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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 1, 2011, 8:53 PM MDT for 8 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 3, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2011, 8:53 PM MDT (02:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2011, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 11 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 02:50 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 12:35 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 44 | 2 Ssw Fort Stanton, NM | KSRR AWOS. |
| Apr 3, 12:35 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 Ssw Fort Stanton, NM | KSRR AWOS. |
| Apr 3, 1:30 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 18 Nne Encinoso, NM | CSBF TRANSWESTERN PUMP |
| Apr 3, 2:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 18 Nne Encinoso, NM | CSBF TRANSWESTERN PUMP |
| Apr 3, 3:39 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | N Kqmg, NM | WINDS GUSTED TO 66 MPG AT MCGREGOR RANGE BASE CAMP. |
| Apr 3, 3:39 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | N Kqmg, NM | WINDS GUSTED TO 66 MPG AT MCGREGOR RANGE BASE CAMP. |
| Apr 3, 3:50 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Se Ksvc, NM |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 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
- 5059 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
702 WWUS84 KEPZ 020253 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 853 PM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FOR FAR WEST TEXAS DUE TO WINDS AROUND 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 PERCENT OR LOWER AND HIGH OR GREATER FIRE DANGER RATINGS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS FOR WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 PERCENT OR LOWER AND HIGH OR GREATER FIRE DANGER RATINGS... .INCREASING WEST WINDS ALOFT AND DEVELOPMENT OF A LEE SIDE TROUGH OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL CAUSE SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WINDS NEAR 20 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. MEANWHILE...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW 15 PERCENT AREA-WIDE. CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH WORSE ON SUNDAY AS AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE AREA. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS 40 T0 50 MPH POSSIBLE. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT. NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-021330- /O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0018.110403T1700Z-110404T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0021.110403T1700Z-110404T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0020.110402T1900Z-110403T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY- CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH- 853 PM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. ALSO...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. * LOCATION...ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * WINDS SATURDAY...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * WINDS SUNDAY...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST ALONG MOUNTAIN PASSES...RIDGE LINES... AND EAST FACING SLOPES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS AROUND 5 PERCENT ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * TIMING...1 PM MDT TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY AND AGAIN 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. 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
360 WWUS84 KEPZ 030242 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 842 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS FOR WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 PERCENT OR LOWER AND HIGH OR GREATER FIRE DANGER RATINGS... .INCREASING WEST WINDS ALOFT AND DEVELOPMENT OF A LEE SIDE TROUGH OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL CAUSE SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WINDS NEAR 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. MEANWHILE...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW 15 PERCENT AREA-WIDE. CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH WORSE ON SUNDAY AS AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE AREA. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS 40 T0 50 MPH POSSIBLE. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT. NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-031400- /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0021.110403T1700Z-110404T0400Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY- CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH- 842 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * LOCATION...ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * WINDS SATURDAY...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * WINDS SUNDAY...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST ALONG MOUNTAIN PASSES...RIDGE LINES... AND EAST FACING SLOPES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS AROUND 5 PERCENT ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * TIMING...11 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND SEVERE TO EXTREME DROUGHT PREVAIL IN THE WARNED AREAS. 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. && $$ 20
600 WWUS84 KEPZ 031326 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 726 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS FOR WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 PERCENT OR LOWER AND HIGH OR GREATER FIRE DANGER RATINGS... .AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CAUSE INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WHICH WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO...A DEEPENING LEE SIDE LOW EAST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NEW MEXICO. THESE FACTORS WILL LEAD TO SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 45 T0 55 MPH. MEANWHILE...HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT. NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-040400- /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0021.110403T1700Z-110404T0400Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY- CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH- 726 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. STRONGEST ALONG MOUNTAIN PASSES...RIDGE LINES... AND EAST FACING SLOPES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS 7 TO 10 PERCENT ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TIMING...11 AM TO 10 PM MDT. * VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND SEVERE TO EXTREME DROUGHT PREVAIL IN THE WARNED AREAS. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 11:40 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | EPZ | 33 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2011Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.