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Red Flag Warning 23, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 12, 2008, 3:10 PM CDT for 19 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 14, 2008, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 18 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
- Mar 12, 2008, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 14, 2008, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2008, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 18 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, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Terrell County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 8 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
- 1835 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 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 122010 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 310 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FOR 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR 20 MPH WINDS OR GREATER...LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS... .MARGINAL RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. MARGINAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN AREAWIDE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY WILL BE FRIDAY AS STRONG WINDS DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA. NMZ114-TXZ258-130415- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0018.080313T1800Z-080314T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0022.080313T1800Z-080314T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0019.080314T1200Z-080315T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0023.080314T1200Z-080315T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080313T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 210 PM MDT WED MAR 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND MINIMUM RH/S NEAR 10 PERCENT ALONG WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. POOR MOISTURE RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH... AND MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. POOR MOISTURE RECOVERY WILL OCCUR AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND WINDS INCREASING FURTHER WILL CREATE A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER SITUATION ON FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REACH 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING NEAR 90 MPH AND HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 5 PERCENT. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...COMBINED WITH THE RECENT UNUSUALLY LONG DRY SPELL...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS...COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. $$ NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-079>082-130415- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0018.080313T1800Z-080314T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0022.080313T1800Z-080314T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0019.080314T1200Z-080315T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0023.080314T1200Z-080315T0600Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-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- 310 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2008 /210 PM MDT WED MAR 12 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /12 PM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /12 PM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. MARGINAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AREAWIDE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS COMBINES WITH 20 FT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. HOWEVER GIVEN RECENT FIRE DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOR...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL AREAS...EVEN THOSE THAT MAY NOT QUITE REACH CRITERIA. THERE WILL BE POOR MOISTURE RECOVERY THURSDAY NIGHT. AND ON FRIDAY...STRONG TO VERY STRONG WEST WINDS AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES. 20 FT WINDS OF 30 MPH TO 45 MPH WITH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO SOUTHWARD TO THE MARFA PLATEAU. 25 TO 40 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER SITUATION ON FRIDAY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...COMBINED WITH THE RECENT UNUSUALLY LONG DRY SPELL...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS...COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMAF 130056 AAA RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 756 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2008 ...A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 20 MPH...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE WELL ABOVE 20 MPH AND RH VALUES DROP BACK INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. MARGINAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE REMAINDER OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WHERE SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES ARE AGAIN EXPECTED WITH WIND SPEEDS APPROACHING 20 MPH. A MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER PATTERN APPEARS LIKELY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ACROSS OKLAHOMA RESULTS IN STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S AND EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 PERCENT OR BELOW ARE ALSO LIKELY ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A VERY DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT FOR WILDFIRE DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-079>082-258- 131100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0022.080313T1800Z-080314T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0023.080314T1200Z-080315T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-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- 756 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2008 /656 PM MDT WED MAR 12 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /12 PM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROP BACK INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. MARGINAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE 10 PERCENT OR LESS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH POSSIBLE. POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. A MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FRIDAY. NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES...EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 PERCENT OR LESS...AND WESTERLY WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH IN THE PLAINS...AND WESTERLY WIND SPEEDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 75 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE ANTICIPATED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION FRIDAY. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...COMBINED WITH UNUSUALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND THE ONGOING DRY SPELL WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS... COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 130933 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 433 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 20 MPH...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE WELL ABOVE 20 MPH AND RH VALUES DROP BACK INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. MARGINAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE REMAINDER OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WHERE SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES ARE AGAIN EXPECTED WITH WIND SPEEDS APPROACHING 20 MPH. A MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER PATTERN APPEARS LIKELY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND STRONG WIND ALOFT RESULTS IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S AND EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 PERCENT OR BELOW ARE ALSO LIKELY ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A VERY DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT FOR WILDFIRE DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-079>082-258- 132100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0022.080313T1800Z-080314T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0023.080314T1200Z-080315T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-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- 433 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 /333 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY. MARGINAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE 10 PERCENT OR LESS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH POSSIBLE. POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. A MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FRIDAY. NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES...EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 PERCENT OR LESS...AND WESTERLY WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH... WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH IN THE PLAINS...AND WESTERLY WIND SPEEDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE ANTICIPATED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION FRIDAY. