Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 67, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Jun 1, 2008, 2:27 PM CDT for 18 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jun 2, 2008, 5:06 AM CDT. It was in force for 17 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
- Jun 1, 2008, 2:27 PM CDT (19:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 2, 2008, 5:06 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2008, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 17 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, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 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
- 2893 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 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 011927 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 227 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING UNTIL MONDAY EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR STRONG WINDS... MINIMUM RH/S LESS THAN 10 PERCENT AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...MINIMUM RH/S AROUND 5 PERCENT AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .AN UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH MIDWEEK AND RESULT IN HOT TEMPERATURES...LOW TO VERY LOW MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH/S AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. THE RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN IN EARNEST TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS MONDAY FOR A RED FLAG WARNING THERE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAIN S TUESDAY AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE FURTHER. NMZ114-TXZ258-021200- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0067.080602T1700Z-080603T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0062.080603T1700Z-080604T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 127 PM MDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FROM MONDAY LATE MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY EVENING OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL RESULT IN 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. $$ NMZ115-021200- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0062.080603T1700Z-080604T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ- 127 PM MDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FROM TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THESE AREAS. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMAF 021006 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 506 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS... AND GAINES COUNTY FOR HOT... DRY... AND WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO... THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN TUESDAY. WATCH WILL EXPAND ACROSS CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN WEDNESDAY. HOT... DRY... AND WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED... .AN UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TUESDAY RESULTING IN HOT TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA. AS A DRYLINE MOVES EAST DURING THE DAY... VERY LOW MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH IS EXPECTED WITH READINGS OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT COMMON. IN ADDITION A SURFACE LOW OVER COLORADO IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN AND TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA. 20 FT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 MPH TODAY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN. THESE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER HAS RESULTED IN A RED FLAG WARNING. RH RECOVERY AT NIGHT WILL BE GOOD ACROSS THE WEST AND FAIR ACROSS THE EAST AS THE DRYLINE RETREATS. HOWEVER HOT... DRY... AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON TUESDAY. AS THE UPPER RIDGE IS DISPLACED BY A TROUGH FROM THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY... WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE. WEDNESDAY APPEARS TO BE A MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY WITH DANGEROUS CONDITIONS SPREADING EAST ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS MAY CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. TXZ045-022100- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0063.080604T1700Z-080605T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.W.0067.080602T1700Z-080603T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.A.0062.080603T1700Z-080604T0300Z/ GAINES- 506 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. 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. $$ NMZ115-022100- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0063.080604T1700Z-080605T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.W.0067.080602T1700Z-080603T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0062.080603T1700Z-080604T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ- 406 AM MDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER TODAY OVER THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM <TIME DESCRIPTION> THROUGH <TIME DESCRIPTION> FOR <LOCATION> FOR 20 FOOT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... $$ NMZ114-TXZ258-022100- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0063.080604T1700Z-080605T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0067.080602T1700Z-080603T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0062.080603T1700Z-080604T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 406 AM MDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER TODAY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. 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. $$ TXZ050-057>059-022100- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0063.080604T1700Z-080605T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.A.0062.080603T1700Z-080604T0300Z/ ANDREWS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- 506 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT MAY COMBINE WITH SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OVER THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. $$ TXZ046-047-051-052-060>062-067-068-022100- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0063.080604T1700Z-080605T0300Z/ DAWSON-BORDEN-MARTIN-HOWARD-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE- 506 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT MAY COMBINE WITH SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OVER THE PERMIAN BASIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN 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. