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Red Flag Warning 82, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 8, 2011

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Jun 8, 2011, 5:11 AM CDT. It took effect at Jun 8, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 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
Jun 8, 2011, 5:11 AM CDT (10:11 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 8, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 8, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

013 
WWUS84 KMAF 081011
RFWMAF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
511 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FOOT
WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR
LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AS GUSTY AND DRY SOUTHWEST WINDS MIX DOWN
TO THE SURFACE BEHIND A DRYLINE.

NMZ114-TXZ258-082000-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0082.110608T1700Z-110609T0200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
411 AM MDT WED JUN 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...7 TO 10 PERCENT. 

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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
009 
WWUS84 KMAF 082017
RFWMAF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
317 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY FOR PORTIONS
OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AS GUSTY AND DRY SOUTHWEST WINDS MIX
DOWN TO THE SURFACE BEHIND A DRYLINE.

NMZ114-TXZ258-090200-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0082.000000T0000Z-110609T0200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
217 PM MDT WED JUN 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...


* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...7 TO 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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)

JOHNSON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Upton55 min
Jun 8, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Pecos, Upton62 min

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.