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH UNUSUALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND THE ONGOING DRY SPELL WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS... COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 131921 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 221 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 20 MPH...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY AS WIND SPEEDS REMAIN WELL ABOVE 20 MPH AND RH VALUES DROP BACK INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. MARGINAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE REMAINDER OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON...WHERE SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES ARE AGAIN EXPECTED WITH WIND SPEEDS APPROACHING 20 MPH. A MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER PATTERN APPEARS LIKELY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND STRONG WIND ALOFT RESULTS IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S AND EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 PERCENT OR BELOW ARE ALSO LIKELY ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A VERY DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT FOR WILDFIRE DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ114-TXZ258-140615- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0020.080315T1800Z-080316T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080314T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0023.080314T1200Z-080315T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 121 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT. MARGINAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE 10 PERCENT OR LESS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH POSSIBLE. POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. A MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FRIDAY. NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES...EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 PERCENT OR LESS...AND WESTERLY WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH... WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH IN THE PLAINS...AND WESTERLY WIND SPEEDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE ANTICIPATED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION FRIDAY. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH UNUSUALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND THE ONGOING DRY SPELL WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS... COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 6 PM MST FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... $$ NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-079>082-140615- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080314T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0023.080314T1200Z-080315T0600Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-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- 221 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 /121 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY. MARGINAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE 10 PERCENT OR LESS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH POSSIBLE. POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. A MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FRIDAY. NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES...EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 PERCENT OR LESS...AND WESTERLY WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH... WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH IN THE PLAINS...AND WESTERLY WIND SPEEDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE ANTICIPATED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION FRIDAY. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH UNUSUALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND THE ONGOING DRY SPELL WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS... COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 140103 AAA RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 803 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FRIDAY... .A SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET AND DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AND AN EXTREMELY DRY AIRMASS WILL BRING RARELY SEEN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 PERCENT OR LESS TO THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...STRONG WINDS...AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING AN EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PATTERN SUPPORTIVE OF LARGE WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES ACROSS ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FRIDAY. POOR RH RECOVERY FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUED DRY AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BACK TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY. NMZ114-TXZ258-141100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0023.080314T1200Z-080315T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0020.080315T1800Z-080316T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 703 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FRIDAY. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 PERCENT OR LESS...AND WESTERLY WIND SPEEDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH CONTINUED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION IS EXPECTED FRIDAY. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...COMBINED WITH UNUSUALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND THE ONGOING DRY SPELL WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS... COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. $$ NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-079>082-141100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0023.080314T1200Z-080315T0600Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- 803 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 /703 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FRIDAY. A SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 PERCENT OR LESS...AND STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 55 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED FRIDAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION FRIDAY. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...COMBINED WITH UNUSUALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND THE ONGOING DRY SPELL WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS... COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 141029 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 529 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY... .A SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY. STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET AND DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AND AN EXTREMELY DRY AIRMASS WILL BRING RARELY SEEN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 PERCENT OR LESS TO THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...VERY STRONG WINDS...AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BRING AN EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PATTERN SUPPORTIVE OF LARGE WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES ACROSS ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. POOR RH RECOVERY FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUED DRY AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BACK TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY. NMZ114-TXZ258-141830- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0023.080314T1200Z-080315T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0020.080315T1800Z-080316T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 429 AM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FRIDAY. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 PERCENT OR LESS...AND WESTERLY WIND SPEEDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH CONTINUED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION IS EXPECTED TODAY. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...COMBINED WITH UNUSUALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS... COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. $$ NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-079>082-141830- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0023.080314T1200Z-080315T0600Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- 529 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 /429 AM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY... A SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP TODAY. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 PERCENT OR LESS...AND STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH... WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 55 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION FRIDAY. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...COMBINED WITH UNUSUALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS... COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. $$ 13
