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Red Flag Warning 13, NWS San Angelo, TX

April 8, 201110 counties in Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 8, 2011, 4:12 PM CDT for 10 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 9, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 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
Apr 8, 2011, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 9, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 9, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX

Counties Coke County, TX, Crockett County, TX, Fisher County, TX, Haskell County, TX, Irion County, TX, Jones County, TX, Nolan County, TX, Sterling County, TX, Taylor County, TX, Tom Green County, TX

The radar

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 163 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2011-04-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2011-04-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 86 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2095 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

466 
WWUS84 KSJT 082112
RFWSJT

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
412 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND...

.FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL REMAIN HIGH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...
ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY.

TXZ049-054-064-098-113-091200-
/O.UPG.KSJT.FW.A.0011.110409T1600Z-110410T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KSJT.FW.W.0013.110409T1600Z-110410T0100Z/
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110409T0100Z/
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.A.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/
FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-HASKELL-JONES-
412 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN BIG 
COUNTRY AND STERLING COUNTY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY
FOR STRONGER WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN BIG
COUNTRY AND WESTERN CONCHO VALLEY... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST
OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A NEW RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY...
FOR THE WESTERN BIG COUNTRY AND WESTERN CONCHO VALLEY. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...FISHER...NOLAN...STERLING...
  HASKELL...JONES. 

* WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 20 MPH TODAY. SOUTH 20 FOOT
  WINDS AROUND 20 MPH ON SATURDAY AND WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
  ON SUNDAY.

* HUMIDITY: FALLING TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT TODAY. ON SATURDAY...15 TO
  20 PERCENT. ON SUNDAY...8 TO 12 PERCENT.

* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND FROM LATE MORNING
  THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

TXZ065-071-127-091200-
/O.UPG.KSJT.FW.A.0011.110409T1600Z-110410T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KSJT.FW.W.0013.110409T1600Z-110410T0100Z/
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.A.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/
COKE-IRION-TAYLOR-
412 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN BIG 
COUNTRY AND STERLING COUNTY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY
FOR STRONGER WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN BIG
COUNTRY AND WESTERN CONCHO VALLEY... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST
OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A NEW RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY...
FOR THE WESTERN BIG COUNTRY AND WESTERN CONCHO VALLEY. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...COKE...IRION...TAYLOR.

* WIND: SOUTH 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 20 MPH ON SATURDAY. WEST 20 
  FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ON SUNDAY. 

* HUMIDITY: FALLING TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT ON SATURDAY. ON 
  SUNDAY...NEAR 10 PERCENT.

* TIMING: LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON SATURDAY
  AND SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

TXZ072-076-091200-
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.A.0011.110409T1600Z-110410T0100Z/
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.A.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/
TOM GREEN-CROCKETT-
412 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR TOM GREEN AND CROCKETT COUNTIES... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR MOST OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...TOM GREEN...CROCKETT.

* WIND: SOUTH 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 20 MPH ON SATURDAY. WEST 20 
  FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ON SUNDAY. 

* HUMIDITY: FALLING TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT ON SATURDAY. ON 
  SUNDAY...NEAR 10 PERCENT.

* TIMING: LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON
  SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ066-073-077-078-099-114-128-139-140-154-168-091200-
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.A.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/
RUNNELS-CONCHO-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-THROCKMORTON-SHACKELFORD-
CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN-MCCULLOCH-MENARD-
412 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR MOST OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...RUNNELS...CONCHO...SCHLEICHER...
  SUTTON...THROCKMORTON...SHACKELFORD...CALLAHAN...COLEMAN... 
  BROWN...MCCULLOCH...MENARD. 

* WIND: WEST 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH.

* HUMIDITY: FALLING TO NEAR 15 PERCENT.

* TIMING: LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON 
  SUNDAY.

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://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJT
5 follow-up statements
365 
WWUS84 KSJT 090519
RFWSJT

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
1219 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...

.FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL REMAIN HIGH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS
WITH THE PRIMARY FOCUS RESTING ON SUNDAY. TODAY...SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 MPH BEHIND THE DRYLINE WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT. ON
SUNDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES FALLING TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT ACROSS MOST OF THE
AREA. THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE
GROWTH.

TXZ049-054-064-065-071-098-113-127-091330-
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.W.0013.110409T1600Z-110410T0100Z/
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.A.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/
FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-IRION-HASKELL-JONES-TAYLOR-
1219 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE BIG COUNTRY AND CONCHO VALLEY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR MOST OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...FISHER...NOLAN...STERLING...
  HASKELL...JONES...COKE...TAYLOR AND IRION.

* WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 20 MPH TODAY AND
  WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH...ON SUNDAY. 

* HUMIDITY: SATURDAY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. SUNDAY...8 TO 12 PERCENT. 

