Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 39, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 8, 2008, 3:42 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 9, 2008, 2:00 PM CDT. 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 8, 2008, 3:42 PM CDT (20:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2008, 2:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2008, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Loving County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 4086 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 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 082042 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 342 PM CDT TUE APR 8 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY FOR LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...THE MARFA AND STOCKTON PLATEAUS...AND THE BIG BEND REGION FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY BEHIND A DRYLINE. 20 FOOT WINDS ACROSS THIS WESTERN AREA WEDNESDAY WILL BE 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUST TO NEAR 35 MPH POSSIBLE. SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES WILL BE COMMON WEST OF THE PECOS WEDNESDAY. AS THE DRYLINE MOVES EAST THE DRIER AIR WILL FILTER ACROSS THE AREA...BRINGING SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES TO THE ENTIRE AREA ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH POSSIBLE. EXPECT CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY. NMZ114-115-TXZ057>060-067-074-075-079>081-258-091500- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0035.080409T1900Z-080410T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0039.080409T1900Z-080410T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0036.080410T1400Z-080411T0300Z/ 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-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 342 PM CDT TUE APR 8 2008 /242 PM MDT TUE APR 8 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM CDT /1 PM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM CDT /1 PM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER ON WEDNESDAY AND STRONG WEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. POOR RECOVERY THURSDAY MORNING AND THE PASSING OF A STRONG SYSTEM TO THE NORTH WILL SET THE STAGE FOR VERY DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THURSDAY. SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED WITH WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY. WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 75 MPH. CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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 WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-061>063-068>070-082-091500- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0036.080410T1400Z-080411T0300Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-TERRELL- 342 PM CDT TUE APR 8 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... POOR RECOVERY THURSDAY MORNING AND THE PASSING OF A STRONG SYSTEM TO THE NORTH WILL SET THE STAGE FOR VERY DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THURSDAY. SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH POSSIBLE. CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW INTO WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. $$ 13
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMAF 090341 AAA RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1041 PM CDT TUE APR 8 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY FOR LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE TRANS PECOS INCLUDING THE MOUNTAINS...AND THE BIG BEND REGION FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FOR DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER RESULTING IN HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY BEHIND THE DRYLINE. 20 FOOT WINDS ACROSS THESE WESTERN AREAS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE...EVEN HIGHER IN THE MOUNTAINS. SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES WILL BE COMMON WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER WEDNESDAY. AS THE DRYLINE MOVES EAST THE DRIER AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES TO MUCH OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG WEST WINDS ARE FORECAST. EXPECT EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY. NMZ114-115-TXZ057>060-067-074-075-079>081-258-091545- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0039.080409T1900Z-080410T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0036.080410T1400Z-080411T0300Z/ 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-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 1041 PM CDT TUE APR 8 2008 /941 PM MDT TUE APR 8 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM CDT /1 PM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM CDT /1 PM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND STRONG WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH IN THE PLAINS AND NEAR 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. POOR RECOVERY THURSDAY MORNING AND THE PASSING OF A STRONG SYSTEM TO THE NORTH WILL SET THE STAGE FOR VERY DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THURSDAY. SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED WITH WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LIKELY ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE TRANS PECOS AND IN THE PLAINS. WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE AN DAVIS MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 75 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. THESE HIGH WINDS AND THE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...COMBINED WITH RECENT THE ONGOING DROUGHT...WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE TO SPREAD. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-061>063-068>070-082-091545- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0036.080410T1400Z-080411T0300Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-TERRELL- 1041 PM CDT TUE APR 8 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... POOR RECOVERY THURSDAY MORNING AND THE PASSING OF A STRONG SYSTEM TO THE NORTH WILL SET THE STAGE FOR DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THURSDAY. SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE. EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. THESE HIGH WINDS AND THE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...COMBINED WITH RECENT THE ONGOING DROUGHT...WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE TO SPREAD. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 091023 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 523 AM CDT WED APR 9 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO... THE TRANS PECOS... GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... AND THE BIG BEND REGION FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FOR VERY DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS... AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER RESULTING IN HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER... .FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH WARNING CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON FROM SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TO THE BIG BEND AS A DRYLINE MOVES EAST DURING THE DAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS DRYLINE. 