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Red Flag Warning 27, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 11, 2011, 4:01 AM CST for 10 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 11, 2011, 10:00 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
- Mar 11, 2011, 4:01 AM CST (10:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 11, 2011, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Borden County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Terrell County, TX, Upton County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 55 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
- 5160 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
133 WWUS84 KMAF 111001 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 401 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE LOWER TRANS PECOS...THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND THE VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR FOR MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH GREATER... AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH GREATER... AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .A SURFACE LOW WILL DEEPEN ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY. THE ASSOCIATED TROUGH WILL EXTEND SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION RESULTING IN VERY WARM TEMPERATURES. THESE WARM TEMPERATURES WHEN COMBINED WITH THE VERY DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALSO RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND THE LOWER TRANS PECOS TODAY. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE VAN HORN REGION. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF THESE LOCATIONS TODAY. DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY ALSO OCCUR AGAIN SATURDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. NMZ114-TXZ258-112200- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0022.110311T1600Z-110312T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0027.110311T1600Z-110312T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0023.110312T1600Z-110313T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 301 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ. IN TEXAS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES OF 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ TXZ047-048-052-053-057-062-063-069-070-075-082-112200- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0022.110311T1600Z-110312T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0027.110311T1600Z-110312T0000Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-TERRELL- 401 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN...LOWER TRANS PECOS... AND VAN HORN/HWY 54 CORRIDOR... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...BORDEN...SCURRY...HOWARD... MITCHELL...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...MIDLAND... GLASSCOCK...UPTON...REAGAN...PECOS...TERRELL. * TIMING: LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RED FLAG WARNING -- NO FIRE...AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
1 follow-up statement
710 WWUS84 KMAF 112059 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 259 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN...WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...LOWER TRANS PECOS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR FOR MINIMUM RH'S OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR MINIMUM RH'S OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH GREATER AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .CRITICAL TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND LOWER TRANS PECOS THIS AFTERNOON...THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WILL CONTINUE IN THESE AREAS. 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER COULD AFFECT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SINCE RH'S WILL DROP TO AROUND 10% AND FIRE DANGER WILL BE VERY HIGH...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL CONTINUE THERE FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ114-TXZ258-121200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110312T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0023.110312T1600Z-110313T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 159 PM MST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPES... * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ. IN TEXAS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20-25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5-10%. 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. && $$ TXZ047-048-052-053-057-062-063-069-070-075-082-120000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110312T0000Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-TERRELL- 259 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND LOWER TRANS PECOS... * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...BORDEN...SCURRY...HOWARD... MITCHELL...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...MIDLAND... GLASSCOCK...UPTON...REAGAN...PECOS...TERRELL. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND: SOUTH WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10-15%. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 4:01 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 23 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.