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Red Flag Warning 79, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at May 29, 2011, 2:22 PM CDT for Andrews County, Dawson County, Gaines County, Texas. It took effect at May 30, 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 29, 2011, 2:22 PM CDT (19:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 30, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 30, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Andrews County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Gaines County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 75 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 74 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
- 2511 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -300 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1832 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
825 WWUS84 KMAF 291922 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 222 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...MARFA PLATEAU...AND PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS AND PERMIAN BASIN... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... .WARM...VERY DRY...AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL AID IN MAINTAINING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT RISK OF DRY LIGHTNING ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN AND TRANS PECOS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON MONDAY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. NMZ114-115-TXZ258-300300- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0064.110530T1600Z-110531T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0079.110530T1600Z-110531T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0078.000000T0000Z-110530T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 122 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT. * WINDS...TODAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. MONDAY...MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MONDAY...PLAINS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. && 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. && $$ TXZ057-300300- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0079.110530T1600Z-110531T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0078.000000T0000Z-110530T0300Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- 222 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ TXZ045-046-050-058>060-067-074-080-300300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0078.000000T0000Z-110530T0300Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- WINKLER-WARD-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- 222 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...UPPER TRANS PECOS...MARFA PLATEAU...AND DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS... * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
3 follow-up statements
286 WWUS84 KMAF 300341 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1041 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR AS A DRYLINE KEEPS MOISTURE IN ACROSS MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AND LOWER TRANS PECOS. NMZ114-115-TXZ057-258-301100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0079.110530T1600Z-110531T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 1041 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 /941 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND CULBERSON COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
666 WWUS84 KMAF 300937 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 437 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN TODAY OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS...WEST OF A DRYLINE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS TO THE LOWER TRANS PECOS. TXZ045-046-050-058-302145- /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.W.0079.110530T1600Z-110531T0200Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- 437 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS... * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. && $$ NMZ114-115-TXZ057-258-302145- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0079.110530T1600Z-110531T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 437 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 /337 AM MDT MON MAY 30 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... * WIND...MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LOWLANDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE) 44
779 WWUS84 KMAF 301919 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 219 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY...AND PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... NMZ114-115-TXZ045-046-050-057-058-258-310200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0079.000000T0000Z-110531T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 219 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 /119 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... * WIND...MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LOWLANDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 5:10 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 9 hr | |
| May 29, 2:08 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 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.