Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 63, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at May 9, 2011, 3:05 PM CDT for 18 counties in Texas. It took effect at May 10, 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
- May 9, 2011, 3:05 PM CDT (20:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 10, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 10, 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 20:08 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, 8.1 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
- 3007 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
703 WWUS84 KMAF 092005 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 305 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 PERCENT OR LESS... AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ..FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS STRONGER MID LEVEL WINDS SPREAD EASTWARD INTO WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. THESE STRONGER WINDS...COMBINED WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER...WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080-258- 100815- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0052.110510T1600Z-110511T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0063.110510T1600Z-110511T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0053.110511T1500Z-110512T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0064.110511T1500Z-110512T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0062.000000T0000Z-110510T0600Z/ 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- 305 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2011 /205 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: 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: A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * WIND: FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WEST SOUTHWEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...REEVES COUNTY...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. FOR ALL OTHER LOCATIONS THIS EVENING...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 3 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. 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. && $$ TXZ079-081-082-100600- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0062.000000T0000Z-110510T0600Z/ PRESIDIO VALLEY-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- 305 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE PRESIDIO RIVER VALLEY...BIG BEND AREA...AND TERRELL COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...BREWSTER...PRESIDIO...TERRELL. * TIMING: RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 1 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 5 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMAF 101118 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 618 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS EXCEPT FOR TERRELL COUNTY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .A DRYLINE WILL PUSH TO THE FAR EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND LOWER TRANS PECOS REGION TODAY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 MPH OR GREATER ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS BEHIND THE DRYLINE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS COMBINED WITH CONTINUED ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RH VALUES OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS. THE DRYLINE WILL BEGIN TO RETREAT WESTWARD EARLY THIS EVENING...AND MAY REACH AS FAR WEST AS THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN TRANS PECOS REGION. RECOVERY WILL REMAIN POOR WEST OF THE DRYLINE TONIGHT. THE DRYLINE WILL PUSH THROUGH ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY. THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER...VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST MAINLY ACROSS LOCATIONS NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 90 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TXZ079-081-102300- /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.W.0063.110510T1600Z-110511T0300Z/ PRESIDIO VALLEY-BIG BEND AREA- 618 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE PRESIDIO VALLEY AND BIG BEND AREA... 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...PRESIDIO VALLEY AND BIG BEND AREA. * TIMING: LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WIND: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 5 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. 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>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080-258- 102300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0063.110510T1600Z-110511T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0064.110511T1500Z-110512T0300Z/ 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- 618 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011 /518 AM MDT TUE MAY 10 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 WINDY CONDITIONS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR WINDY CONDITIONS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA: 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...DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN AGAIN FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND: FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ELSEWHERE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 5 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. 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. && $$
457 WWUS84 KMAF 101958 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 258 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .THE DRYLINE WILL BEGIN TO RETREAT WESTWARD EARLY THIS EVENING...AND MAY REACH AS FAR WEST AS THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN TRANS PECOS REGION. RECOVERY WILL REMAIN POOR WEST OF THE DRYLINE TONIGHT. THE DRYLINE WILL PUSH THROUGH ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY. THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER...VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST MAINLY ACROSS LOCATIONS NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 90 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO....THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE PERMIAN BASIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ047-048-052-053-063-069-070-110800- /O.CAN.KMAF.FW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110511T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0064.110511T1500Z-110512T0300Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-UPTON-REAGAN- 258 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: BORDEN...SCURRY...HOWARD...MITCHELL... UPTON...REAGAN...GLASSCOCK. * TIMING: LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND: WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 5 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. 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-TXZ045-046-050-051-057>062-067-068-074-075-080-258- 110800- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110511T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0064.110511T1500Z-110512T0300Z/ 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-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 258 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011 /158 PM MDT TUE MAY 10 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND MARFA PLATEAU... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND MARFA PLATEAU... * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...GAINES...DAWSON...ANDREWS...MARTIN... VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...LOVING...WINKLER...ECTOR...MIDLAND...GLASSCOCK...WARD... CRANE...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...PECOS...MARFA PLATEAU... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: TUESDAY...THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THEN AGAIN FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND: FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. ELSEWHERE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 5 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. 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. && $$ TXZ079-081-110300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110511T0300Z/ PRESIDIO VALLEY-BIG BEND AREA- 258 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE BIG BEND AREA AND PRESIDIO RIVER VALLEY... * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...PRESIDIO VALLEY AND BIG BEND AREA. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WIND: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 5 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE CREATED VERY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS AND ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. 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)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 5:17 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | 17 hr | |
| May 9, 5:17 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | 16 hr | |
| May 9, 5:29 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 12 more | 10 hr |
| May 9, 3:05 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 12 more | 55 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.