Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 15, 2011, 6:27 AM MST for 8 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Feb 16, 2011, 11:00 AM MST. 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 15, 2011, 6:27 AM MST (13:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2011, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2011, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 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 13:31 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 12:00Z, 1.5 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
- 4838 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
428 WWUS84 KEPZ 151327 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 627 AM MST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 20 MPH AND HUMIDITY LESS THAN 15 PERCENT ALONG WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER RATINGS... .AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE WEST AND LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING AT THE SURFACE OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL CAUSE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS ACROSS THE AREA...WHILE FIRE DANGER RATINGS OF HIGH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. THESE FACTORS WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ110>113-160330- /O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0002.110216T1800Z-110217T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0002.110216T1800Z-110217T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY- CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- 627 AM MST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...ALL OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS. * TIMING...NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY 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...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
2 follow-up statements
228 WWUS84 KEPZ 160301 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 801 PM MST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 20 MPH AND HUMIDITY LESS THAN 15 PERCENT ALONG WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER RATINGS... .AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE WEST AND LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING AT THE SURFACE OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL CAUSE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS ACROSS THE AREA...WHILE FIRE DANGER RATINGS OF HIGH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. THESE FACTORS WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ110>113-170100- /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0002.110216T1800Z-110217T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY- CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- 801 PM MST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...ALL OF SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS. * TIMING...NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
769 WWUS84 KEPZ 161742 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1042 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 20 MPH AND HUMIDITY LESS THAN 15 PERCENT ALONG WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER RATINGS... .AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE WEST AND LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING AT THE SURFACE OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL CAUSE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS ACROSS THE AREA...WHILE FIRE DANGER RATINGS OF HIGH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. THESE FACTORS WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ055-056-170200- /O.EXA.KEPZ.FW.W.0002.110216T1800Z-110217T0200Z/ EL PASO-HUDSPETH- 1042 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ALL OF SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS. * TIMING...NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY 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...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NMZ110>113-170200- /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0002.110216T1800Z-110217T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY- CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- 1042 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ALL OF SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS. * TIMING...NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
Nearby
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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.