215-
/O.EXT.KMAF.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-080316T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0021.080316T1800Z-080317T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
136 PM MDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING.  A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

WINDY CONDITIONS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...COMBINED WITH
DRY FUELS HAS CREATED WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME
FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE
DAVIS MOUNTAINS.  THESE CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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 RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS...WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES.

$$

NMZ115-TXZ057>060-067-080-161215-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0021.080316T1800Z-080317T0300Z/
SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD-
MARFA PLATEAU-
236 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008 /136 PM MDT SAT MAR 15 2008/

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

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  SINCE MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH/S ARE EXPECTED
TO BE 5 TO 10 PERCENT...AND FIRE DANGER VERY HIGH TO EXTREME...A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.  

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 RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS...WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES.

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 160357
RFWMAF

FIRE WEATHER WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1057 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE UPPER TRANS
PECOS...WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF INCREASED 20 FT WINDS...CONTINUED DRY
CONDITIONS AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER...

.A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN INTACT ACROSS THE PLAINS AND MOUNTAINS
OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. WINDS WILL INCREASE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW APPROACHES THE REGION. THE
CHRONICALLY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE AREA
ON SUNDAY AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WILL ALLOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO REMAIN IN THE LOW TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA. 

NMZ114-115-TXZ057>060-067-074-080-258-161200-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0021.080316T1800Z-080317T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-
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-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1057 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008 /957 PM MDT SAT MAR 15 2008/

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

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  SINCE MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH/S ARE EXPECTED
TO BE 5 TO 10 PERCENT...AND FIRE DANGER VERY HIGH TO EXTREME...A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. 

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 RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS...WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES.

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 161014
RFWMAF

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
514 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE UPPER TRANS
PECOS...WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS FOR 20 TO 25 MPH 20 FT WINDS...CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS
AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER...

.A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN INTACT ACROSS THE PLAINS AND MOUNTAINS
OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. WINDS WILL
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW APPROACHES THE
REGION. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE EASTERN PERMIAN
BASIN...HOWEVER A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA TODAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AGAIN
FALLING FROM THE LOW TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS.

NMZ114-115-TXZ057>060-067-074-080-258-161815-
/O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0021.080316T1800Z-080317T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0025.080316T1800Z-080317T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-
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-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
514 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 /414 AM MDT SUN MAR 16 2008/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 30 TO
45 MPH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 10 PERCENT TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDTIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

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 RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES.

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.

$$

TXZ045-050-061-068-075-079-081-161815-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0025.080316T1800Z-080317T0300Z/
GAINES-ANDREWS-ECTOR-CRANE-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-BIG BEND AREA-
514 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 35 MPH WILL
COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDTIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

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 RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES.

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.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
305 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008

.DISCUSSION...
BIGGEST NEWS IN THE SHORT TERM IS THE ONGOING EXTREMELY CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ACROSS THE AREA...TEMPS ARE IN THE LOW TO
UPPER 80S AND RH/S ARE BELOW 10 PERCENT. STILL EXPECTING WARMING
TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BRING RH/S DOWN EVEN MORE.
18Z SOUNDING SHOWED A VERY WELL MIXED LAYER AS EXPECTED. MID-LEVEL
WINDS INCREASED ABOUT 10 KNOTS ABOVE MORNING FLIGHT...WITH 700
WINDS AROUND 40 KTS AND 850 WINDS NEAR 30 KTS. WITH THE MID-LEVEL
WIND MAX STILL TO THE WEST OF THE AREA...SFC WINDS SHOULD INCREASE
SLIGHTLY OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS MIXING CONTINUES. WINDS SHOULD
BEGIN TO RELAX AFTER MIDNIGHT.

OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT ACROSS MOST OF THE
AREA. A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY LOCATED IN THE EXTREME NORTHERN PORTION
OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL WORK ITS WAY SOUTH THROUGH THE CWA BY
TOMORROW MORNING. ABOUT A 10 TO 15 DEGREE DROP IN HIGH TEMPS IS IN
STORE FOR SATURDAY. THE NORTH WINDS BEHIND WONT LAST LONG AS AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW APPROACHES THE AREA. SURFACE WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF
THE SOUTHEAST...BRINGING GULF MOISTURE TO EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
CWA. A DRY LINE IN THE EAST SETUP SEEMS TO BE WHATS COMING UP
WHILE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF
THE CWA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THAT NIGHT IN
THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND LOWER TRANS PECOS REGION. FROM THAT
POINT...DIFFERENCES ENSUE BETWEEN THE MODELS. THE NAM AND GFS WANT
TO GET RID OF THE LOW MUCH FASTER THAN THE ECMWF. AS OF
LATE...ECMWF HAS HAD A BETTER HANDLE ON THE SPEED OF THESE
LOWS...WITH THE OTHER TWO FOLLOWING SUIT AS THE EVENT NEARED.

