Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 29, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 15, 2011, 12:16 PM MDT. It took effect at Mar 16, 2011, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 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 15, 2011, 12:16 PM MDT (18:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2011, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
357 WWUS84 KMAF 151816 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 116 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN CORRIDOR...SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... .A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE INTO THE WEEKEND UNDER WEAK RIDGING ALOFT...WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED IN THE ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA. WEDNESDAY...AS THE UPPER RIDGE MOVES EAST... SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY INCREASE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THURSDAY THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST INTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS...RESULTING AGAIN IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NMZ114-TXZ258-160630- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0024.110316T1600Z-110317T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0029.110316T1600Z-110317T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0025.110317T1600Z-110318T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 1216 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING 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 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ. IN TEXAS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 THURSDAY. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ045-046-050-057>060-067-160630- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0025.110317T1600Z-110318T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- 116 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2011 /1216 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR VAN HORN CORRIDOR... SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ. IN TEXAS...GAINES...DAWSON...ANDREWS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...LOVING...WINKLER...WARD. * TIMING: LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH * HUMIDITY: 5 TO 15 PERCENT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
2 follow-up statements
352 WWUS84 KMAF 160926 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 426 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN CORRIDOR... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN CORRIDOR...SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... .A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE INTO THE WEEKEND WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. AN UPPER RIDGE MOVING EAST WILL INCREASE SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN CORRIDOR...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THURSDAY THESE WINDS MAY SPREAD EAST INTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS WHEN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE. TXZ057-162100- /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.W.0029.110316T1600Z-110317T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0025.110317T1600Z-110318T0300Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- 426 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. * TIMING: RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH * HUMIDITY: 5 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. && $$ NMZ114-TXZ258-162100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0029.110316T1600Z-110317T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0025.110317T1600Z-110318T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 326 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ. IN TEXAS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH TODAY. SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 THURSDAY. * HUMIDITY: 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ045-046-050-058>060-067-162100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0025.110317T1600Z-110318T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- 426 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011 /326 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... AND UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION... * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ. IN TEXAS...GAINES...DAWSON...ANDREWS...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...LOVING...WINKLER...WARD. * TIMING: LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH * HUMIDITY: 5 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)
264 WWUS84 KMAF 161842 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 142 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN CORRIDOR... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN CORRIDOR...SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... .A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY RESULTING IN CRITICALLY LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. AN UPPER RIDGE MOVING EAST HAS INCREASED SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN CORRIDOR. ON THURSDAY...THESE STRONGER WINDS MAY SPREAD EAST INTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS WHEN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. NMZ114-TXZ057-258-170300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-110317T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0025.110317T1600Z-110318T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 142 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2011 /1242 PM MDT WED MAR 16 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ. IN TEXAS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH TODAY. SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 THURSDAY. * HUMIDITY: 5 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. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ045-046-050-058>060-067-170300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0025.110317T1600Z-110318T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- 142 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2011 /1242 PM MDT WED MAR 16 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ. IN TEXAS...GAINES...DAWSON...ANDREWS...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...LOVING...WINKLER...WARD. * TIMING: LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH * HUMIDITY: 5 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)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 12:16 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 39 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2011Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 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.