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 021410 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 910 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...PERMIAN BASIN...WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS AND STOCKTON PLATEAU FOR HOT...VERY DRY...AND WINDY CONDITIONS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...EXPANDING ACROSS CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN WEDNESDAY. HOT...VERY DRY...AND WINDY CONDITIONS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... TXZ050-058-059-022215- /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.W.0067.080602T1700Z-080603T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0062.080603T1700Z-080604T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0063.080604T1700Z-080605T0300Z/ ANDREWS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- 910 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM CDT. DESPITE FAIR TO GOOD RECOVERY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AGAIN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THEREFORE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT BOTH DAYS. 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. $$ TXZ046-047-051-052-060>062-067-068-022215- /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.W.0067.080602T1700Z-080603T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0063.080604T1700Z-080605T0300Z/ DAWSON-BORDEN-MARTIN-HOWARD-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE- 910 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM CDT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AGAIN WEDNESDAY. THEREFORE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY. 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. $$ TXZ048-053-063-069-070-075-022215- /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.W.0067.080602T1700Z-080603T0300Z/ SCURRY-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- 910 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM CDT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AGAIN WEDNESDAY. THEREFORE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. $$ NMZ114-115-TXZ045-258-022215- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0067.080602T1700Z-080603T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0062.080603T1700Z-080604T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0063.080604T1700Z-080605T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 910 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 /810 AM MDT MON JUN 2 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. RECOVERY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE POOR TO FAIR...EXCEPT OVER GAINES COUNTY WHERE GOOD RECOVERY WILL LIKELY OCCUR. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...THEREFORE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BOTH DAYS. 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. $$ TXZ057-022215- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0062.080603T1700Z-080604T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0063.080604T1700Z-080605T0300Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- 910 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WILL LIKELY COMBINE WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OVER THE VAN HORN AREA AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. THEREFORE...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BOTH DAYS. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 021955 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 255 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS... PERMIAN BASIN...WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS AND STOCKTON PLATEAU FOR HOT...VERY DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...PERMIAN BASIN...WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...STOCKTON PLATEAU...AND VAN HORN CORRIDOR FOR HOT...VERY DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...EXPANDING ACROSS CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN WEDNESDAY. HOT...VERY DRY...AND WINDY CONDITIONS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... NMZ114-115-TXZ045-050-058-059-258-030400- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0062.080603T1700Z-080604T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0068.080603T1700Z-080604T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0067.000000T0000Z-080603T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0063.080604T1700Z-080605T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-ANDREWS- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 255 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 /155 PM MDT MON JUN 2 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER THROUGH THIS EVENING. RECOVERY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE POOR TO FAIR...EXCEPT OVER GAINES COUNTY WHERE GOOD RECOVERY WILL OCCUR. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TUESDAY WHEN A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. WEDNESDAY THE DRY AIR AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE...THOUGH THE WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER...THEREFORE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES FOR WEDNESDAY. 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. $$ TXZ046-047-051-052-060>062-067-068-030400- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0068.080603T1700Z-080604T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0067.000000T0000Z-080603T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0063.080604T1700Z-080605T0300Z/ DAWSON-BORDEN-MARTIN-HOWARD-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE- 255 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER THROUGH THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM CDT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TUESDAY WHEN A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. WEDNESDAY THE DRY AIR AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE...THOUGH THE WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER...THEREFORE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES FOR WEDNESDAY. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. $$ TXZ048-053-063-069-070-075-030400- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0068.080603T1700Z-080604T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.A.0063.080604T1700Z-080605T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0067.000000T0000Z-080603T0300Z/ SCURRY-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- 255 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM CDT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TUESDAY WHEN A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. WEDNESDAY THE DRY AIR AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE...THOUGH THE WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER...THEREFORE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES FOR WEDNESDAY. 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. $$ TXZ057-030400- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0062.080603T1700Z-080604T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0068.080603T1700Z-080604T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0063.080604T1700Z-080605T0300Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- 255 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WILL LIKELY COMBINE WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER TUESDAY OVER THE VAN HORN AREA AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY EXCEPT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. $$ TXZ074-080-030400- /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.A.0063.080604T1700Z-080605T0300Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- 255 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THEREFORE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. 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. $$
