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Red Flag Warning 69, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at May 19, 2011, 5:19 AM CDT for 18 counties in Texas. It took effect at May 20, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 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 19, 2011, 5:19 AM CDT (10:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 20, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 20, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 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 10:20 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, 10.3 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
- 4405 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
742 WWUS84 KMAF 191019 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 519 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS 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 10 TO 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 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... .WARM...BREEZY AND DRY WEATHER 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED 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- 192200- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0058.110520T1600Z-110521T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0069.110520T1600Z-110521T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0068.110519T1600Z-110520T0200Z/ 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- 519 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 /419 AM MDT THU MAY 19 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS 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... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ FRIDAY 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... 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/ FRIDAY. 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...NEAR 10 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)
5 follow-up statements
115 WWUS84 KMAF 192004 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 304 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS 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 10 TO 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR 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... .WARM...BREEZY AND DRY WEATHER 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED 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- 200200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0068.000000T0000Z-110520T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0069.110520T1600Z-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- 304 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 /204 PM MDT THU MAY 19 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR ALL LOCATIONS ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO EXCEPT THE STOCKTON PLATEAU...BIG BEND REGION AND THE PRESIDIO VALLEY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ FRIDAY 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 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...NEAR 10 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. && $$
670 WWUS84 KMAF 200100 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 800 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR 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... .AFTER FAIR RECOVERY WEST...TO GOOD RECOVERY EAST OVERNIGHT... ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY. DESPITE SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES FRIDAY AFTERNOON...DRIER AIR WILL DROP AFTERNOON RH'S TO 5 TO 10% AREAWIDE. SINCE WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH SUSTAINED MOST LOCATIONS...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080-258- 201300- /O.CAN.KMAF.FW.W.0068.000000T0000Z-110520T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0069.110520T1600Z-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- 800 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 /700 PM MDT THU MAY 19 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ FRIDAY 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 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 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. && $$
729 WWUS84 KMAF 201027 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 527 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS AT OR ABOVE 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SURFACE LOW OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL RESULT IN A 20FT WEST WIND OF 20 MPH ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA TODAY. DRIER AIR BLOWING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RH OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. PARTS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AND LOWER TRANS PECOS RECEIVED MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL OVERNIGHT... BUT FOR THOSE AREAS THAT DID NOT THE FIRE DANGER REMAINS VERY HIGH. HAVE REMOVED THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN FROM THE WARNING DUE TO HEAVY RAIN... WHILE LEAVING IN THOSE COUNTIES THAT DID NOT RECEIVE AS MUCH OR AS WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION. THUS A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. TXZ047-048-052-053-063-070-201130- /O.CAN.KMAF.FW.W.0069.110520T1600Z-110521T0200Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-REAGAN- 527 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING DUE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT IN THIS AREA. $$ NMZ114-115-TXZ045-046-050-051-057>062-067>069-074-075-080-258- 202100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0069.110520T1600Z-110521T0200Z/ 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-UPTON-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 527 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 /427 AM MDT FRI MAY 20 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS... * WIND...ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 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 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
978 WWUS84 KMAF 201929 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 229 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS AT OR ABOVE 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS AT OR ABOVE 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .20 FOOT WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF WEST AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE SPEEDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ONGOING VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE TO BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEST OF A LAMESA...MIDLAND...FORT STOCKTON LINE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BRING CONTINUED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WHERE A RED FLAG HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR BOTH DAYS. NMZ114-TXZ258-210200- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0070.110521T1600Z-110522T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0071.110522T1600Z-110523T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110521T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 129 PM MDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 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. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ045-046-050-051-057>062-067>069-074-075-080-210200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110521T0200Z/ 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-UPTON-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- 229 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 /129 PM MDT FRI MAY 20 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE STOCKTON AND MARFA PLATEAUS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 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. && $$
916 WWUS84 KMAF 210229 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 929 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS AT OR ABOVE 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .20 FOOT WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF WEST AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE SPEEDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ONGOING VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE TO BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEST OF A LAMESA...MIDLAND...FORT STOCKTON LINE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BRING CONTINUED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WHERE A RED FLAG HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR BOTH DAYS. NMZ114-TXZ258-211430- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110521T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0070.110521T1600Z-110522T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0071.110522T1600Z-110523T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 829 PM MDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS...WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ045-046-050-051-057>062-067>069-074-075-080-210330- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110521T0200Z/ 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-UPTON-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- 929 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 /829 PM MDT FRI MAY 20 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE STOCKTON AND MARFA PLATEAUS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE... HOWEVER DRY AIR WILL REMAIN INTACT...LEADING TO POOR TO FAIR OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. $$ 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 19, 2:23 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | 15 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.