Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 13, 2011, 4:46 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 13, 2011, 10:00 AM CST. 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
- Feb 13, 2011, 4:46 AM CST (10:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2011, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2011, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
581 WWUS84 KMAF 131046 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 446 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR FOR MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .WARM...DRY...AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. THIS HAS WARRANTED A RED FLAG WARNING FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW. NMZ114-TXZ057-258-140200- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0006.110213T1600Z-110214T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0009.110213T1600Z-110214T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 446 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 /346 AM MST SUN FEB 13 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ. IN TEXAS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 5-10 PERCENT. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE) 44
1 follow-up statement
855 WWUS84 KMAF 132048 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 248 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR REGION FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .WARM...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST OR 8 PM MST. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW WITH ANOTHER NIGHT OF POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY EXPECTED. NMZ114-TXZ057-258-140200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110214T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 248 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 /148 PM MST SUN FEB 13 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR REGION... * AFFECTED AREA: IN NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ. IN TEXAS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 5 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
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.