Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 22, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this red flag warning at May 4, 2012, 2:12 PM MDT for 8 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 5, 2012, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 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
- May 4, 2012, 2:12 PM MDT (20:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 5, 2012, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 5, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
Counties Catron County, NM, Doña Ana County, NM, Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Lincoln County, NM, Luna County, NM, Otero County, NM, Sierra County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 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
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 6061 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
542 WWUS84 KEPZ 042012 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 212 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH- CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ON SATURDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ON SATURDAY WHILE A WEAKER DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO WEST TEXAS FROM MEXICO. THIS WILL HELP DEEPEN A LEE CYCLONE OVER EASTERN COLORADO. AS A RESULT...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER NEW MEXICO WILL TIGHTEN...LEADING TO INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS OUR AREA ON SATURDAY. EXPECT 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE AND UP IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. MEANWHILE...VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER RATINGS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. TXZ055-056-042115- /O.CAN.KEPZ.FW.A.0021.120505T1900Z-120506T0200Z/ EL PASO-HUDSPETH- 212 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR FAR WEST TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. WHILE IT WILL BE DRY AND BREEZY ON SATURDAY OVER FAR WEST TEXAS... 20 FOOT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH 20 MPH FOR THREE HOURS OR MORE...FALLING JUST SHORT OF RED FLAG CRITERIA. HOWEVER...CAUTION IS STILL URGED GIVEN BREEZY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. $$ NMZ110>113-050400- /O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0021.120505T1900Z-120506T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0022.120505T1900Z-120506T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY- CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- 212 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED. * AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INCLUDING NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110...111...112...AND 113. * TIMING: SATURDAY FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 5 TO 8 PERCENT IN THE LOWLANDS...8 TO 12 PERCENT IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HARDIMAN
4 follow-up statements
943 WWUS84 KEPZ 050337 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 937 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH- CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ON SATURDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ON SATURDAY WHILE A WEAKER DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO WEST TEXAS FROM MEXICO. THIS WILL HELP DEEPEN A LEE CYCLONE OVER EASTERN COLORADO. AS A RESULT...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER NEW MEXICO WILL TIGHTEN...LEADING TO INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS OUR AREA ON SATURDAY. EXPECT 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE AND UP IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. MEANWHILE...VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER RATINGS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. NMZ110>113-051500- /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0022.120505T1900Z-120506T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY- CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- 937 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110...111...112 AND 113... * AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INCLUDING NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110...111...112...AND 113. * TIMING: SATURDAY FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 5 TO 8 PERCENT IN THE LOWLANDS...8 TO 12 PERCENT IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
319 WWUS84 KEPZ 051232 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 632 AM MDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH- CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TODAY...WHILE A WEAKER DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO WEST TEXAS FROM MEXICO. BOTH WILL HELP DEEPEN A LEE CYCLONE OVER EASTERN COLORADO. THIS WILL PRODUCE TO A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER NEW MEXICO...WITH INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS OUR AREA ON SATURDAY. AS A RESULT...LOOK FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE GILA WILDERNESS...SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS. VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND HIGH OR GREATER FIRE DANGER RATINGS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. NMZ110>113-060200- /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0022.120505T1900Z-120506T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY- CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- 632 AM MDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110...111...112 AND 113...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... * AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. * TIMING: SATURDAY FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 5 TO 8 PERCENT IN THE LOWLANDS...8 TO 12 PERCENT IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
032 WWUS84 KEPZ 051448 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 848 AM MDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH- CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TODAY...WHILE A WEAKER DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO WEST TEXAS FROM MEXICO. BOTH WILL HELP DEEPEN A LEE CYCLONE OVER EASTERN COLORADO. THIS WILL PRODUCE TO A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER NEW MEXICO...WITH INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS OUR AREA ON SATURDAY. AS A RESULT...LOOK FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE GILA WILDERNESS...SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS. VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND HIGH OR GREATER FIRE DANGER RATINGS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. NMZ110>113-060200- /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0022.120505T1900Z-120506T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY- CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- 848 AM MDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110...111...112 AND 113... * AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. * TIMING: SATURDAY FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER. * HUMIDITY: 5 TO 8 PERCENT IN THE LOWLANDS...8 TO 12 PERCENT IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
401 WWUS84 KEPZ 060205 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 805 PM MDT SAT MAY 5 2012 NMZ110>113-060315- /O.EXP.KEPZ.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120506T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY- CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- 805 PM MDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110...111...112 AND 113... A FEW AREAS MAY STILL SEE WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS...ESPECIALLY ON EASTERN MOUNTAIN SLOPES BUT OTHERWISE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 10:24 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 16 hr |
Nearby
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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.