Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 16, 2011, 5:07 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 16, 2011, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 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 16, 2011, 5:07 AM CST (11:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2011, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
917 WWUS84 KMAF 161107 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 507 AM CST WED FEB 16 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND REEVES COUNTY TODAY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREAT...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN THURSDAY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .WARM...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER WILL RESUME THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND REEVES COUNTY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE THURSDAY FOR THESE AREAS...AND ALSO SPREAD INTO THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS THURSDAY. NMZ114-115-TXZ057-058-074-258-162315- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0008.110216T1700Z-110217T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0011.110216T1700Z-110217T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0009.110217T1700Z-110218T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 507 AM CST WED FEB 16 2011 /407 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...UPPER TRANS REGION...AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...UPPER TRANS REGION...AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ. IN TEXAS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: 11 AM CST OR 10 AM MST THROUGH 6 PM CST OR 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH ACROSS THE PLAINS. * HUMIDITY: NEAR 10 TO 15 PERCENT. 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 DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ TXZ045-050-059-060-067-162315- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0009.110217T1700Z-110218T0000Z/ GAINES-ANDREWS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- 507 AM CST WED FEB 16 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FOR THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...GAINES...ANDREWS...LOVING... WINKLER...WARD. * TIMING: 11 AM CST THROUGH 6 PM CST THURSDAY * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY: 10 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
2 follow-up statements
684
WWUS84 KMAF 162101
RFWMAF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
301 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON
FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54
CORRIDOR...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND REEVES COUNTY FOR 20 FOOT
WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR
LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...
...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN
PERMIAN BASIN THURSDAY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE
DANGER...
.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WEST ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WHERE SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE
WIDESPREAD. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY
ACROSS MOSTLY THESE SAME AREAS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE
TRANS PECOS...AND THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN.
NMZ114-115-TXZ057-058-074-258-170015-
/O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0009.110217T1700Z-110218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0012.110217T1700Z-110218T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110217T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-
SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
301 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011 /201 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOST OF TRANS
PECOS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO 6 PM
CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF
TRANS PECOS...THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO
6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN
NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ. IN TEXAS...VAN
HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS
PECOS...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
* TIMING: THROUGH 6 PM CST OR 5 PM MST TODAY. 11 AM CST /10 AM
MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY.
* WIND: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS.
* HUMIDITY: NEAR 10 TO 15 PERCENT.
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 DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES.
&&
$$
TXZ045-050-059-060-067-170015-
/O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0009.110217T1700Z-110218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0012.110217T1700Z-110218T0000Z/
GAINES-ANDREWS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD-
301 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...GAINES...ANDREWS...LOVING...
WINKLER...WARD.
* TIMING: 11 AM CST THROUGH 6 PM CST THURSDAY
* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* HUMIDITY: 10 TO 15 PERCENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE
SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW
QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES.
&&
$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)396 WWUS84 KMAF 170013 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 613 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON HAS EXPIRED... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN THURSDAY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE ON THE WANE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS...AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY ACROSS THESE SAME AREAS...IN ADDITION TO PORTIONS OF THE TRANS PECOS AND THE NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN. NMZ114-115-TXZ057-058-074-258-171315- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0012.110217T1700Z-110218T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 613 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011 /513 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOST OF TRANS PECOS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON HAS EXPIRED... * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ. IN TEXAS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS... AND GUADALUPE AND DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH ACROSS THE PLAINS. * HUMIDITY: NEAR 10 TO 15 PERCENT. 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 DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ TXZ045-050-059-060-067-171315- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0012.110217T1700Z-110218T0000Z/ GAINES-ANDREWS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- 613 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...GAINES...ANDREWS...LOVING... WINKLER...WARD. * TIMING: 11 AM CST THROUGH 6 PM CST THURSDAY * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY: 10 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 3:01 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 12 more | 27 hr |
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.