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Red Flag Warning 84, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 14, 2011

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Jun 14, 2011, 5:26 AM CDT. It took effect at Jun 14, 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
Jun 14, 2011, 5:26 AM CDT (10:26 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 14, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 14, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

The text

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

064 
WWUS84 KMAF 141026
RFWMAF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
526 AM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS
EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OR 20 MPH
OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT...AND
HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AS RECORD HEAT
COMBINES WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND INCREASED WEST TO
SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS. 

NMZ114-TXZ258-142200-
/O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0067.110614T1800Z-110615T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0084.110614T1800Z-110615T0200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
426 AM MDT TUE JUN 14 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS THE 
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... 

* TIMING...NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* WIND...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
229 
WWUS84 KMAF 141926
RFWMAF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
226 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR
THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OR 20 MPH OR
GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT...AND HIGH
TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AS RECORD
HEAT COMBINES WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND INCREASED WEST
TO SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS.

NMZ114-TXZ258-150200-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0084.000000T0000Z-110615T0200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
126 PM MDT TUE JUN 14 2011

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

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

* WIND...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY 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)

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 8:52 AM CDTExcessive Heat WarningMAFTerrell21 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.