Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 97, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Nov 17, 2011, 2:12 PM CST. It took effect at Nov 18, 2011, 1:00 PM CST. It was in force for 5 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
- Nov 17, 2011, 2:12 PM CST (20:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 18, 2011, 1:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
855 WWUS84 KMAF 172012 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 212 PM CST THU NOV 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FRIDAY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RH OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .WIND SPEEDS NEAR 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA. NMZ114-TXZ258-180815- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0077.111118T1900Z-111118T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0097.111118T1900Z-111119T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 112 PM MST THU NOV 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY 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 TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY INVOLVING FLAMES OR SPARKS SHOULD BE COMPLETELY AVOIDED. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
2 follow-up statements
185 WWUS84 KMAF 181028 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 428 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RH OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS SATURDAY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RH OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL COMBINE WITH RH/S OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT AND HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON..WHILE RH/S DROP TO AROUND 15 PERCENT. THEREFORE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON THERE. NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS... PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS. NMZ114-TXZ258-190000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0097.111118T1900Z-111119T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 328 AM MST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY INVOLVING FLAMES OR SPARKS SHOULD BE COMPLETELY AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ NMZ115-190000- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0078.111119T1700Z-111120T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ- 328 AM MST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH * HUMIDITY...AROUND 15 PERCENT * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
451 WWUS84 KMAF 182032 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 232 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RH OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN SATURDAY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RH OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. .WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING...BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN. SINCE HIGH FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED...AND RH VALUES WILL DROP TO NEAR 10 TO 15 PERCENT...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT SATURDAY FOR THESE AREAS. NMZ115-190845- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0078.111119T1700Z-111120T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0098.111119T1700Z-111120T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ- 132 PM MST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...ABOVE 6500 WEST 25 TO 35 MPH...BELOW 6500 WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES INVOLVING SPARKS OR FLAMES SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. && $$ TXZ045-050-190845- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0098.111119T1700Z-111120T0000Z/ GAINES-ANDREWS- 232 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR GAINES AND ANDREWS COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * WIND...WEST SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...NEAR 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES INVOLVING SPARKS OR FLAMES SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. && $$ NMZ114-TXZ258-190000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0097.000000T0000Z-111119T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 132 PM MST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * WIND...ABOVE 6500 FEET WEST SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH...BELOW 6500 FEET WEST SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...NEAR 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY INVOLVING FLAMES OR SPARKS SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 4:36 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 10 hr |
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.