000 WWUS84 KMAF 141605 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1105 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY. STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET AND DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AND AN EXTREMELY DRY AIRMASS WILL BRING RARELY SEEN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 PERCENT OR LESS TO THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...VERY STRONG WINDS...AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BRING AN EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PATTERN SUPPORTIVE OF LARGE WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES ACROSS ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. POOR RH RECOVERY FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUED DRY AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BACK TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY. NMZ114-TXZ258-150015- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080315T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0020.080315T1800Z-080316T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 1005 AM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 PERCENT OR LESS...AND WESTERLY WIND SPEEDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING... THEREFORE VERY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH CONTINUED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. THEREFORE...HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION IS EXPECTED TODAY. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...COMBINED WITH UNUSUALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE TODAY. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS... COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. $$ NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-079>082-150015- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080315T0600Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- 1105 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 /1005 AM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY... VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 PERCENT OR LESS...AND STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 55 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...VERY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION FRIDAY. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...COMBINED WITH UNUSUALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE TODAY. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS... COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 142008 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 308 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET COMBINED WITH DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES COUPLED WITH VERY DRY AIR SPREADING ACROSS THE REGION WILL BRING SINGLE DIGIT RH TO THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS...VERY DRY AIRMASS AND THE VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL BRING FAVORABLE POTENTIAL FOR WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING...BUT A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST ACROSS MOST AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT. NMZ114-TXZ258-150600- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0021.080316T1800Z-080317T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080315T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0020.080315T1800Z-080316T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 208 PM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT...AND WESTERLY WIND SPEEDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING...THEREFORE EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION IS EXPECTED TODAY. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...COMBINED WITH UNUSUALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE TODAY. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS... COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AGAIN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WITH CONTINUED WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 10 PERCENT BOTH DAYS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. $$ NMZ115-TXZ057>060-067-074-080-150600- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0021.080316T1800Z-080317T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080315T0600Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- 308 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 /208 PM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 5 PERCENT...AND WESTERLY WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING...THEREFORE EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION TODAY. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...COMBINED WITH UNUSUALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE TODAY. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS... COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AGAIN SUNDAY AS SOUTH WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPS BELOW 15 PERCENT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-061>063-068>070-075-079-081-082-150600- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080315T0600Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- 308 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 5 PERCENT...AND WESTERLY WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN... THE LOWER TRANS PECOS REGION AND MUCH OF THE BIG BEND REGION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING...THEREFORE EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...COMBINED WITH UNUSUALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE TODAY. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS... COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Mar 12, 2:43 PM CDT, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 2:43 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
243 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2008
.DISCUSSION...
STRONG WINDS...WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL MAKE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS VERY BUSY...IF NOT
DANGEROUS DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND FIRE CONCERNS. SEMI ZONAL FLOW
ALOFT OVER THE REGION WILL ALLOW FOR THE PASSAGE OF A SHORTWAVE
TROUGH TONIGHT/THURSDAY BEFORE VERY STRONG ZONAL FLOW EXPANDS OVER
THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY. A LEE LOW CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OVER
SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE WILL STRENGTHEN AND TRANSLATE INTO SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA BY
THURSDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA BEHIND THIS
FEATURE...BUT WILL NOT BRING MUCH COOLING. THE SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN OVER THE CWA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS THE FLOW
ALOFT TIGHTENS. H7 WINDS LOOK STRONG ENOUGH FOR HIGH WINDS IN THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WARNING STARTING AT
13/18Z. UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THE WEST TO
NORTHWEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS...WHICH WILL PERSIST THURSDAY NIGHT. HAVE
GONE WITH AT OR ABOVE MOS OFFERING FOR MAX TEMPERATURES...AND NEAR
THE WARMER MOS FOR LOWS THURSDAY NIGHT. HAVE GONE ROUGHLY TEN
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR HIGHS THURSDAY AND LOWS THURSDAY NIGHT.
EVEN WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AS STRONG WINDS APPEAR
SET TO AFFECT THE ENTIRE CWA. EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED FRIDAY DUE TO NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW RH/S AND
THESE STRONG WINDS. WILL ELABORATE MORE IN THE FIRE WEATHER SECTION
BELOW. HOT TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN A DEEP MIXED LAYER
CONTAINING STRONG WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF THE COLUMN. THEREFORE...
WILL CONTINUE A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FROM
UNTIL 15/12Z AS SAID STRONG FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA
DURING THIS TIME. WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS COULD BE
SUSTAINED BETWEEN 50 AND 70 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 MPH. THE
DAVIS MOUNTAINS WILL PROBABLY TAKE A LITTLE LONGER TO REACH HIGH
WIND CRITERIA...BUT WILL LIKELY STAY ABOVE CRITERIA THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. THEREFORE...WILL POST A HIGH WIND WARNING THERE FROM 14/00Z
UNTIL 15/12Z. ALSO...WIND SPEEDS ALONG AND WEST OF A HOBBS...
MONAHANS...ALPINE AND PRESIDIO LINE WILL LIKELY EXCEED HIGH WIND
CRITERIA. HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THESE AREAS FROM
14/15Z UNTIL 15/00Z. A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE PUT OUT FOR THE REST
OF THE AREA...BUT WILL NOT ISSUE IT NOW AS THE HIGH WIND WARNING
AREA MAY HAVE TO BE EXPANDED FURTHER EASTWARD ON SUBSEQUENT SHIFTS.
