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Red Flag Warning 46, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 12, 2011, 2:25 PM CDT for 19 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 13, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 33 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
- Apr 12, 2011, 2:25 PM CDT (19:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2011, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 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, Terrell County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 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 12:00Z, 7.4 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
- 3152 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
731 WWUS84 KMAF 121925 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 225 PM CDT TUE APR 12 2011 *********HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY******* ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MID EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... UPPER TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 15 PERCENT... AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...MARFA PLATEAU... VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .A NEW LEE SURFACE TROUGH HAD DEVELOPED ACROSS NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES HAD RESULTED IN INCREASED SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION LATE TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY THE TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST TOWARD THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. AS IT MOVES EAST...WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY. A VERY WARM AND EXTREMELY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH ONGOING VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND RECORD DRY FUELS TO POSE A RISK OF EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-074-075-258-130300- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0038.110413T1800Z-110415T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0046.110413T1800Z-110415T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-110413T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 225 PM CDT TUE APR 12 2011 /125 PM MDT TUE APR 12 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...TRANS PECOS... AND PERMIAN BASIN... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...TRANS PECOS...MARFA PLATEAU AND PERMIAN BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THURSDAY. * 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...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS... LOVING... WINKLER...ECTOR... MIDLAND... GLASSCOCK...WARD... CRANE... UPTON...REAGAN... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA... PECOS... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND: IN THE PLAINS THIS EVENING...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 MPH. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 3 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES AND ONGOING DROUGHT WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD ESPECIALLY THURSDAY. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY. && $$ TXZ057-080-130300- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0038.110413T1800Z-110415T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0046.110413T1800Z-110415T0300Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-MARFA PLATEAU- 225 PM CDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR WINDY CONDITIONS...EXTREMELY LOW RH/S AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR AND MARFA PLATEAU... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND: WEDNESDAY...WEST SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. THURSDAY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 3 TO 7 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES AND ONGOING DROUGHT WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD ESPECIALLY THURSDAY. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
9 follow-up statements
862 WWUS84 KMAF 130315 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1015 PM CDT TUE APR 12 2011 *******HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY***** .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE SUBSIDED ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST TOWARD THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. AS IT MOVES EAST...WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY. A VERY WARM AND EXTREMELY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH ONGOING VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND RECORD DRY FUELS TO POSE A RISK OF EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-074-075-258-131515- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-110413T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0046.110413T1800Z-110415T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 1015 PM CDT TUE APR 12 2011 /915 PM MDT TUE APR 12 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...TRANS PECOS 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... MITCHELL...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS... LOVING... WINKLER...ECTOR... MIDLAND... GLASSCOCK...WARD... CRANE... UPTON...REAGAN... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA... PECOS... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND: IN THE PLAINS SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 MPH. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH. HIGHER IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY: 3 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES AND ONGOING DROUGHT WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD ESPECIALLY THURSDAY. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY. && $$ TXZ057-080-131515- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0046.110413T1800Z-110415T0300Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-MARFA PLATEAU- 1015 PM CDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR AND THE MARFA PLAETAU... * TIMING: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND: WEDNESDAY...WEST SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. THURSDAY... WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 3 TO 7 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES AND ONGOING DROUGHT WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD ESPECIALLY THURSDAY. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY. && $$
260
WWUS84 KMAF 130900
RFWMAF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
400 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011
*******HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY*****
TOADY AND THURSDAY...A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST TOWARD THE
TEXAS PANHANDLE AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. AS IT MOVES EAST...WINDS WILL
BECOME WESTERLY AND REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY. A VERY WARM AND
EXTREMELY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH ONGOING VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE
DANGER AND RECORD DRY FUELS TO CREATE A RISK OF EXTREMELY CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND ALL OF
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. HIGH
IMPACT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY.
NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080-258-
132200-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0046.110413T1800Z-110415T0300Z/
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-
400 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011 /300 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO PLAINS...TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN......
* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* WIND: WEDNESDAY...WEST SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
THURSDAY...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM OF 3 TO 9 PERCENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE
WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...
COMBINED WITH RECENT RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES AND ONGOING DROUGHT
WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH
AND SPREAD ESPECIALLY THURSDAY. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS
WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY.
&&
$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)618
WWUS84 KMAF 130919
RFWMAF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
419 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011
*******HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY*****
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
PLAINS... TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN FOR SUSTAINED 20FT WINDS OF
20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 15 PERCENT...AND
VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER...
