Red Flag Warning 91, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

Oct 7, 2011, 4:44 AM CDT (09:44 UTC)

In effect from

Oct 7, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT

Expired

Oct 7, 2011, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

103 
WWUS84 KMAF 070944
RFWMAF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
444 AM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM
RH OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...

.THE APPROACH OF A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAIN TODAY AND TONIGHT.  20FT WINDS OUT
OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.  A DRY AIRMASS
COMBINED WITH A SURFACE TROUGH LIMITING THE RETURN OF LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RH VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.  THESE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED
WITH A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER HAS RESULTED IN A RED FLAG WARNING FOR
THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

NMZ114-TXZ258-072145-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0091.111007T1800Z-111008T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
344 AM MDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 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 NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM OF 10 TO 15 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 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)

099 
WWUS84 KMAF 072019
RFWMAF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
319 PM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT INTO THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS FOR 20FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM RH OF 15
PERCENT OR LESS... AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...

.THE APPROACH OF A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL RESULT IN WINDY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAIN TODAY AND TONIGHT.  20FT
WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE 
EVENING. A DRY AIRMASS COMBINED WITH GOOD HEATING WILL KEEP RH
BELOW 15 PERCENT INTO THE EVENING BEFORE COOLING TEMPERATURES ALLOW
RH TO RISE THIS EVENING. THEREFOR THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL 9 PM MDT.

NMZ114-TXZ258-080300-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0091.000000T0000Z-111008T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
219 PM MDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM OF 10 TO 15 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)

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