Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 21, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 14, 2009, 7:36 PM MDT for 8 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 15, 2009, 1:00 PM MDT. 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 14, 2009, 7:36 PM MDT (01:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2009, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2009, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
Counties Catron County, NM, Doña Ana County, NM, Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Lincoln County, NM, Luna County, NM, Otero County, NM, Sierra County, NM, El Paso County, TX, Hudspeth County, TX
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:33 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
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 5129 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 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 KEPZ 150136 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 736 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FAR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO INCLUDING THE BOOTHEEL AREA...FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WITH FIRE DANGER RATINGS HIGH OR GREATER... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET FOR SOUTHWEST/SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR EXPECTED STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TO THE FOUR CORNERS AREA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL CAUSE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...WHILE AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 15% AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST/SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NMZ113-150245- /O.CAN.KEPZ.FW.A.0020.090415T1900Z-090416T0200Z/ CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- 736 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2009 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A STORM MOVING INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL BRING INCREASING MOISTURE TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THIS WILL KEEP MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PECENT IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. $$ NMZ111-151830- /O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0020.090415T1900Z-090416T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0021.090415T1900Z-090416T0200Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-090415T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS- 736 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM MOVING TO THE FOUR CORNERS AREA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 15% AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET. THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...COMBINED WITH HIGH OR GREATER FIRE DANGER RATINGS...WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH FIRE DANGER RATINGS OF HIGH OR GREATER WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. && $$ NMZ110-112-TXZ055-056-151830- /O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0020.090415T1900Z-090416T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0021.090415T1900Z-090416T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-EL PASO- HUDSPETH- 736 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM MOVING TO THE FOUR CORNERS AREA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 15% AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET. THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...COMBINED WITH HIGH OR GREATER FIRE DANGER RATINGS...WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH FIRE DANGER RATINGS OF HIGH OR GREATER WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. && $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS84 KEPZ 151826 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1226 PM MDT WED APR 15 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST/SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FT DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TO THE FOUR CORNERS AREA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL CAUSE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...WHILE AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 15% AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NMZ110>112-TXZ055-056-160200- /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0021.090415T1900Z-090416T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-EL PASO- HUDSPETH- 1226 PM MDT WED APR 15 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A STRONG UPPER LOW MOVING EAST FROM THE GREAT BASIN WILL CAUSE WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 15% AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET. THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...COMBINED WITH HIGH OR GREATER FIRE DANGER RATINGS...WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH FIRE DANGER RATINGS OF HIGH OR GREATER WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. && $$ HARDIMAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 4:34 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 15 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2009Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2009Every red flag warning in 2009
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.