Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 6, 2012, 2:02 PM CST for 11 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 7, 2012, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 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 6, 2012, 2:02 PM CST (20:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 7, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2012, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Andrews County, TX, Crane County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:05 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 2359 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 271 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
932 WWUS84 KMAF 062002 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 202 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS UNTIL 6 PM MST TODAY FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...AND VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE MARFA PLATEAU...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10,000 FT IN ADVANCE OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM HAS BROUGHT GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY. VERY DRY AIR IS IN PLACE AND WITH WARM TEMPERATURES THE RH/S HAVE BEEN DRIVEN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. POOR RECOVERY OVERNIGHT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM MID WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WARM TEMPERATURES AND VERY DRY AIR WILL AGAIN PUSH THE MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 30 TO 35 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. NMZ114-TXZ258-070030- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0011.120307T1500Z-120308T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0016.120307T1500Z-120308T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120307T0100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 102 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR HE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON TODAY. WEDNESDAY MID MORNING UNTIL MID EVENING. * WIND...TODAY SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. WEDNESDAY 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ057-074-070030- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0011.120307T1500Z-120308T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0016.120307T1500Z-120308T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- 202 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 /102 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE VAN HORN AREA...AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MID MORNING UNTIL MID EVENING. * WIND...WEDNESDAY 15 TO 25 MPH. WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 7 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ TXZ058-080-070030- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0016.120307T1500Z-120308T0400Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- 202 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND THE MARFA PLATEAU... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MID MORNING UNTIL MID EVENING. * WIND...WEDNESDAY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
3 follow-up statements
192 WWUS84 KMAF 071226 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 626 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... THE MARFA PLATEAU... MUCH OF THE TRANS PECOS... AND THE BIG BEND REGION 20FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... THE MARFA PLATEAU... AND THE BIG BEND FOR 20FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS IN ADVANCE OF AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS. GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WARM TEMPERATURES AND VERY DRY AIR WILL PUSH THE MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. THESE CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THURSDAY BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RH TO MUCH OF THE AREA... BUT CLOSER TO THE RIO GRANDE WARM TEMPERATURES... DRY CONDITIONS... AND INCREASING WIND SPEEDS MAY RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AGAIN THURSDAY. TXZ081-072200- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0012.120308T1500Z-120309T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.FW.W.0016.120307T1500Z-120308T0300Z/ BIG BEND AREA- 626 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE BIG BEND AREA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE BIG BEND AREA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... AGAIN THURSDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ TXZ059-060-067-075-072200- /O.EXB.KMAF.FW.W.0016.120307T1500Z-120308T0300Z/ LOVING-WINKLER-WARD-PECOS- 626 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WIND...TODAY SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ TXZ074-080-072200- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0012.120308T1500Z-120309T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.W.0016.120307T1500Z-120308T0300Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- 626 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...TODAY THOUGH THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NMZ114-115-TXZ057-058-258-072200- /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.W.0016.120307T1500Z-120308T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 626 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012 /526 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... VAN HORN... AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS ... * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH. WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
704 WWUS84 KMAF 071705 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1105 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE MARFA PLATEAU...AND THE BIG BEND FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS IN ADVANCE OF AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS. WARM TEMPERATURES AND VERY DRY AIR WILL PUSH THE MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. THESE CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THURSDAY BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES TO MUCH OF THE AREA. AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT... DRY CONDITIONS AND INCREASING WIND SPEEDS MAY RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND BIG BEND AREA ON THURSDAY. TXZ045-046-050-051-061-062-068-080300- /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120308T0300Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN-ECTOR-MIDLAND-CRANE- 1105 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ TXZ074-080-081-080300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120308T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0012.120308T1500Z-120309T0000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- 1105 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND BIG BEND AREA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND BIG BEND AREA... * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THOUGH THIS EVENING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NMZ114-115-TXZ057>060-067-075-258-080300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120308T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD-PECOS- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 1105 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012 /1005 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS... * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH. IN THE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
117 WWUS84 KMAF 072024 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 224 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE MARFA PLATEAU...AND THE BIG BEND FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY TO MAINTAIN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THURSDAY BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES TO MUCH OF THE AREA. AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT... DRY CONDITIONS AND INCREASING WIND SPEEDS MAY RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND BIG BEND AREA ON THURSDAY. TXZ074-080-081-080300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120308T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0012.120308T1500Z-120309T0000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- 224 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND BIG BEND AREA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND BIG BEND AREA... * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THOUGH THIS EVENING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ NMZ114-115-TXZ045-046-050-051-057>062-067-068-075-258-080300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120308T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-CRANE-PECOS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 224 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012 /124 PM MST WED MAR 7 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH. IN THE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 3:06 PM CST | High Wind Watch | MAF | 14 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2012Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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.