Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 14, 2008, 3:41 AM MST. It took effect at Feb 14, 2008, 11:00 AM MST. 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
- Feb 14, 2008, 3:41 AM MST (10:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2008, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2008, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS84 KMAF 141041 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 441 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO FOR 20 FOOT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. NMZ114-115-TXZ057-058-074-258-142300- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0009.080214T1800Z-080215T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0013.080214T1800Z-080215T0100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 441 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008 /341 AM MST THU FEB 14 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THIS 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 RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMAF 142030 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 230 PM CST THU FEB 14 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO FOR 20 FOOT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. NMZ114-115-TXZ057-058-074-258-150100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080215T0100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 230 PM CST THU FEB 14 2008 /130 PM MST THU FEB 14 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS WILL CONTINUE THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 150115 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 715 PM CST THU FEB 14 2008 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... NMZ114-115-TXZ057-058-074-258-150215- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080215T0100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 715 PM CST THU FEB 14 2008 /615 PM MST THU FEB 14 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE SLOW TO IMPROVE. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST WILL OCCUR FOLLOWING A FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL LIKELY BECOME GUSTY FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD IMPROVE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 5:07 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 33 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.