* TIMING: LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY AND SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

TXZ072-076-091330-
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.A.0011.110409T1600Z-110410T0100Z/
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.A.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/
TOM GREEN-CROCKETT-
1219 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR TOM GREEN AND CROCKETT COUNTIES...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR MOST OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...TOM GREEN...CROCKETT.

* WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 20 MPH ON SATURDAY.
  WEST 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH...ON
  SUNDAY.

* HUMIDITY: SATURDAY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. SUNDAY...NEAR 10
  PERCENT.

* TIMING: LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY AND SUNDAY.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ066-073-077-078-099-114-128-139-140-154-168-091330-
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.A.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/
RUNNELS-CONCHO-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-THROCKMORTON-SHACKELFORD-
CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN-MCCULLOCH-MENARD-
1219 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR MOST OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...RUNNELS...CONCHO...SCHLEICHER... 
  SUTTON...THROCKMORTON...SHACKELFORD...CALLAHAN...COLEMAN... 
  BROWN...MCCULLOCH...MENARD.

* WIND: WEST 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH. 

* HUMIDITY: FALLING TO NEAR 15 PERCENT.

* TIMING: LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY HOURS ON SUNDAY.

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://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJT

JOHNSON
633 
WWUS84 KSJT 090829
RFWSJT

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
329 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...

.FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL REMAIN HIGH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS
WITH THE PRIMARY FOCUS RESTING ON SUNDAY. TODAY...SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 MPH BEHIND THE DRYLINE WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT. ON SUNDAY...
WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES FALLING TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT ACROSS MOST OF THE
AREA. THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE
GROWTH.

TXZ072-076-091800-
/O.UPG.KSJT.FW.A.0011.110409T1600Z-110410T0100Z/
/O.EXA.KSJT.FW.W.0013.110409T1600Z-110410T0100Z/
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.A.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/
TOM GREEN-CROCKETT-
329 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR TOM
GREEN AND CROCKETT COUNTIES...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR MOST OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN
PLACE FOR SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
SUNDAY.  

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...TOM GREEN...CROCKETT.

* WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 20 MPH ON SATURDAY.
  WEST 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH...ON
  SUNDAY.

* HUMIDITY: SATURDAY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. SUNDAY...NEAR 10 PERCENT.

* TIMING: LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY AND SUNDAY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

TXZ049-054-064-065-071-098-113-127-091800-
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.W.0013.110409T1600Z-110410T0100Z/
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.A.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/
FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-IRION-HASKELL-JONES-TAYLOR-
329 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE BIG COUNTRY AND CONCHO VALLEY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR MOST OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...FISHER...NOLAN...STERLING... 
  HASKELL...JONES...COKE...TAYLOR AND IRION.

* WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 20 MPH TODAY AND 
  WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH...ON 
  SUNDAY.

* HUMIDITY: SATURDAY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. SUNDAY...8 TO12 PERCENT.

* TIMING: LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY AND SUNDAY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

TXZ066-073-077-078-099-114-128-139-140-154-168-091800-
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.A.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/
RUNNELS-CONCHO-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-THROCKMORTON-SHACKELFORD-
CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN-MCCULLOCH-MENARD-
329 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR MOST OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...RUNNELS...CONCHO...SCHLEICHER... 
  SUTTON...THROCKMORTON...SHACKELFORD...CALLAHAN...COLEMAN... 
  BROWN...MCCULLOCH...MENARD.

* WIND: WEST 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 
  MPH.

* HUMIDITY: FALLING TO NEAR 15 PERCENT.

* TIMING: LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY HOURS ON SUNDAY.

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://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJT

JOHNSON
681 
WWUS84 KSJT 091058
RFWSJT

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
558 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...

.FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL REMAIN HIGH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS
WITH THE PRIMARY FOCUS RESTING ON SUNDAY. TODAY...SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT TO THE
WEST OF THE DRYLINE. ON SUNDAY... WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AT 20
TO 30 MPH WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS ACROSS
MOST OF THE AREA. THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE
WILDFIRE GROWTH.

TXZ049-054-064-065-071-072-076-098-113-127-092100-
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.W.0013.110409T1600Z-110410T0100Z/
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.A.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/
FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-IRION-TOM GREEN-CROCKETT-HASKELL-JONES-
TAYLOR-
558 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR MUCH OF THE BIG COUNTRY...CONCHO VALLEY AND CROCKETT COUNTY... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR MOST OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...FISHER...NOLAN...STERLING...COKE...
  IRION...TOM GREEN...CROCKETT...HASKELL...JONES...TAYLOR.

* WIND: SATURDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 20 MPH.
  SUNDAY...WEST 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND
  40 MPH AT TIMES.

* HUMIDITY: SATURDAY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. SUNDAY...NEAR 10 
  PERCENT.

