Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 74, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at May 25, 2011, 4:08 AM CDT for 18 counties in Texas. It took effect at May 25, 2011, 11:00 AM 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 25, 2011, 4:08 AM CDT (09:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 25, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 7:00 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 09:09 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, 9.1 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
- 6298 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
534 WWUS84 KMAF 250908 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 408 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON FOR 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS... .WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THESE WINDS WILL APPROACH 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WINDS SUBSIDE. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080-258- 252100- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0061.110525T1600Z-110526T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0074.110525T1600Z-110526T0000Z/ 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- 408 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 /308 AM MDT WED MAY 25 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH 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/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. ELSEWHERE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...TODAY...5 PERCENT. WEDNESDAY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. SMOKE ACROSS ROADS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
1 follow-up statement
615 WWUS84 KMAF 251923 AAA RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 223 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON FOR 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS... .FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY FOR WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...SINGLE DIGIT RH/S..AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL ABATE BY THE END OF THE AFTERNOON AS WINDS DECREASE AND THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE EARLY THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AS WEST WIND INCREASE TO ABOVE 20 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. OF COURSE IT WILL BE DRY WITH MIN RH/S IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. NMZ114-TXZ258-260730- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0062.110526T1800Z-110527T0100Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0074.000000T0000Z-110526T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 123 PM MDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND...TODAY NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...TODAY AND THURSDAY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. SMOKE ACROSS ROADS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080-260000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0074.000000T0000Z-110526T0000Z/ 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- 223 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 /123 PM MDT WED MAY 25 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS... * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...TODAY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. SMOKE ACROSS ROADS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ 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 25, 2:23 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 14 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.