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Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 24, 2009, 5:10 AM CST for 11 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 24, 2009, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 8 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
- Feb 24, 2009, 5:10 AM CST (11:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2009, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2009, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Andrews County, TX, Crane County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:07 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 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 33 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
- 5308 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 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 241110 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 510 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND VAN HORN REGION... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... .INCREASING SURFACE WINDS...ALONG WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF AN ALPINE...KERMIT...HOBBS AND TATUM LINE THIS AFTERNOON. PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES TO GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY...ESPECIALLY IN THESE AREAS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT ONLY OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. ALTHOUGH WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG OVER THE REST OF WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON OR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...LITTLE PRECIPITATION AND CURED FUELS WILL ALLOW ANY FIRES THAT START TO SPREAD. NMZ115-242200- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0011.090224T1800Z-090225T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0011.090224T1800Z-090225T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0012.090225T1800Z-090226T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ- 410 AM MST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEREFORE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED THERE. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE TO OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RATHER RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$ NMZ114-TXZ258-242200- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0011.090224T1800Z-090225T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0011.090224T1800Z-090225T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0012.090225T1800Z-090226T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 410 AM MST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ALONG WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BELOW 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THEREFORE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED THERE. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE TO OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RATHER RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$ TXZ057>060-067-242200- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0011.090224T1800Z-090225T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0011.090224T1800Z-090225T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- 510 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT...AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF A BALMORHEA...PECOS AND KERMIT LINE. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE TO OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RATHER RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$ TXZ074-242200- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0011.090224T1800Z-090225T0200Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- 510 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ALONG WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BELOW 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE TO OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RATHER RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMAF 241634 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1034 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN REGION AND CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... .INCREASING SURFACE WINDS...ALONG WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF AN ALPINE...CRANE...MIDLAND AND LAMESA LINE THIS AFTERNOON. PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES TO GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY...ESPECIALLY IN THESE AREAS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT ONLY OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. ALTHOUGH WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG OVER THE REST OF WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON OR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...LITTLE PRECIPITATION AND CURED FUELS WILL ALLOW ANY FIRES THAT START TO SPREAD. TXZ045-046-050-051-061-062-068-069-250000- /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.W.0011.090224T1800Z-090225T0000Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN-ECTOR-MIDLAND-CRANE-UPTON- 1034 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF NEAR 10 TO 15 PERCENT...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN INCLUDING THE MIDLAND AND ODESSA AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$ NMZ115-250045- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0011.090224T1800Z-090225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0012.090225T1800Z-090226T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ- 934 AM MST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF NEAR 10 TO 15 PERCENT...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEREFORE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$ NMZ114-TXZ258-250045- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0011.090224T1800Z-090225T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0012.090225T1800Z-090226T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 934 AM MST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ALONG WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BELOW 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THEREFORE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$ TXZ057>060-067-250000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0011.090224T1800Z-090225T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- 1034 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF NEAR 10 TO 15 PERCENT...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND FAR WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$ TXZ074-250045- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0011.090224T1800Z-090225T0200Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- 1034 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ALONG WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BELOW 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 242017 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 217 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN REGION AND CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN REGION...AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... .STRONG WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS...ALONG WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF AN ALPINE...CRANE...MIDLAND AND LAMESA LINE THIS AFTERNOON. PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES TO GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY...ESPECIALLY IN THESE AREAS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THE GREATEST AREA OF CONCERN WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN REGION...AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. ALTHOUGH WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG OVER THE REST OF WEST TEXAS...LITTLE PRECIPITATION AND CURED FUELS WILL ALLOW ANY FIRES THAT START TO SPREAD AND GROW QUICKLY. TXZ057-250430- /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.A.0012.090225T1800Z-090226T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090225T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- 217 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ALONG WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BELOW 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND AS A RESULT...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$ NMZ115-250430- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0012.090225T1800Z-090226T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ- 117 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF NEAR 10 TO 15 PERCENT...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$ NMZ114-TXZ258-250430- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090225T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0012.090225T1800Z-090226T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 117 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ALONG WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BELOW 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$ TXZ045-046-050-051-058>062-067>069-250000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090225T0000Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE-UPTON- 217 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF NEAR 10 TO 15 PERCENT...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND FAR WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$ TXZ074-250200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090225T0200Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- 217 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ALONG WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BELOW 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 250019 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 619 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 NMZ115-TXZ057-250830- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0012.090225T1800Z-090226T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- 619 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 /519 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2009/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... && $$ TXZ045-046-050-051-058>062-067>069-250130- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090225T0000Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE-UPTON- 619 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE CALMED ACROSS THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION AND THE PERMIAN BASIN THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. && $$ NMZ114-TXZ258-250830- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090225T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0012.090225T1800Z-090226T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 519 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ALONG WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BELOW 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$ TXZ074-250200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090225T0200Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- 619 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ALONG WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BELOW 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 250219 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 819 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 NMZ114-TXZ258-251030- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090225T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0012.090225T1800Z-090226T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 719 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... && $$ TXZ074-250330- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090225T0200Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- 819 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NMZ115-TXZ057-251030- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0012.090225T1800Z-090226T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- 819 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 /719 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2009/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... && $$
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 Feb 24, 4:33 AM CST, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 4:33 AM CST, 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
433 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009
.DISCUSSION...
FLAT UPPER RIDGING OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO
NEARLY ZONAL FLOW ALOFT BY LATE THIS WEEK WHICH WILL THEN PERSIST
INTO THE WEEKEND. NEAR RECORD TO RECORD HIGHS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY
AND WEDNESDAY AS THE STIFF WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL ALLOW FOR
WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS AT THE SURFACE...AND A 850 HPA THERMAL
RIDGE TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA. IN ADDITION DRY AIR OVER THE AREA
WILL COMBINE WITH THE WARM TEMPERATURES TO CREATE FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS BOTH DAYS...BUT ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE PECOS
RIVER WHERE WIND SPEEDS WILL BE GREATEST.
