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Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 17, 2012, 11:20 AM CDT for Bailey County, Castro County, Parmer County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 17, 2012, 2:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Mar 17, 2012, 11:20 AM CDT (16:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2012, 2:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
Counties Bailey County, TX, Castro County, TX, Parmer County, TX
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:21 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
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 233 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -348 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1993 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
245 WWUS84 KLUB 171620 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 1120 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 TXZ021-022-027-180100- /O.NEW.KLUB.FW.W.0013.120317T1900Z-120318T0100Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-BAILEY- 1120 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL. * HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT. * 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 <OCCURRING/IMMINENT>. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE FAVORABLE WEATHER FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
056 WWUS84 KLUB 172028 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 328 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 TXZ021-022-027-180500- /O.NEW.KLUB.FW.A.0013.120318T1700Z-120319T0100Z/ /O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120318T0100Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-BAILEY- 328 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE WESTERN SOUTH PLAINS AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL DECREASING AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL. * HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE FAVORABLE WEATHER FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ TXZ028-033-034-039-040-180500- /O.NEW.KLUB.FW.A.0013.120318T1700Z-120319T0100Z/ LAMB-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-YOAKUM-TERRY- 328 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE WESTERN SOUTH PLAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL. * HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 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. && $$
948 WWUS84 KLUB 180058 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 758 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 TXZ021-022-027-181200- /O.EXP.KLUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120318T0100Z/ /O.CON.KLUB.FW.A.0013.120318T1700Z-120319T0100Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-BAILEY- 758 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FOR THE WESTERN SOUTH PLAINS AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRES AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... * WIND...25 TO 30 MPH AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL. * HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ TXZ028-033-034-039-040-181200- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.A.0013.120318T1700Z-120319T0100Z/ LAMB-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-YOAKUM-TERRY- 758 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE WESTERN SOUTH PLAINS... * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL. * HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 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. && $$
507 WWUS84 KLUB 180104 CCA RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 801 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 TXZ021-022-027-181230- /O.EXP.KLUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120318T0100Z/ /O.COR.KLUB.FW.A.0013.120318T1700Z-120319T0100Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-BAILEY- 801 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRES AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...25 TO 30 MPH AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL. * HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ TXZ028-033-034-039-040-181230- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.A.0013.120318T1700Z-120319T0100Z/ LAMB-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-YOAKUM-TERRY- 801 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE WESTERN SOUTH PLAINS... * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL. * HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 8:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Hockley | 29 min |
| Mar 17, 8:26 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Hale, Hockley, Lamb and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:28 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, Parmer and 2 more | 12 hr |
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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.