Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Jan 29, 2008, 5:39 AM CST for 17 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 29, 2008, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 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
- Jan 29, 2008, 5:39 AM CST (11:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 29, 2008, 8:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2008, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Crane County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:45 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 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 16 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
- 2375 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 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 291139 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 539 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND FOR THE TRANS PECOS WEDNESDAY... .RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE MORNING AS DRIER AIR FOLLOWS IN WAKE OF A COLD FRONT AND AS WINDS INCREASE. EVEN THOUGH IT WILL BE COOLER TODAY RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 15 PERCENT WILL OCCUR WITH HELP FROM DOWNSLOPE WINDS. WINDS WELL ABOVE 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. THE HUMIDITY WILL BE SLOW TO RISE ABOVE 40 PERCENT THIS EVENING. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE TRANS PECOS WEDNESDAY AS VERY WARM TEMPERATURES DEVELOP WITH DRY AIR IN PLACE. WEST WINDS NEAR 20 MPH WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE THE NEXT SYSTEM. NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-292200- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0002.080129T1400Z-080129T2200Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- 539 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 /439 AM MST TUE JAN 29 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD HAVE LITTLE TROUBLE FALLING INTO THE MID TEENS BY NOON. 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. $$ TXZ058-074-075-080-081-292200- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0001.080130T1800Z-080131T0000Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- 539 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WITH DRY WEST WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR 20 MPH WILL ALLLOW THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT...POSSIBLY NEARING 10 PERCENT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMAF 292106 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 306 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS RETURN TO MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AGAIN WEDNESDAY... .RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL COME TO AN END AFTER 4 PM CST...OR 3 PM MST AS WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE SLOW TO RECOVER TONIGHT. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL RETURN TO MOST AREAS WEDNESDAY AS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS INCREASE ABOVE 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPS TO NEAR OR JUST BELOW 15 PERCENT AND FIRE DANGER REMAINS HIGH. NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-300515- /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.A.0001.080130T1800Z-080131T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T2200Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- 306 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 /206 PM MST TUE JAN 29 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL REMAIN NEAR 20 MPH...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT UNTIL 4 PM CST AND NORTHERN LEA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER 4 PM...WITH HUMIDITY SLOW TO RECOVER. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE ABOVE 20 MPH WEDNESDAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR 15 PERCENT. THIS WILL LEAD TO FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR 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. $$ TXZ057-300515- /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.A.0001.080130T1800Z-080131T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- 306 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE ABOVE 20 MPH WEDNESDAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR 15 PERCENT. THIS WILL LEAD TO FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ TXZ058-074-075-080-081-300515- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0001.080130T1800Z-080131T0000Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- 306 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... VERY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WITH DRY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING ABOVE 20 MPH WILL ALLOW THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT...POSSIBLY NEARING 10 PERCENT. THIS WILL LEAD TO FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR 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. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 292217 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 417 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS RETURN TO MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AGAIN WEDNESDAY... FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL RETURN TO MOST AREAS WEDNESDAY AS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS INCREASE ABOVE 20 MPH... RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPS TO NEAR OR JUST BELOW 15 PERCENT AND FIRE DANGER REMAINS HIGH. NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-301030- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T2200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0001.080130T1800Z-080131T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- 417 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 /317 PM MST TUE JAN 29 2008/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL REMAIN NEAR 20 MPH...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT UNTIL 4 PM CST AND NORTHERN LEA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER 4 PM...WITH HUMIDITY SLOW TO RECOVER. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE ABOVE 20 MPH WEDNESDAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR 15 PERCENT. THIS WILL LEAD TO FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ TXZ057-058-074-075-080-081-301030- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0001.080130T1800Z-080131T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- 417 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WITH DRY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING ABOVE 20 MPH WILL ALLOW THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT...POSSIBLY NEARING 10 PERCENT. THIS WILL LEAD TO FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR 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. $$ HENNIG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 5:33 AM CST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 10 hr |
| Jan 29, 5:39 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 24 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:27 PM CST | High Wind Warning | MAF | Eddy | 45 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2008Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 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.