AS MENTIONED ABOVE...WILL BE GOING WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY AREAWIDE. THE RECORD HIGH FOR FEBRUARY 24TH IS
84 SET IN 1956...WHILE THE RECORD HIGH FOR FEBRUARY 25TH IS 85 SET
IN 2008. BOTH OF THESE COULD FALL AS HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO BE AROUND 90 BOTH DAYS. IN FACT THE HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR
THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AT MIDLAND...90 DEGREES ON THE 19TH AND
29TH...COULD BE NEARED OR SURPASSED TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. ALSO THE
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE FOR FEBRUARY 25TH...50 DEGREES SET IN
2000...COULD BE BEATEN AS CLOUD COVER PERSISTS OVER THE REGION
TONIGHT AND WINDS DO NOT APPEAR TO DECOUPLE. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL
INCREASE THURSDAY WHICH WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE
NORMAL...DRY AIR OVER THE AREA AND RAISE CONCERNS FOR ANOTHER
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY. WINDS MAY APPROACH 40 MPH SUSTAINED IN
THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY. THINK
MID LEVEL WIND SPEEDS APPEAR A LITTLE TOO WEAK TODAY...AND CLOUD
COVER TOO EXTENSIVE WEDNESDAY...TO ISSUE A WATCH AT THIS TIME.
THE FLOW ALOFT WILL AMPLIFY SOMEWHAT OVER THE NORTHERN CONUS BY LATE
THIS WEEK AND SEND A COLD FRONT INTO THE FORECAST AREA. JUST HOW
FAR SOUTH THE FRONT MAKES IT INT THE AREA DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH THE
FLOW ALOFT AMPLIFIES. MODELS ARE AT ODDS RIGHT NOW...BUT HAVE
TENDED TOWARD THE WARMER SOLUTIONS DUE TO PERSISTENT FAST FLOW ALOFT
OVER THE REGION...AND QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE MORE
AMPLIFIED SOLUTION OF THE NORTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE TROUGH. THE
AIRMASS THAT WILL RESIDE OVER AT LEAST THE SOUTHERN U.S. PLAINS WILL
BE FAIRLY COLD...SO WE COULD SEE READINGS A LOT CLOSER TO NORMAL
FROM FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND IF IT MAKES MORE PROGRESS THAN
CURRENTLY EXPECTED. THE CHANCE OF APPRECIABLE RAIN THROUGH THE
EXTENDED LOOKS POOR AT BEST.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
VERY MILD TEMPERATURES COUPLED WITH DRY AIR IN PLACE HAS RESULTED IN
POOR RH RECOVERY ACROSS THE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN ACROSS WEST
TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY...AND TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO
NEAR RECORD LEVELS ALONG THIS FEATURE THIS AFTERNOON. DEWPOINT
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW...GENERALLY IN THE UPPER TEENS TO
MID 20S ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL RESULT IN
MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS.
WESTERLY 20 FT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR OR ABOVE 20 MPH ACROSS
THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
PLAINS...THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION THIS
AFTERNOON. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH FOR A RED FLAG EVENT TODAY IN THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...BUT STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY EXISTS WITH REGARD
TO HOW LONG WIND SPEEDS WILL EXCEED 20 MPH ACROSS THE OTHER ABOVE
MENTIONED AREAS. GIVEN THE EXPECTED VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
TODAY...AND ONGOING VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER...WILL OPT TO
UPGRADE THE PREVIOUS FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING THIS
AFTERNOON AND ALSO INCLUDE THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. RED FLAG CONDITIONS
SHOULD EASE ACROSS AREAS ADJACENT TO THE MOUNTAINS BY AROUND 6 PM
CST...BUT MAY PERSIST THROUGH AROUND 8 PM CST IN THE GUADALUPE AND
DAVIS MOUNTAINS. RH RECOVERY WILL GENERALLY BE POOR AGAIN TONIGHT...
POSSIBLY FAIR IN THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND LOWER TRANS PECOS
REGION.
THE SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BECOME ORIENTED FARTHER WEST
ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS WEDNESDAY. MUCH ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA AGAIN...WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE UPPER SINGLE
DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. MID LEVEL WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS DURING THE
AFTERNOON. THESE AREAS CURRENTLY APPEAR MOST FAVORABLE FOR CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL ISSUE A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH ACCORDINGLY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX 89 49 89 53 / 0 0 0 0
CARLSBAD NM 91 50 92 48 / 0 0 0 0
DRYDEN TX 89 54 91 56 / 0 0 0 0
FORT STOCKTON TX 95 60 96 59 / 0 0 0 0
GUADALUPE PASS TX 83 57 83 51 / 0 0 0 0
HOBBS NM 87 48 88 48 / 0 0 0 0
MARFA TX 86 43 88 42 / 0 0 0 0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 89 50 90 51 / 0 0 0 0
ODESSA TX 90 52 91 53 / 0 0 0 0
WINK TX 91 49 93 51 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM
ROSWELL/LNZ.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.
TX...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 8 PM CST /7
PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...DAVIS/APACHE
MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...LOVING...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER
TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...WARD...
WINKLER.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
&&
21/67Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 4:52 AM CST, 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 452 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-251100- 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- 452 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 /352 AM MST TUE FEB 24 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION AND THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS THIS AFTERNOON...AS WESTERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 55 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND INCREASED WESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THESE AREAS. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 5:10 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.