Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Jan 5, 2011, 10:30 AM 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
- Jan 5, 2011, 10:30 AM CST (16:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
147 WWUS84 KMAF 051630 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1030 AM CST WED JAN 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS BELOW 6500 FT...THE VAN HORN AREA...THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU FOR HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 15 PCT...WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .UNSEASONALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL PUSH RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO NEAR 10 PCT IN A FEW PLACES. ALSO THE DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU AND AS HIGH AS 35 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS HAS INCREASED THE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. NMZ114-TXZ057-258-060000- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0001.110105T1630Z-110106T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 1030 AM CST WED JAN 5 2011 /930 AM MST WED JAN 5 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS BELOW 6500 FT...AND THE VAN HORN AREA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS BELOW 6500 FT. IN TEXAS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. * TIMING: FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL 5 PM MST. * WIND: WEST 20 TO 35 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN FAVORED LOCATIONS. * HUMIDITY: 10 TO 15 PCT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ TXZ074-080-060000- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0001.110105T1630Z-110106T0000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- 1030 AM CST WED JAN 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE MARFA PLATEAU... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...MARFA PLATEAU. * TIMING: FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL 6 PM CST. * WIND: 20 MPH BELOW 6000 FT AND 25 TO 30 MPH ABOVE 6000 FT. * HUMIDITY: BELOW 6000 FT 10 TO 15 PCT AND ABOVE 6000 FT 15 PCT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO WIND- RIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
1 follow-up statement
574 WWUS84 KMAF 052013 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 213 PM CST WED JAN 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS BELOW 6500 FT...THE VAN HORN AREA...THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU FOR HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 15 PCT...WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH... AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .UNSEASONALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY DOWNSLOPE WINDS HAS PUSHED RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO NEAR 10 TO 15 PCT IN MANY LOCATIONS. MEANWHILE THE DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU AND AS HIGH AS 35 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS HAS INCREASED THE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AND THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL CONTINUE. NMZ114-TXZ057-258-060000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110106T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 213 PM CST WED JAN 5 2011 /113 PM MST WED JAN 5 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS BELOW 6500 FT...AND THE VAN HORN AREA... * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ. IN TEXAS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: UNTIL 5 PM MST. * WIND: WEST 20 TO 35 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN FAVORED LOCATIONS. * HUMIDITY: 10 TO 15 PCT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ TXZ074-080-060000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110106T0000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- 213 PM CST WED JAN 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE MARFA PLATEAU... * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...MARFA PLATEAU. * TIMING: UNTIL 6 PM CST. * WIND: 20 MPH BELOW 6000 FT AND 25 TO 30 MPH ABOVE 6000 FT. * HUMIDITY: BELOW 6000 FT 10 TO 15 PCT AND ABOVE 6000 FT 15 PCT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO WIND- RIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2011Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 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.