Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 85, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Jun 15, 2011, 2:05 PM CDT for 17 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jun 16, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 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 15, 2011, 2:05 PM CDT (19:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 16, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2011, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 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, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:03 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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 16 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
- 4366 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
222 WWUS84 KMAF 151905 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 205 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL FLATTEN THURSDAY AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN U.S. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE AREA... PARTICULARLY OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. A SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN OVER THE AREA ALSO RESULTING IN 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OVER THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN. SINCE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL IN ALL OF THESE AREAS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-258-160715- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0068.110616T1600Z-110617T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0085.110616T1600Z-110617T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 205 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2011 /105 PM MDT WED JUN 15 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN... 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 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND...OVER THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. OVER THE PLAINS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 15 PERCENT PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED ENTIRELY. 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)
2 follow-up statements
047
WWUS84 KMAF 161008
RFWMAF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
508 AM CDT THU JUN 16 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A BIG
LAKE...PECOS AND VAN HORN LINE FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR
GREATER...RH/S OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE
DANGER...
...RED FLAG WARNING FRIDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20
FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RH/S OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT AND HIGH
TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...
.INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN
SOUTHWESTERLY 20 FOOT WINDS OVER THE AREA. LOCATIONS ALONG AND
NORTH OF A BIG LAKE TO PECOS TO VAN HORN LINE ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE
20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER. SINCE HOT TEMPERATURES AND
DRY AIR OVER THE AREA WILL DROP RH'S TO 5 TO 15% AREAWIDE...A RED
FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ABOVE LOCATIONS. WIND SPEEDS
DO NOT APPEAR AS STRONG ON FRIDAY...EXCEPT IN THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS WHERE A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
NMZ114-TXZ258-162215-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0086.110617T1500Z-110618T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0085.110616T1600Z-110617T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
408 AM MDT THU JUN 16 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...
* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.
LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH BOTH DAYS.
* HUMIDITY...4 TO 17 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED ENTIRELY.
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>063-067>070-162215-
/O.EXA.KMAF.FW.W.0085.110616T1600Z-110617T0300Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-
GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-
508 AM CDT THU JUN 16 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR LOCATIONS
ALONG AND NORTH OF A BIG LAKE TO PECOS TO VAN HORN LINE...
* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...4 TO 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED ENTIRELY.
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.
&&
$$
NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-162215-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0085.110616T1600Z-110617T0300Z/
SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-
ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
508 AM CDT THU JUN 16 2011 /408 AM MDT THU JUN 16 2011/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/
THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20...
* TIMING...LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...4 TO 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED ENTIRELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE
SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW
QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES.
&&
$$503 WWUS84 KMAF 161857 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 157 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH MID EVENING FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN... UPPER TRANS PECOS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RH/S OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...RED FLAG WARNING FRIDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RH/S NEAR 5 PERCENT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... ..FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS POSSIBLY INCREASING TO 20 MPH OR GREATER...RH/S OF 3 TO 5 PERCENT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT HAS RESULTED IN AN INCREASE IN SOUTHWESTERLY 20 FOOT WINDS OVER THE AREA LATE TODAY. LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A BIG LAKE TO PECOS TO VAN HORN LINE WILL HAVE 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER. SINCE HOT TEMPERATURES AND DRY AIR IS ALSO OVER THE AREA...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ABOVE LOCATIONS. WIND SPEEDS DO NOT APPEAR AS STRONG ON FRIDAY...EXCEPT IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WHERE A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING AND FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS WHERE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ114-TXZ258-171200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110617T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0086.110617T1500Z-110618T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 1257 PM MDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * TIMING...THROUGH MID THURSDAY EVENING AND AGAIN LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH BOTH DAYS. * HUMIDITY...5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED ENTIRELY. 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. && $$ NMZ115-171200- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0069.110617T1800Z-110618T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110617T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ- 1257 PM MDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING...WARNING: THROUGH MID THURSDAY EVENING. WATCH: FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MID FRIDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...3 TO 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED ENTIRELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-170300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110617T0300Z/ 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- 157 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN AND UPPER TRANS PECOS INCLUDING THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... * TIMING...THROUGH MID THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED ENTIRELY. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 5:32 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Dawson, Gaines, Howard, Martin and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 15, 5:43 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | MAF | Ector, Howard, Midland, Pecos, Terrell | 7 days |
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.