Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 28, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 12, 2011, 3:25 AM CST. It took effect at Mar 12, 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 12, 2011, 3:25 AM CST (09:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2011, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 12, 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.
816 WWUS84 KMAF 120925 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 325 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS ...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH GREATER... AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY. 20 FOOT WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS DAYTIME HEATING MIXED DOWN STRONGER WINDS ALOFT. SINCE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 10 PERCENT OR LESS AND THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE EXTREME... A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. NMZ114-TXZ258-122200- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0023.110312T1600Z-110313T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0028.110312T1600Z-110313T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 225 AM MST SAT MAR 12 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... 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. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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 AFTERNOON. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5-10 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
1 follow-up statement
559 WWUS84 KMAF 122044 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 244 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR RH'S OF 5-10%...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH GREATER AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. SINCE RH'S WERE 5-10%...AND THE FIRE DANGER EXTREME...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NMZ114-TXZ258-130000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110313T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 144 PM MST SAT MAR 12 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ. IN TEXAS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY: RH'S OF 5-10%. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$
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.