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM RH IN THE SINGLE DIGITS... AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED FOR THE WARNING AREA. AS THE UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES... A STRONG WEST WIND WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA BY THURSDAY MORNING. THURSDAY APPEARS TO BE A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY. SINGLE DIGIT RH AREAWIDE... 20 FT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS HIGHER... AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED THURSDAY. HIGH WINDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER POSSIBLE FOR GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. NMZ114-115-TXZ057>060-067-074-075-079>081-258-091830- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0039.080409T1900Z-080410T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0036.080410T1400Z-080411T0300Z/ 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-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 523 AM CDT WED APR 9 2008 /423 AM MDT WED APR 9 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM CDT /1 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM CDT /1 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND STRONG WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH IN THE PLAINS AND NEAR 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. POOR MOISTURE RECOVERY OVERNIGHT AND THE PASSING OF A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL SET THE STAGE FOR VERY DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THURSDAY. SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED WITH WESTERLY WINDS AT THE 20 FT LEVEL OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER LIKELY FROM VAN HORN... TO PECOS. WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE AN DAVIS MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 65 MPH POSSIBLE. THIS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. THESE HIGH WINDS AND THE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT THE ONGOING DROUGHT... WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-061>063-068>070-082-091830- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0036.080410T1400Z-080411T0300Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-TERRELL- 523 AM CDT WED APR 9 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. POOR MOISTURE RECOVERY OVERNIGHT AND THE PASSING OF A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL SET THE STAGE FOR VERY DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THURSDAY. SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED WITH WESTERLY WINDS AT THE 20 FT LEVEL OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER LIKELY ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN. EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...A ND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. THESE HIGH WINDS AND THE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT THE ONGOING DROUGHT... WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 091949 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 249 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO... THE TRANS PECOS... GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... AND THE BIG BEND REGION FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FOR VERY DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS... AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER RESULTING IN HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER... .FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE REACHED WARNING CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON ACRSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO DOWN INTO THE BIG BEND REGION AS A DRYLINE HAS BEGUN MOVING EAST. 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM RH IN THE SINGLE DIGITS... AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER ARE OCCURING FOR THE WARNING AREA. AHEAD OF THE DRYLINE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN DEVELOPING...INCRASEING THE RISK OF LIGHTNING IGNITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN AREAS. THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS AS THE DRYLINE MOVES EAST. AS THE UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES... A STRONG WEST WIND WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA BY THURSDAY MORNING. THURSDAY APPEARS TO BE A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY. SINGLE DIGIT RH AREAWIDE... 20 FT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS HIGHER... AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED THURSDAY. HIGH WINDS OF 40 TO 50MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60MPH ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. NMZ114-115-TXZ057>060-067-074-075-079>081-258-100200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-080410T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0036.080410T1400Z-080411T0300Z/ 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-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 249 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 /149 PM MDT WED APR 9 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND STRONG WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH IN THE PLAINS AND NEAR 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. POOR MOISTURE RECOVERY OVERNIGHT AND THE PASSING OF A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL SET THE STAGE FOR VERY DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THURSDAY. SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED WITH WESTERLY WINDS AT THE 20 FT LEVEL OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER LIKELY FROM VAN HORN... TO PECOS. WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE AN DAVIS MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 65 MPH POSSIBLE. THIS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. THESE HIGH WINDS AND THE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT THE ONGOING DROUGHT... WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-061>063-068>070-082-100200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0036.080410T1400Z-080411T0300Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-TERRELL- 249 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. POOR MOISTURE RECOVERY OVERNIGHT AND THE PASSING OF A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL SET THE STAGE FOR VERY DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THURSDAY. SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED WITH WESTERLY WINDS AT THE 20 FT LEVEL OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER LIKELY ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN. EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...A ND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. THESE HIGH WINDS AND THE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT THE ONGOING DROUGHT... WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. $$ 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 10:45 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Loving, Pecos, Ward, Winkler | 17 hr |
| Apr 7, 10:45 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 13 more | 55 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:31 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | 12 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:30 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | 13 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:30 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Dawson, Gaines, Howard, Martin and 2 more | 55 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.