Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Jan 29, 2011, 5:53 AM CST for 11 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 29, 2011, 10:03 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
- Jan 29, 2011, 5:53 AM CST (11:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 29, 2011, 10:03 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Andrews County, TX, Crane County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:58 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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 5242 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
985 WWUS84 KMAF 291153 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 553 AM CST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM HUMIDITY 15 PCT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .AN UPPER TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES...A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE PANHANDLE AND RESULT IN 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER. IN ADDITION UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO NEAR OR BELOW 10 PERCENT. THESE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER HAS RESULTED IN THE RED FLAG WARNING. NMZ114-115-TXZ057-258-300000- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0004.110129T1800Z-110130T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0006.110129T1800Z-110130T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 553 AM CST SAT JAN 29 2011 /453 AM MST SAT JAN 29 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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: 1100 AM MST/1200 PM CST UNTIL 500 PM MST/600 PM CST. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 8 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RED FLAG WARNING -- NO FIRE 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)
3 follow-up statements
574
WWUS84 KMAF 291603 AAA
RFWMAF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1003 AM CST SAT JAN 29 2011
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...
MOST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
THE TRANS PECOS TODAY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...
MINIMUM HUMIDITY NEARING 10 PCT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE
DANGER...
.AN UPPER TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
PANHANDLE AND RESULT IN 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER. IN
ADDITION UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO NEAR OR BELOW 10 PERCENT. THESE
CONDITIONS ALONG WITH VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER HAS RESULTED IN THE
RED FLAG WARNING.
TXZ045-046-050-051-058>062-067-068-075-300000-
/O.EXA.KMAF.FW.W.0006.110129T1800Z-110130T0000Z/
GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE-PECOS-
1003 AM CST SAT JAN 29 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN PERMIAN
BASIN AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE TRANS PECOS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...GAINES...DAWSON...ANDREWS...
MARTIN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...LOVING...
WINKLER...ECTOR...MIDLAND...WARD...CRANE...PECOS.
* TIMING: 1200 PM CST UNTIL 600 PM CST.
* WIND: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: 8 TO 11 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 INTO
DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES.
&&
$$
NMZ114-115-TXZ057-258-300000-
/O.EXT.KMAF.FW.W.0006.110129T1603Z-110130T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-
SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1003 AM CST SAT JAN 29 2011 /903 AM MST SAT JAN 29 2011/
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...
THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST
PLAINS. IN TEXAS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS.
* TIMING: 1100 AM MST/1200 PM CST UNTIL 500 PM MST/600 PM CST.
* WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH...GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN LOWER ELEVATIONS.
WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* HUMIDITY: 7 TO 11 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 INTO
DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES.
&&
$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)036 WWUS84 KMAF 292031 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 231 PM CST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...MOST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE TRANS PECOS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM HUMIDITY 10 PCT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .AN UPPER TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT A SURFACE LOW OVER THE PANHANDLE HAS RESULTED IN 20 FOOT WINDS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH. IN ADDITION UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO NEAR OR BELOW 10 PERCENT. THIS ALONG WITH VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER HAS RESULTED IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NMZ114-115-TXZ057-258-300000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110130T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 231 PM CST SAT JAN 29 2011 /131 PM MST SAT JAN 29 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST PLAINS. IN TEXAS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: UNTIL 500 PM MST/600 PM CST. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH...GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN LOWER ELEVATIONS. WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY: 7 TO 11 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ TXZ045-046-050-051-058>062-067-068-075-300000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110130T0000Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE-PECOS- 231 PM CST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE TRANS PECOS... * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...GAINES...DAWSON...ANDREWS... MARTIN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...LOVING... WINKLER...ECTOR...MIDLAND...WARD...CRANE...PECOS. * TIMING: UNTIL 600 PM CST. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 8 TO 11 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 INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
738 WWUS84 KMAF 300010 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 610 PM CST SAT JAN 29 2011 NMZ114-115-TXZ045-046-050-051-057>062-067-068-075-258-300115- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110130T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-CRANE-PECOS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 610 PM CST SAT JAN 29 2011 /510 PM MST SAT JAN 29 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING IN MOST LOCATIONS WHILE TEMPERATURES COOL AND RH/S INCREASE. THEREFORE...HAVE ALLOWED THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE. $$
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.