TOADY AND THURSDAY...A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST TOWARD THE
TEXAS PANHANDLE AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. AS IT MOVES EAST...WINDS
WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY. A VERY WARM AND
EXTREMELY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH ONGOING VERY HIGH TO EXTREME
FIRE DANGER AND RECORD DRY FUELS TO CREATE A RISK OF EXTREMELY
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND
ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING. HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
THURSDAY.
NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080-258-
132200-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0046.110413T1800Z-110415T0300Z/
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-
419 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011 /319 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO PLAINS...TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN...
* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* WIND: WEDNESDAY...WEST SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
THURSDAY...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM OF 3 TO 9 PERCENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE
WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...
COMBINED WITH RECENT RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES AND ONGOING DROUGHT
WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH
AND SPREAD ESPECIALLY THURSDAY. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS
WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY.
&&
$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)711 WWUS84 KMAF 131009 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 509 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011 *******HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY***** ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN FOR SUSTAINED 20FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 15 PERCENT...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... TODAY AND THURSDAY...A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST TOWARD THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. AS IT MOVES EAST...WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY. A VERY WARM AND EXTREMELY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH ONGOING VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND RECORD DRY FUELS TO CREATE A RISK OF EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080-258- 132215- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0046.110413T1800Z-110415T0300Z/ 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- 509 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011 /409 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN... * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND: WEDNESDAY...WEST SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. THURSDAY... WEST 25 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM OF 3 TO 9 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES AND ONGOING DROUGHT WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD ESPECIALLY THURSDAY. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
818 WWUS84 KMAF 131920 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 220 PM CDT WED APR 13 2011 *******PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY***** ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ALL AREAS FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OVER 20 MPH...WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... UNSEASONALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND DOWNSLOPE WINDS HAVE DRIVEN MINIMUM RH/S INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TODAY. THIS COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND RECORD DRY FUELS HAS RESULTED IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. CRITICAL AND EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG SYSTEM THAT WILL PASS TO THE NORTH. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND INCREASE BEFORE NOON. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH IN THE PLAINS AND 50 TO 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND SINGLE DIGIT RH/S TO MAKE FOR A DAY OF GREAT CONCERN. IN THE PAST THIS COMBINATION OF WEATHER AND FUELS HAVE RESULTED IN MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRES AND EVEN OUTBREAKS. TXZ079-081-082-141100- /O.EXB.KMAF.FW.W.0046.110414T1700Z-110415T0300Z/ PRESIDIO VALLEY-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- 220 PM CDT WED APR 13 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE PRESIDIO VALLEY...BIG BEND AND LOWER TRANS PECOS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING. WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND: TODAY...WEST AND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. THURSDAY...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTS 4O TO 50 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM OF 3 TO 6 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES AND ONGOING DROUGHT WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD ESPECIALLY THURSDAY. HIGH IMPACT WEATHER AND FIRES ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY. && $$ NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080-258- 141100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-110415T0300Z/ 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- 220 PM CDT WED APR 13 2011 /120 PM MDT WED APR 13 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING. THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND: TODAY...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. THURSDAY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS 4O TO 50 MPH PLAINS...AND 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS 50 TO 60 IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FT AND WHERE TOPOGRAPHY ALIGNS WITH WIND. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM OF 3 TO 7 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES AND ONGOING DROUGHT WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD ESPECIALLY THURSDAY. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS LIKELY THURSDAY. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