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 Jun 1, 1:39 PM CDT, 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 1:39 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
139 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008
.DISCUSSION...
PER WATER VAPOR IMAGERY UPPER HIGH LOOKS TO BE CENTERED INVOF BIG
BEND WITH 85H THERMAL RIDGE AXIS ORIENTED FROM ERN NM PLAINS SWWD
THRU THE UPPER TRANS PECOS. MOS GUIDANCE NOT SURPRISINGLY HOLDS ONTO
TOO MUCH MSTR TDY AND EXPECT THAT MAF AREA WILL GIVE THE RECORD OF
107 A GOOD RUN. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN DEFINITIVE
PRESENCE THRU MONDAY WHILE BEING SUPPRESSED SWD SOME TUE. 85H
TEMPS MON/TUE SHOW NO SIGN OF COOLING AND AS THE AIR TENDS TO GET
DRIER EXPECT THAT TEMPS WILL REMAIN AROUND 105-108 ACRS CENTRAL
PB...WARMER W AND A LITTLE COOLER E. SOME INDICATIONS IN NAM/GFS
THAT ELEVATED INSTABILITY AXIS WILL REMAIN ACRS UPPER TRANS
PECOS/PB MON/TUE AND CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORED FOR HIGH BASED DRY
STORMS/MICROBURSTS IF THE MID LEVEL MSTR IS REALLY THERE. MID LEVEL
WIND FIELD WILL START TO INCREASE WITH HIGH PRESSURE MOVING FARTHER
S AND WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN THE WINDS ACRS GDP MTNS PROBABLY AS
EARLY AS MON AND TUE IN THE SE PLAINS. BY WED MID/UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE WILL HAVE BEEN PUSHED FAR ENUF S TO SEE AN INCREASE IN WINDS
ACRS MOST AREAS...INCLUDING PB. THERE WILL BE ENUF OF A LOW LEVEL
WLY COMPONENT TO BRING EVEN DRIER AIR FARTHER E. WED STILL LOOKS
TO BE SETTING UP FOR THE HOTTEST DAY...NEAR 110 IN MIDLAND AND
115-117 WINK/PECOS STILL WIDESPREAD 7H TEMPS 16-19C THUR WITH
STILL LOWER DWPNTS AND WILL MAINTAIN SIMILAR TEMPS. 7H WINDS OF
30-40KTS WED/THU WILL PROBABLY RESULT IN HIGH WINDS IN THE GDP
MTNS AND POSSIBLY THE DAVIS MTNS ABOVE 6KFT. MID LEVEL TROF WILL
HAVE PASSED FRI AND 85H TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL CLOSER TO 30C
WHICH SHOULD TRANSLATE TO HIGHS IN THE U90S TO 100 ACRS MIDLAND
AREA. RIDGE WILL TRY TO BUILD BACK IN SAT/SUN.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
NEAR RECORD OR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH DRYING AIR
OVER THE AREA TO PRODUCE MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH/S OF 15 PERCENT OR
LESS OVER ALL BUT PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS AND
LOWER TRANS PECOS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL TOP OUT AROUND
20 MPH IN A FEW LOCATIONS...BUT MAINLY IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL ALSO EXCEED 20 MPH OVER THE LOWER
TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.
SINCE THE DURATION OF THE WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL NOT
PERSIST FOR 3 HOURS OR MORE...AND RH/S WILL INCREASE ENOUGH OVER THE
PERMIAN BASIN AND LOWER TRANS PECOS BY EARLY EVENING...A RED FLAG
WARNING WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. RECOVERY
TONIGHT WILL VARY FROM POOR IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...POOR TO
FAIR ACROSS THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND VAN HORN AREA...AND GOOD OR
BETTER OVER THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA.
HIGH TEMPERATURES MONDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO SUNDAY/S...BUT HIGHS
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL INCREASE AS DOWNSLOPE WESTERLY WINDS
INCREASE PROGRESSIVELY EACH DAY. MINIMUM RH/S WILL BE PROGRESSIVELY
LOWER MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY DUE TO THE INCREASING WINDS TOO.
THE STRONGER WINDS WILL APPEAR FIRST IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
MONDAY...WHERE MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH/S OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WILL
OCCUR. A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 02/17Z UNTIL
03/03Z FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. ALTHOUGH RH/S WILL DROP BELOW
15 PERCENT AREAWIDE MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH RH/S OF 10 PERCENT OR
LESS ALONG AND WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER...WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE REST
OF THE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY BELOW 20 MPH.
FOR TUESDAY...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS WHERE THE STRONGEST
SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED. FOR WEDNESDAY...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR POINTS ALONG AND NORTH OF A VAN HORN...
DAVIS MOUNTAINS...FORT STOCKTON AND BIG LAKE LINE. THIS AS NEAR
RECORD TEMPERATURES...LOW TO VERY LOW RH/S AND MORE WIDESPREAD 20
MPH WINDS OCCUR.
GUSTY...IF NOT STRONG...WINDS MAY OCCUR MONDAY AND TUESDAY FROM ANY
MID CLOUDS THAT BUILDUP DURING EACH AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...A
STRAY LIGHTNING STRIKE OR TWO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE HAINES
INDEX WILL BE HIGH OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE UPPER TRANS
PECOS TONIGHT...AND FROM THE VAN HORN AREA AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
PLAINS MONDAY NIGHT.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX 72 104 76 106 / 0 0 0 10
CARLSBAD NM 65 108 71 107 / 0 0 0 0
DRYDEN TX 71 101 74 104 / 0 0 0 10
FORT STOCKTON TX 73 107 75 107 / 0 0 0 10
GUADALUPE PASS TX 73 99 71 100 / 0 0 0 0
HOBBS NM 64 106 71 104 / 0 0 0 0
MARFA TX 59 99 61 99 / 0 10 0 10
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 73 107 76 108 / 0 0 0 10
ODESSA TX 75 107 76 108 / 0 0 0 10
WINK TX 75 113 74 115 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...
SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.
TX...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 3:32 AM CDT, 10 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 332 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-020845- 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- 332 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 /232 AM MDT SUN JUN 1 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2:27 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Gaines, Loving | 24 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.