* TIMING: LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY AND SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

TXZ066-073-077-078-099-114-128-139-140-154-168-092100-
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.A.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/
RUNNELS-CONCHO-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-THROCKMORTON-SHACKELFORD-
CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN-MCCULLOCH-MENARD-
558 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR MOST OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...RUNNELS...CONCHO...SCHLEICHER... 
  SUTTON...THROCKMORTON...SHACKELFORD...CALLAHAN...COLEMAN... 
  BROWN...MCCULLOCH...MENARD.

* WIND: WEST 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 
  MPH.

* HUMIDITY: FALLING TO NEAR 15 PERCENT.

* TIMING: LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY HOURS ON SUNDAY.

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://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJT

JOHNSON
088 
WWUS84 KSJT 091955
RFWSJT

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
255 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...

.FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL REMAIN HIGH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS
WITH THE PRIMARY FOCUS RESTING ON SUNDAY. THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTH 
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES FALLING TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT TO THE WEST OF THE DRYLINE. ON
SUNDAY... WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE GROWTH.

TXZ049-054-064-065-071-072-076-098-113-127-101100-
/O.UPG.KSJT.FW.A.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KSJT.FW.W.0014.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110410T0100Z/
FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-IRION-TOM GREEN-CROCKETT-HASKELL-JONES-
TAYLOR-
255 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF THE BIG
COUNTRY...CONCHO VALLEY AND CROCKETT COUNTY... 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF THE BIG
COUNTRY...CONCHO VALLEY AND CROCKETT COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...FISHER...NOLAN...STERLING...COKE...
  IRION...TOM GREEN...CROCKETT...HASKELL...JONES...TAYLOR. 

* WIND: SATURDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 20 
  MPH. SUNDAY...WEST 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS 
  AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES. 

* HUMIDITY: SATURDAY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. SUNDAY...NEAR 10 
  PERCENT.

* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY AND SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

TXZ066-099-114-128-101100-
/O.UPG.KSJT.FW.A.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KSJT.FW.W.0014.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/
RUNNELS-THROCKMORTON-SHACKELFORD-CALLAHAN-
255 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN BIG
COUNTRY AND RUNNELS COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...RUNNELS...THROCKMORTON...
  SHACKELFORD...CALLAHAN. 

* WIND: WEST 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 
  MPH.

* HUMIDITY: FALLING TO NEAR 15 PERCENT.

* TIMING: LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY HOURS ON SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

TXZ073-077-078-139-140-154-168-101100-
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.A.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/
CONCHO-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-COLEMAN-BROWN-MCCULLOCH-MENARD-
255 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR MUCH OF THE HEARTLAND...EASTERN NORTHERN EDWARDS
PLATEAU...MENARD AND CONCHO COUNTIES...

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...CONCHO...SCHLEICHER...SUTTON...
  COLEMAN...BROWN...MCCULLOCH...MENARD. 

* WIND: WEST 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 
  MPH.

* HUMIDITY: FALLING TO NEAR 15 PERCENT.

* TIMING: LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY HOURS ON SUNDAY.

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://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJT
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
807 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. WINDS
WILL BECOME WESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF
15 PERCENT OR LESS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
BE CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE GROWTH.

TXZ049-054-064-065-071-072-076-098-113-127-101000-
/O.EXP.KSJT.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110410T0100Z/
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.W.0014.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/
FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-IRION-TOM GREEN-CROCKETT-HASKELL-JONES-
TAYLOR-
807 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT
SUNDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR TODAY. A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...FISHER...NOLAN...STERLING...COKE...
  IRION...TOM GREEN...CROCKETT...HASKELL...JONES...TAYLOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

TXZ066-099-114-128-101000-
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.W.0014.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/
RUNNELS-THROCKMORTON-SHACKELFORD-CALLAHAN-
807 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT
SUNDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...RUNNELS...THROCKMORTON...  
SHACKELFORD...CALLAHAN.

* WIND: WEST 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35  
MPH.

* HUMIDITY: FALLING TO NEAR 15 PERCENT.

* TIMING: LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY HOURS ON SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

TXZ073-077-078-139-140-154-168-101000-
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.A.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/
CONCHO-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-COLEMAN-BROWN-MCCULLOCH-MENARD-
807 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

* WIND: WEST 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35  
MPH.

* HUMIDITY: FALLING TO NEAR 15 PERCENT.

* TIMING: LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY HOURS ON SUNDAY.

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://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJT

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Angelo, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 8, 3:48 AM CDTFire Weather WatchSJTCoke, Crockett, Fisher, Haskell, Irion, Jones and 4 more24 hr
Apr 8, 3:48 AM CDTFire Weather WatchSJTBrown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett and 15 more50 hr
Apr 8, 3:48 AM CDTRed Flag WarningSJTFisher, Haskell, Jones, Nolan, Sterling16 hr

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Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 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.