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Red Flag Warning 22, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 22, 2012

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 22, 2012, 3:33 AM CDT. It took effect at Mar 22, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 46 min. 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 22, 2012, 3:33 AM CDT (08:33 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 22, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired: Mar 22, 2012, 1:46 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

The text

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

052 
WWUS84 KMAF 220833
RFWMAF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
333 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER......

.VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.  MINIMUM RH WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT 
AND 20 FT WINDS WILL INCREASE ABOVE 20 MPH.  THESE CONDITIONS
COMBINED WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.  FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
AFTER SUNSET.

NMZ114-TXZ258-222045-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0022.120322T1800Z-120323T0100Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
233 AM MDT THU MAR 22 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING 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 TODAY TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* WIND...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RED FLAG WARNING... NO FIRE... 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 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)

1 follow-up statement

720 
WWUS84 KMAF 221846
RFWMAF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
146 PM CDT THU MAR 22 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELLED TODAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...

.RELATIVE HUMIDITY'S OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER...20 FOOT WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 20 MPH EXCEPT LOCALLY THROUGH GUADALUPE
PASS. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

NMZ114-TXZ258-222000-
/O.CAN.KMAF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120323T0100Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1246 PM MDT THU MAR 22 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED TODAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...

WIDESPREAD RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TODAY IN 
THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. LOCALIZED NEAR CRITICAL TO CRITICAL 
CONDITIONS MAY STILL OCCUR THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS.

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)

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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.