WILL PUT A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT OUT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA TO
HIGHLIGHT THE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL AFFECT THE
AREA FRIDAY.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT MAY NOT PUSH
SOUTH INTO THE AREA AGGRESSIVELY DUE TO THE STRONG FLOW ALOFT. FOR
NOW HAVE LEFT TEMPERATURES INHERITED FROM THE PRIOR SHIFT...BUT SOME
LOCATIONS OVER THE EAST MAY NEED TO BE WARMED FURTHER IF THE FRONT
DOES NOT LINGER OVER THESE AREAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE
A SMALL BREAK IN FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY DUE TO LESSER
WINDS. SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THERE WILL BE MORE FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS BUT ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE NEXT UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES THE
AREA. AT THIS POINT...THE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS APPEAR TO STILL BE
THE MAIN CONCERN.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
DETERIORATING FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AND
ESPECIALLY FRIDAY. POOR RECOVERY WILL SPREAD EAST TONIGHT TO
ROUGHLY A LAMESA...MIDLAND...FORT STOCKTON AND BIG BEND LINE. ONLY
20 TO 30 PERCENT RH/S ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING. GOOD TO
EXCELLENT RECOVERY WILL OCCUR TO THE EAST OF THIS LINE. A PASSING
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND TIGHTENING FLOW ALOFT WILL RESULT IN A
STRONGER SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AREAWIDE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
SINCE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED...MINIMUM AFTERNOON
RH/S WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT MOST LOCATIONS. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS
20 FOOT WINDS SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE COULD OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE
AREA.
THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL STAY TIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT...SO
POOR TO VERY POOR RECOVERY WILL OCCUR AREAWIDE. FEW LOCATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO SEE RH/S ABOVE 35 PERCENT BY FRIDAY MORNING WITH MANY
POSSIBLY NOT EXCEEDING 20 PERCENT. STRONG TO VERY STRONG WEST
WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. RH/S WILL PLUMMET INTO
THE SINGLE DIGITS AS TEMPERATURES WARM TO NEAR RECORD LEVELS. VERY
HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL RESULT IN A VERY CRITICAL...IF NOT
DANGEROUS...FIRE WEATHER DAY. HAVE UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. THE WARNING WILL BEGIN
AT 14/12Z AND HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 15/06Z. THIS AS WINDS WILL BE
SLOW TO DIMINISH AND RH/S SLOW TO RISE.
ALTHOUGH RH/S WILL STAY FAIRLY LOW AREAWIDE SATURDAY...WIND SPEEDS
DO NOT APPEAR TO BE OVERLY STRONG. THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS COULD SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...SO FUTURE SHIFTS WILL HAVE TO MONITOR FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS THERE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MAY
NEED TO BE POSTED FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
WEST TEXAS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A WATCH WILL PROBABLY BE ISSUED
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS FOR THESE AREAS AS SOUTHWEST WINDS
INCREASE AHEAD OF THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX 46 84 53 89 / 0 0 0 0
CARLSBAD NM 43 85 51 89 / 0 0 0 0
DRYDEN TX 49 87 53 92 / 0 0 0 0
FORT STOCKTON TX 51 89 58 95 / 0 0 0 0
GUADALUPE PASS TX 45 79 50 84 / 0 0 0 0
HOBBS NM 42 82 46 88 / 0 0 0 0
MARFA TX 37 79 40 85 / 0 0 0 0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 46 83 51 89 / 0 0 0 0
ODESSA TX 47 82 52 90 / 0 0 0 0
WINK TX 45 92 52 96 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...
SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN
NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...NORTHERN
LEA COUNTY...SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.
TX...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM CDT /12 PM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM
MDT/ THURSDAY 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.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ FRIDAY 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.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...LOVING...MARFA PLATEAU...REEVES COUNTY
AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...
WARD...WINKLER.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA.
&&
10/67Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 12, 12:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1251 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2008 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-131800- 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- 1251 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2008 /1151 AM MDT WED MAR 12 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS...THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL BE THE ONLY LOCATION WHERE WIND SPEEDS WILL REACH NEEDED CRITERIA. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY FIRE WEATHER WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY DUE TO UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING WIND SPEEDS. RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING. AREA RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY...TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL WILDFIRE STARTS. HIGH WINDS WILL AFFECT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ON FRIDAY SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 60 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. HIGH WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE PLAINS ADJACENT TO THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. SEE THE PRODUCT LBBNPWMAF FOR MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS HIGH WIND EVENT. .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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 5:17 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 14 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:10 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 13 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:40 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | Loving, Ward, Winkler | 61 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.