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Red Flag Warning 20, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 26, 2011, 4:09 AM CST for 19 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 27, 2011, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 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 26, 2011, 4:09 AM CST (10:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2011, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2011, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 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, Terrell County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:09 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 00:00Z, 10.2 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
- 6030 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 247 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
833 WWUS84 KMAF 261009 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 409 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...THE EXTREME NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...UPPER TRANS PECOS... GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND PRESIDIO COUNTY FOR 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO FOR EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONSISTING OF 20 FT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .WINDY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SINGLE DIGIT MINIMUM RH VALUES FOR MUCH OF THE AREA ARE ANTICIPATED TODAY. WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL MOVES INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE MOST DANGEROUS DAY FOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE SUNDAY. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE AGAIN FOR THE ENTIRE CWA. WITH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW JUST NORTH OF THE AREA...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS SUNDAY. EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. THIS COULD BE A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER EVENT. TXZ046-050-060-067-075-262200- /O.CAN.KMAF.FW.W.0019.110226T1700Z-110227T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0015.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0020.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/ DAWSON-ANDREWS-WINKLER-WARD-PECOS- 409 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND UPPER TRANS PECOS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY FOR MOST OF THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND UPPER TRANS PECOS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DAWSON...ANDREWS...WINKLER...WARD... PECOS. * TIMING: RED FLAG WARNING LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY: 9 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ON SUNDAY...THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RH/S...COMBINED WITH ONGOING DROUGHT...WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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. && $$ NMZ114-115-TXZ045-057>059-074-080-258-262200- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0015.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0020.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0019.110226T1700Z-110227T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 409 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 /309 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS 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 SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY. 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... GAINES...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...LOVING...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA... MARFA PLATEAU...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON. RED FLAG WARNING LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * WIND: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH TODAY. WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTS NEAR 60 TO 65 SUNDAY. WINDS COULD BE STRONGER SUNDAY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY: 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ON SUNDAY...THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RH/S...COMBINED WITH ONGOING DROUGHT...WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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. && $$ TXZ047-048-051>053-061>063-068>070-079-081-082-262200- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0015.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0020.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK- CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PRESIDIO VALLEY-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- 409 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN...LOWER TRANS PECOS...AND BIG BEND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...BORDEN...SCURRY...MARTIN...HOWARD... MITCHELL...ECTOR...MIDLAND...GLASSCOCK...CRANE...UPTON... REAGAN...PRESIDIO VALLEY...BIG BEND AREA...TERRELL. * TIMING: LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * WIND: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTS NEAR 60 TO 65 MPH SUNDAY. * HUMIDITY: 8 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ON SUNDAY...THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RH/S...COMBINED WITH ONGOING DROUGHT...WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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)
3 follow-up statements
140 WWUS84 KMAF 262023 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 223 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...THE EXTREME NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...UPPER TRANS PECOS... GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND PRESIDIO COUNTY FOR 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO FOR EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONSISTING OF 20 FT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .WINDY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF TODAY. TOMORROW LOOK FOR HIGHER RH BUT ALSO HIGHER WIND SPEEDS. SINGLE DIGIT MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL THROUGH MOVES INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE MOST DANGEROUS DAY FOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE SUNDAY. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE AGAIN FOR THE ENTIRE CWA. WITH THE UPPER LEVEL APPROACHING THE AREA...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON SUNDAY. EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. THIS COULD BE A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER EVENT. NMZ114-115-TXZ045-057>059-074-080-258-270830- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0020.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 223 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 /123 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... DAVIS MOUNTAINS... AND VAN HORN REGION... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... DAVIS MOUNTAINS... AND VAN HORN REGION... * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ. IN TEXAS... GAINES...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...LOVING...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA... MARFA PLATEAU...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON. RED FLAG WARNING LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * WIND: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH TODAY. WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTS NEAR 60 TO 65 SUNDAY. WINDS COULD BE STRONGER SUNDAY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY: 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ON SUNDAY...THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RH/S...COMBINED WITH ONGOING DROUGHT...WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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. && $$ TXZ046>048-050>053-060>063-067>070-075-079-081-082-270830- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0020.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/ DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-WINKLER-ECTOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- 223 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DAWSON...BORDEN...SCURRY... ANDREWS...MARTIN...HOWARD...MITCHELL...WINKLER...ECTOR... MIDLAND...GLASSCOCK...WARD...CRANE...UPTON...REAGAN...PECOS... PRESIDIO VALLEY...BIG BEND AREA...TERRELL. * TIMING: LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * WIND: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTS NEAR 60 TO 65 MPH SUNDAY. * HUMIDITY: 8 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ON SUNDAY...THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RH/S...COMBINED WITH ONGOING DROUGHT...WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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)
133 WWUS84 KMAF 270055 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 655 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY FOR EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONSISTING OF 20 FT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... .SUNDAY...LOOK FOR HIGHER RH/S THAN SATURDAY BUT ALSO HIGHER WIND SPEEDS. THIS WILL BE A DANGEROUS DAY FOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE AGAIN FOR THE ENTIRE CWA. WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHING THE AREA...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON SUNDAY. EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY. AGAIN...THIS COULD BE A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER EVENT. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-079>082-258- 271300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0020.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 655 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 /555 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ. IN TEXAS... GAINES...DAWSON...BORDEN...SCURRY...ANDREWS...MARTIN... HOWARD...MITCHELL...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...LOVING...WINKLER...ECTOR... MIDLAND...GLASSCOCK...WARD...CRANE...UPTON...REAGAN... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...PECOS...PRESIDIO VALLEY...MARFA PLATEAU...BIG BEND AREA...TERRELL...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * WIND: ABOVE 5000 FEET...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 35 TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. BELOW 5000 FEET...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 35 TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ON SUNDAY...THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RH/S...COMBINED WITH ONGOING DROUGHT...WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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)
365 WWUS84 KMAF 272027 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 227 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONSISTING OF 20 FT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... .VERY DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THIS WILL BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE AGAIN FOR THE ENTIRE CWA. WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHING THE AREA...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. AGAIN...THIS COULD BE A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER EVENT. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-079>082-258- 280300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110228T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 227 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 /127 PM MST SUN FEB 27 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... VAN HORN AREA... PERMIAN BASIN... AND BIG BEND REGION... * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ. IN TEXAS... GAINES...DAWSON...BORDEN...SCURRY...ANDREWS...MARTIN... HOWARD...MITCHELL...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...LOVING...WINKLER...ECTOR... MIDLAND...GLASSCOCK...WARD...CRANE...UPTON...REAGAN... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...PECOS...PRESIDIO VALLEY...MARFA PLATEAU...BIG BEND AREA...TERRELL...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: THROUGH LATE EVENING. * WIND: ABOVE 5000 FEET...SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH. BELOW 5000 FEET...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RH/S...COMBINED WITH ONGOING DROUGHT...WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 4:00 AM CST | High Wind Warning | MAF | 14 hr | |
| Feb 26, 2:09 PM CST | High Wind Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 8 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:09 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MAF | Glasscock, Mitchell, Reagan, Scurry, Terrell | 31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.