338 WWUS84 KMAF 140217 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 917 PM CDT WED APR 13 2011 *******PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY******* ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...PERMIAN BASIN...AND MARFA AND STOCKTON PLATEAUS... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE PRESIDIO VALLEY...BIG BEND AREA...AND LOWER TRANS PECOS... .CRITICAL AND EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG SYSTEM THAT WILL PASS TO THE NORTH. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND INCREASE BEFORE NOON. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH IN THE PLAINS AND 50 TO 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND SINGLE DIGIT RH/S TO MAKE FOR A DAY OF GREAT CONCERN. IN THE PAST THIS COMBINATION OF WEATHER AND FUELS HAVE RESULTED IN MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRES AND EVEN OUTBREAKS. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080-258- 141430- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-110415T0300Z/ 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- 917 PM CDT WED APR 13 2011 /817 PM MDT WED APR 13 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE... DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...PERMIAN BASIN...AND MARFA AND STOCKTON PLATEAUS... * TIMING: UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THURSDAY. * WIND: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 4O TO 50 MPH ON THE PLAINS...AND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FT AND WHERE TOPOGRAPHY ALIGNS WITH WINDS. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM OF 3 TO 7 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...COMBINED WITH RECENT RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES AND ONGOING DROUGHT WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD ESPECIALLY THURSDAY. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS LIKELY THURSDAY. && $$ TXZ079-081-082-141430- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0046.110414T1700Z-110415T0300Z/ PRESIDIO VALLEY-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- 917 PM CDT WED APR 13 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE PRESIDIO VALLEY...BIG BEND AREA...AND LOWER TRANS PECOS... * TIMING: NOON TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY. * WIND: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 4O TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM OF 3 TO 6 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...COMBINED WITH RECENT RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES AND ONGOING DROUGHT WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD ESPECIALLY THURSDAY. HIGH IMPACT WEATHER AND FIRES ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
034 WWUS84 KMAF 141042 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 542 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011 *****PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY***** ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE... WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...PERMIAN BASIN...AND MARFA AND STOCKTON PLATEAUS... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE... WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE PRESIDIO VALLEY...BIG BEND AREA...AND LOWER TRANS PECOS... .CRITICAL AND EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND BECOME GUSTY BEFORE NOON ACROSS ALL AREAS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH IN THE PLAINS AND 50 TO 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND SINGLE DIGIT RH/S TO MAKE FOR A DAY OF GREAT CONCERN. IN THE PAST THIS COMBINATION OF WEATHER AND FUELS HAVE RESULTED IN MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRES AND EVEN OUTBREAKS. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080-258- 142200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-110415T0300Z/ 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- 542 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011 /442 AM MDT THU APR 14 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... DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...PERMIAN BASIN...AND MARFA AND STOCKTON PLATEAUS... * TIMING: UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THURSDAY. * WIND: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 4O TO 50 MPH ON THE PLAINS...AND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FT AND WHERE TOPOGRAPHY ALIGNS WITH WINDS. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM OF 3 TO 7 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES AND ONGOING DROUGHT WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD ESPECIALLY THURSDAY. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS LIKELY TODAY. && $$ TXZ079-081-082-142200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0046.110414T1700Z-110415T0300Z/ PRESIDIO VALLEY-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- 542 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE PRESIDIO VALLEY...BIG BEND AREA...AND LOWER TRANS PECOS... * TIMING: NOON TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY. * WIND: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 4O TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM OF 3 TO 6 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES AND ONGOING DROUGHT WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD ESPECIALLY THURSDAY. HIGH IMPACT WEATHER AND FIRES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
210 WWUS84 KMAF 141921 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 221 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 *****PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY***** ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... .AN EXTREMELY CRITICAL AND DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE PLAINS AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 PERCENT OR LESS AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS. THIS CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT FOR WIND DRIVEN FIRES...AS WELL AS A RISK OF FURTHER SPREAD OF ON-GOING LARGE...FAST-MOVING AND LIFE THREATENING WILDFIRES. A PASSING FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND WIND SHIFT TO NORTHWEST LATE THIS EVENING MAY CHANGE THE ACTIVE BURNING PORTIONS OF WILDFIRES TO THE SOUTHERN FLANK. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-079>082-258- 150300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-110415T0300Z/ 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-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 221 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 /121 PM MDT THU APR 14 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... * TIMING: UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THURSDAY. * WIND: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 4O TO 50 MPH ON THE PLAINS...AND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FT AND WHERE TOPOGRAPHY ALIGNS WITH WINDS. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM OF 3 TO 7 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT WARM TEMPERATURES AND ONGOING DROUGHT WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES IS POSSIBLE TODAY. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
949 WWUS84 KMAF 150311 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1011 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... .20 FOOT WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW 20 MPH IN ALL BUT A FEW ISOLATED LOCATIONS...AND EXPECTED TO REMAIN SO THE REST OF THE NIGHT. HOWEVER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN POOR. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-079>082-258- 150415- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-110415T0300Z/ 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-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 1011 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 /911 PM MDT THU APR 14 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... 20 FOOT WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW 20 MPH IN ALL BUT A FEW ISOLATED LOCATIONS...AND EXPECTED TO REMAIN SO THE REST OF THE NIGHT. HOWEVER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN POOR...AT AROUND 5 TO 10 PERCENT IN THE WEST TO 30 PERCENT OR LESS IN THE EAST. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2:09 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | 14 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.