Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 59, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at May 6, 2011, 3:44 AM MDT. It took effect at May 6, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 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
- May 6, 2011, 3:44 AM MDT (09:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 6, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 6, 2011, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
539 WWUS84 KMAF 060944 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 444 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS STRONGER MID LEVEL WINDS MIX INTO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH VERY LOW RH AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON SATURDAY. NMZ114-TXZ258-062100- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0048.110506T1800Z-110507T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0059.110506T1800Z-110507T0100Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0049.110507T1800Z-110508T0100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 344 AM MDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY 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 NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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: AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY EVENING ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. * WIND: 20 FOOT WINDS WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 3 TO 8 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
1 follow-up statement
497 WWUS84 KMAF 061933 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 233 PM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND ON SATURDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AND MONDAY FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS STRONGER MID LEVEL WINDS MIX INTO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH VERY LOW RH AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. AS AN UPPER LOW PROGRESSES FRM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INTO THE GREAT BASIN THIS WEEKEND...BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL SPREAD EASTWRD ACROSS MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. NMZ114-TXZ258-070100- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0049.110507T1800Z-110508T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0060.110507T1800Z-110508T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0050.110508T1700Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0051.110509T1700Z-110510T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-110507T0100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 133 PM MDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY 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 AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY EVENING ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOONS. * WIND: 20 FOOT WINDS WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 3 TO 8 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. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080-070100- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0050.110508T1700Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0051.110509T1700Z-110510T0200Z/ 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- 233 PM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 /133 PM MDT FRI MAY 6 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...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. * TIMING: SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOONS. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 3 TO 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1:33 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 14 hr | |
| May 6, 1:33 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 38 hr | |
| May 6, 1:33 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 29 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.