Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 23, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 4, 2011, 4:43 AM CST. It took effect at Mar 4, 2011, 5:00 AM CST. It was in force for 13 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
- Mar 4, 2011, 4:43 AM CST (10:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2011, 5:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
556 WWUS84 KMAF 041043 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 443 AM CST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY FOR 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM RH OF 20 PERCENT OR LESS... AND HIGH FIRE DANGER.. .UNUSUALLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT COMBINED WITH INCREASED WINDS HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND NO INCREASE IN MOISTURE WILL NOT SEE AN IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITIONS UNTIL EVENING. NMZ114-TXZ258-042200- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0023.110304T1100Z-110305T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 343 AM MST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ. IN TEXAS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: NOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND: WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 5 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RED FLAG WARNING -- NO FIRE... 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 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
1 follow-up statement
897 WWUS84 KMAF 042033 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 233 PM CST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON FOR 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RH OF 20 PERCENT OR LESS... AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER.. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... .UNUSUALLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE GREAT BASIN ON MONDAY. IT MAY BECOME WINDY AGAIN AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM MONDAY WITH MINIMUM RH/S EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR 10 PERCENT IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. NMZ114-TXZ258-051200- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0019.110307T1500Z-110308T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110305T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 133 PM MST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ. IN TEXAS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WIND: THIS AFTERNOON: WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING: WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 5 TO 10 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. && $$ TXZ057-074-051200- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0019.110307T1500Z-110308T0600Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- 233 PM CST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA. * TIMING: MID MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WIND: WEST 20 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 7 TO 10 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)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2:33 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 12 more | 63 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:54 PM CST | High Wind Warning | MAF | 14 hr |
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.