Red Flag Warning 49, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

Apr 24, 2008, 4:40 AM CDT (09:40 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 24, 2008, 1:00 PM CDT

Expired

Apr 24, 2008, 8:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

000 
WWUS84 KMAF 240940
RFWMAF

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
440 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... 
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS... AND VAN HORN AREA FOR 20 FT
WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM RH BELOW 15 PERCENT...
AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...

.VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW 
MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AS A DRYLINE MOVES EAST DURING THE
DAY.  WIND WILL BE THE LIMITING FACTOR FOR MUCH OF THE AREA...
HOWEVER 20 FT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED 
ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...
AND VAN HORN AREA THIS AFTERNOON.  THESE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS 
WHEN COMBINED WITH VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER HAS RESULTED 
IN THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

NMZ114-115-TXZ057-258-242100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0049.080424T1800Z-080425T0100Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-
SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
440 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008 /340 AM MDT THU APR 24 2008/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 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 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. 

AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS
ARE EXPECTED FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS.
WHILE NOT AN OVERALL WINDY DAY... WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE 
20 FT LEVEL OF 20 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS.  AS VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER 
IS EXPECTED FOR THIS AREA... A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

$$

000 
WWUS84 KMAF 241955
RFWMAF

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
255 PM CDT THU APR 24 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND VAN HORN AREA
FOR 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM RH BELOW 15
PERCENT...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...

.VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS BEHIND A DRYLINE.
20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND VAN
HORN AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE DRY
AND WINDY CONDITIONS WHEN COMBINED WITH VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE
DANGER HAS RESULTED IN THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING.

NMZ114-115-TXZ057-258-250100-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080425T0100Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-
SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
255 PM CDT THU APR 24 2008 /155 PM MDT THU APR 24 2008/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING. 

LATE AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 PERCENT OR
LESS ARE EXPECTED. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE 20 FT LEVEL OF
20 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND
ADJACENT PLAINS. AS VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED
FOR THIS AREA...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

$$

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