NEGATIVE LI/S...1000 J/KG CAPE...PLENTY OF LIFT...AND POSSIBLE
DRYLINE COMBINE TO AT LEAST A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER WITH THE
ACTIVITY THAT DEVELOPS. A FEW SEVERE WILL NOT BE OUT OF THE
QUESTION. WRAP AROUND SHOWERS AS THE LOW PASSES MIGHT BRING MUCH
NEEDED RAINFALL TO THE AREA...BUT NOT GETTING EXCITED YET.

RETURN OF ZONAL FLOW IS EXPECTED AFTER THE EJECTION OF THE UPPER
LOW.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE
UNTIL 1 AM CST DUE TO STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND VERY POOR RH
RECOVERY DURING THE EARLY NIGHT HOURS. AREAWIDE CONDITIONS ATTM ARE
RH IS BELOW 15 PERCENT AND SUSTAINED WINDS RANGING FROM 25 TO 40
KTS. MINIMUM RH OF 5 PERCENT OR LESS IS EXPECTED THROUGH ALL OF WEST
TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THE
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EFFECTING THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 7 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE CWA TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING RELIEF TO
MOST OF THE AREA BY DROPPING TEMPS ABOUT 10 DEGREES.
UNFORTUNATELY...DRY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AND SFC TROUGH OVER NEW
MEXICO WILL KEEP WINDS UP IN THE GDP MTNS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS
IN EFFECT TOMORROW AFTERNOON FOR THIS AREA. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS
WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...UPPER TRANS
PECOS REGION...VAN HORN CORRIDOR...AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AS A
STRONG SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA KEEPS ELEVATED AND DRY
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS PLAGUING THE AREA.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX              46  75  48  74  /   0   0   0  10
CARLSBAD NM                44  77  46  76  /   0   0   0   0
DRYDEN TX                  54  85  54  73  /   0   0   0   0
FORT STOCKTON TX           52  83  52  83  /   0   0   0   0
GUADALUPE PASS TX          46  73  49  69  /   0   0   0   0
HOBBS NM                   41  75  47  75  /   0   0   0   0
MARFA TX                   40  77  38  77  /   0   0   0   0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX    44  76  47  75  /   0   0   0   0
ODESSA TX                  45  75  51  76  /   0   0   0   0
WINK TX                    46  84  50  85  /   0   0   0   0

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT
     TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
     NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.

     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY
     COUNTY.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...
     SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.

     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES...CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...
     NORTHERN LEA COUNTY...SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.

TX...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM CDT /1 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM
     CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY 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...
     WINKLER.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...ANDREWS...BIG BEND AREA...
     BORDEN...CRANE...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...
     HOWARD...MARTIN...MIDLAND...MITCHELL...PECOS...PRESIDIO
     VALLEY...REAGAN...SCURRY...TERRELL...UPTON.

     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 PM CDT /1 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7
     AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
     DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 1 PM CDT /12 PM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM
     MDT/ SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...DAVIS/APACHE
     MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...LOVING...MARFA
     PLATEAU...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN
     AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...WARD...WINKLER.

     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS
     EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...LOVING...MARFA PLATEAU...
     REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY
     54 CORRIDOR...WARD...WINKLER.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
555 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-151100-
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-
555 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 /455 AM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...DAVIS
MOUNTAINS...AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND
WEST TEXAS TODAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 40 MPH AND GUSTS OF 60
TO 70 MPH. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA.

A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION IS EXPECTED TODAY
AS EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT
ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. A RED FLAG WARNING
IS IN EFFECT AREAWIDE UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES OF LESS THAN 5%...NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES...AND VERY
STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL FOR ANY
WILDFIRES. WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 90 MPH IN THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...UP TO 70 MPH IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... AND
UP TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE REST OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS REMAIN IN PLACE.

.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