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Red Flag Warning 32, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 21, 2011, 5:16 AM CDT for 18 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 22, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT. 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 21, 2011, 5:16 AM CDT (10:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 22, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2011, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 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, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:21 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, 10.3 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
- 3028 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
188 WWUS84 KMAF 211016 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 516 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...HIGH FIRE DANGER...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...MOST OF THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE MARFA AND STOCKTON PLATEAUS... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD FROM THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS EAST ONTO THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND SOUTH TO VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR TODAY AS THE DRYLINE MIXES SOUTHEASTWARD. DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE DRYLINE. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD EVEN FURTHER EAST AND SOUTH WITH THE SURGING DRYLINE TUESDAY...ENGULFING THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...MOST OF THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE MARFA AND STOCKTON PLATEAUS. NMZ114-115-TXZ258-212230- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0026.110321T1600Z-110322T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0031.110321T1600Z-110322T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0027.110322T1600Z-110323T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0032.110322T1600Z-110323T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 416 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY 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 THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCHES ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ. IN TEXAS... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: THIS MORNING THROUGH EVENING...AND TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EVENING. * WIND: TODAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. BELOW 6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. TUESDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. BELOW 6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * 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. && $$ TXZ057-212230- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0027.110322T1600Z-110323T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0032.110322T1600Z-110323T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0031.110321T1600Z-110322T0300Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- 516 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. * TIMING: THIS MORNING THROUGH EVENING...AND TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EVENING. * WIND: TODAY...ABOVE 5000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. BELOW 5000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TUESDAY...ABOVE 5000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. BELOW 5000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY: 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ TXZ058-074-080-212230- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0027.110322T1600Z-110323T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0032.110322T1600Z-110323T0300Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- MARFA PLATEAU- 516 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...MARFA PLATEAU. * TIMING: TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EVENING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * 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. && $$ TXZ045>048-050>052-059>062-067-068-075-212230- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0032.110322T1600Z-110323T0300Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-LOVING-WINKLER- ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE-PECOS- 516 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE STOCKTON PLATEAU... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...GAINES...DAWSON...BORDEN...SCURRY... ANDREWS...MARTIN...HOWARD...LOVING...WINKLER...ECTOR... MIDLAND...WARD...CRANE...PECOS. * TIMING: TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EVENING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 10 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE) 44
6 follow-up statements
246 WWUS84 KMAF 211917 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 217 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD EAST AND SOUTH WITH THE SURGING DRYLINE TUESDAY...ENGULFING MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...TRANS PECOS...AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. ALTHOUGH MOIST CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND LOWER TRANS PECOS TUESDAY MORNING...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY VEER AND INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS RESULTING IN DRYING CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WEST TEXAS...WHERE THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS WILL INTERACT WITH SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. NMZ114-115-TXZ057-258-220730- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110322T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0032.110322T1600Z-110323T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 217 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2011 /117 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ. IN TEXAS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: FOR MONDAY....THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. FOR TUESDAY...EARLY MORNING THROUGH LATE EVENING. * WIND: THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ABOVE 6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. BELOW 6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. TUESDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BELOW 6000 FEET... SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 8 TO 14 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. && $$ TXZ045>048-050>052-058>062-067-068-074-075-080-220730- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0032.110322T1600Z-110323T0300Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-CRANE-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- 217 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...AND THE TRANS PECOS... * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...GAINES...DAWSON...BORDEN...SCURRY... ANDREWS...MARTIN...HOWARD...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...LOVING...WINKLER...ECTOR...MIDLAND...WARD...CRANE... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...PECOS...MARFA PLATEAU. * TIMING: TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE EVENING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 8 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
583 WWUS84 KMAF 220339 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1039 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD EAST AND SOUTH WITH THE SURGING DRYLINE TUESDAY...ENGULFING MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...TRANS PECOS...AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. ALTHOUGH MOIST CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS... EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND LOWER TRANS PECOS TUESDAY MORNING...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY VEER AND INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS RESULTING IN DRYING CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WEST TEXAS...WHERE THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS WILL INTERACT WITH SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>052-057>062-067-068-074-075-080-258- 221545- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0032.110322T1600Z-110323T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-CRANE-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 1039 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2011 /939 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS... * 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...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...LOVING...WINKLER...ECTOR...MIDLAND... WARD...CRANE...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...PECOS...MARFA PLATEAU...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE EVENING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 8 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
140 WWUS84 KMAF 220957 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 457 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... .DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD EAST AND SOUTH TODAY WITH THE SURGING DRYLINE. ALTHOUGH SLIGHTLY HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS... EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND LOWER TRANS PECOS THIS MORNING... THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY COME AROUND TO THE WEST AND INCREASE BY MIDDAY RESULTING IN QUICK DRYING FOR MOST OF THE AREA. RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... AND THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS WHERE THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS WILL INTERACT WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>052-057>062-067-068-074-075-080-258- 222200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0032.110322T1600Z-110323T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-CRANE-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 457 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 /357 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... VAN HORN... TRANS PECOS... MARFA PLATEAU... AND PERMIAN BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ. IN TEXAS... GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...TRANS PECOS... MARFA PLATEAU... AND MOST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN. * TIMING: TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WIND: WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. HIGHER IN THE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY: 8 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
947 WWUS84 KMAF 221318 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 818 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... .DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD EAST AND SOUTH TODAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS. SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN QUICK DRYING AND GUSTY CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE AREA. RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... AND THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS WHERE THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS WILL INTERACT WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. TXZ053-063-069-070-230300- /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.W.0032.110322T1600Z-110323T0300Z/ MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-UPTON-REAGAN- 818 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 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 WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS AND EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN... 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...MITCHELL...GLASSCOCK...UPTON... REAGAN. * TIMING: TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WIND: WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * 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. && $$ NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>052-057>062-067-068-074-075-080-258- 230300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0032.110322T1600Z-110323T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-CRANE-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 818 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 /718 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...DAVIS MOUNTAINS...TRANS PECOS...MARFA PLATEAU AND PERMIAN BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ. IN TEXAS... GAINES...DAWSON...BORDEN...SCURRY...ANDREWS...MARTIN... HOWARD...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...LOVING...WINKLER...ECTOR...MIDLAND... WARD...CRANE...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...PECOS...MARFA PLATEAU...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WIND: WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PLAINS. WEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY: 8 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
061 WWUS84 KMAF 221904 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 204 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... .DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE CURRENTLY BEING OBSERVED ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...WHERE WIND SPEEDS NEAR 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE INTERACTING WITH SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080-258- 230300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-110323T0300Z/ 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-MARFA PLATEAU-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 204 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 /104 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND ALL OF 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...MARFA PLATEAU... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WIND: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH PLAINS. WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. * 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
505 WWUS84 KMAF 230306 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1006 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080-258- 230415- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-110323T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 1006 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 /906 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE PERMIAN BASIN...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR...THE STOCKTON PLATEAU...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW 20 MPH ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL SLOWLY RISE ABOVE 15 PERCENT LATE TONIGHT...BUT POOR RECOVERY IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 5:01 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | 10 hr | |
| Mar 21, 5:16 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 17 hr | |
| Mar 21, 2:58 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | 28 hr | |
| Mar 21, 2:58 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Loving, Ward, Winkler | 28 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.