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Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 25, 2009, 3:14 PM CST for 18 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 26, 2009, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 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 25, 2009, 3:14 PM CST (21:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2009, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2009, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 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 radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 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, 9.2 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
- 4997 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 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 252114 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 314 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 NMZ114-TXZ057-074-258-261130- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0013.090226T1800Z-090227T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0013.090226T1800Z-090227T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0014.090227T1800Z-090228T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090226T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 314 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 /214 PM MST WED FEB 25 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE WITH 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER TO CONTINUE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE VAN HORN AREA THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND SINCE WARM TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR AGAIN...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY WARM TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. 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 FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. VERY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-080-261130- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0013.090226T1800Z-090227T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0013.090226T1800Z-090227T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-MARFA PLATEAU- 314 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 /214 PM MST WED FEB 25 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO DROP TO THE SINGLE DIGITS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND ALONG WITH VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER...LIKELY RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$ TXZ075-261130- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0013.090226T1800Z-090227T0300Z/ PECOS- 314 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY. UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO DROP TO THE SINGLE DIGITS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND ALONG WITH VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER...LIKELY RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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 CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMAF 260055 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 655 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 NMZ114-TXZ057-074-258-261100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0013.090226T1800Z-090227T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0014.090227T1800Z-090228T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 655 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 /555 PM MST WED FEB 25 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... AS WELL AS THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OCCURRING AGAIN...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY WARM TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. VERY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-075-080-261100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0013.090226T1800Z-090227T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- 655 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 /555 PM MST WED FEB 25 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THURSDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS. UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP TO THE SINGLE DIGITS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND ALONG WITH VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER...LIKELY RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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 VERY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 261032 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 432 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 NMZ114-TXZ057-074-258-262200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0013.090226T1800Z-090227T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0014.090227T1800Z-090228T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 432 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 /332 AM MST THU FEB 26 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE TO 20 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER POSSIBLE. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE HIGHER IN THE MOUNTAINS. SINCE UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL OCCUR AGAIN...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY WARM TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-075-080-262200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0013.090226T1800Z-090227T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- 432 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 /332 AM MST THU FEB 26 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP TO THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND ALONG WITH VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER...LIKELY RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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 CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 262034 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 234 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 TXZ080-270300- /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.A.0014.090227T1800Z-090228T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090227T0300Z/ MARFA PLATEAU- 234 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AS WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER CONTINUE. ALONG WITH THE WIND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL ALSO OCCUR. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY WARM TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$ NMZ114-TXZ057-074-258-270300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090227T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0014.090227T1800Z-090228T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 234 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 /134 PM MST THU FEB 26 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING ALONG WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY WARM TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. 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 THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-075-270300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090227T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- 234 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 /134 PM MST THU FEB 26 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING ALONG WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL FIRE WEATHER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 270314 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 914 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 NMZ114-TXZ057-074-080-258-271100- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090227T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0014.090227T1800Z-090228T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- MARFA PLATEAU-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 914 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 /814 PM MST THU FEB 26 2009/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG WITH DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FRIDAY 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 THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ALL TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-075-270415- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090227T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- 914 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 /814 PM MST THU FEB 26 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA...THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 4:26 AM CST | High Wind Watch | MAF | 10 hr | |
| Feb 25, 5:01 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 11 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 25, 5:01 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 13 hr | |
| Feb 25, 2:09 PM CST | High Wind Warning | MAF | 31 hr | |
| Feb 25, 3:14 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 38 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2009Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 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.