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Red Flag Warning 67, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at May 17, 2011, 2:26 PM CDT for 18 counties in Texas. It took effect at May 18, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT. 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
- May 17, 2011, 2:26 PM CDT (19:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 18, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 18, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 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 19:25 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
- 73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -513 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1288 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 285 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 325 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
711 WWUS84 KMAF 171926 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 226 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...MARFA PLATEAU...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...AND THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS AT OR ABOVE 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS AT OR ABOVE 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .THE DRYLINE WILL PUSH EAST THIS EVENING AND BE ORIENTED FROM THE FAR EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN TO THE LOWER TRANS PECOS REGION. VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE DRYLINE...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS EARLY THIS EVENING. SOUTHWESTERLY 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...MARFA PLATEAU...DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...AND THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING....WHILE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THE DRYLINE WILL ONLY RETREAT THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AND TRANS PECOS TONIGHT...WITH POOR RECOVERY WEST OF A LAMESA...MIDLAND...FORT STOCKTON LINE. THE DRYLINE WILL MOVE THROUGH MOST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY. INCREASED 20 FOOT WINDS WILL SUPPORT CONTINUED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND A GOOD PORTION OF WEST TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. NMZ114-115-TXZ045-046-050-051-057>062-067-074-080-258-181200- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0056.110518T1800Z-110519T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0067.110518T1800Z-110519T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0066.000000T0000Z-110518T0200Z/ 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-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 226 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011 /126 PM MDT TUE MAY 17 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS INCLUDING THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...MARFA PLATEAU AND THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN... * WIND...ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 35 MPH. IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS...WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ TXZ047-048-052-053-063-068>070-075-181200- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0056.110518T1800Z-110519T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0067.110518T1800Z-110519T0200Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- 226 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN INCLUDING PECOS COUNTY... * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS...WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
4 follow-up statements
073 WWUS84 KMAF 180513 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1213 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS AT OR ABOVE 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .THE DRYLINE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. BEHIND THE DRYLINE...EXPECT INCREASING WEST WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. THIS ALONG WITH ONGOING VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND A GOOD PORTION OF WEST TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080-258- 181200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0067.110518T1800Z-110519T0200Z/ 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- 1213 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 /1113 PM MDT TUE MAY 17 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL LOCATIONS EXCEPT THE STOCKTON PLATEAU...BIG BEND REGION AND THE PRESIDIO VALLEY... * WIND...ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 35 MPH. IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS...WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
151 WWUS84 KMAF 181052 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 552 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS AT OR ABOVE 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS AT OR ABOVE 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF NEAR 10 TO 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .THE DRYLINE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. BEHIND THE DRYLINE...EXPECT INCREASING WEST WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. THIS ALONG WITH ONGOING VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND A GOOD PORTION OF WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A SIMILAR WEATHER PATTERN ON THURSDAY WILL LIKELY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080-258- 182300- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0057.110519T1800Z-110520T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0067.110518T1800Z-110519T0200Z/ 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- 552 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 /452 AM MDT WED MAY 18 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL LOCATIONS EXCEPT THE STOCKTON PLATEAU...BIG BEND REGION AND THE PRESIDIO VALLEY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL LOCATIONS EXCEPT THE STOCKTON PLATEAU...BIG BEND REGION AND THE PRESIDIO VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND...ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 35 MPH. IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW RAPIDLY 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)
983 WWUS84 KMAF 181936 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 236 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS AT OR ABOVE 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS AT OR ABOVE 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF NEAR 10 TO 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .BREEZY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED BEHIND THE DRYLINE TODAY. THIS ALONG WITH ONGOING VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND A GOOD PORTION OF WEST TEXAS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A SIMILAR WEATHER PATTERN ON FRIDAY MAY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080-258- 191100- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0057.110519T1800Z-110520T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0068.110519T1600Z-110520T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0058.110520T1600Z-110521T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110519T0200Z/ 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- 236 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 /136 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL LOCATIONS EXCEPT THE STOCKTON PLATEAU...BIG BEND REGION AND THE PRESIDIO VALLEY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL LOCATIONS EXCEPT THE STOCKTON PLATEAU...BIG BEND REGION AND THE PRESIDIO VALLEY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL LOCATIONS EXCEPT THE STOCKTON PLATEAU...BIG BEND REGION AND THE PRESIDIO VALLEY... 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 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW RAPIDLY 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)
045 WWUS84 KMAF 190215 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 915 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS AT OR ABOVE 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS AT OR ABOVE 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF NEAR 10 TO 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .BREEZY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER...WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND A GOOD PORTION OF WEST TEXAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SIMILAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080-258- 191200- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110519T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0068.110519T1600Z-110520T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0058.110520T1600Z-110521T0200Z/ 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- 915 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 /815 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL LOCATIONS ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO EXCEPT THE STOCKTON PLATEAU...BIG BEND REGION AND THE PRESIDIO VALLEY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL LOCATIONS ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO EXCEPT THE STOCKTON PLATEAU...BIG BEND REGION AND THE PRESIDIO VALLEY... * WIND...ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS...WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW RAPIDLY 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 17, 4:52 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | 62 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.