Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 30, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 18, 2012, 12:55 PM MDT. It took effect at Apr 19, 2012, 9:00 AM MDT. 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
- Apr 18, 2012, 12:55 PM MDT (18:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 19, 2012, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
561 WWUS84 KMAF 181855 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 155 PM CDT WED APR 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR RH/S OF 3 TO 8 PERCENT...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...LOW AFTERNOON RH/S LESS THAN 10 PERCENT AND SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 20 MPH WILL GENERATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. NMZ114-TXZ258-191200- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0023.120419T1600Z-120420T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0030.120419T1500Z-120420T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 1255 PM MDT WED APR 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...3 TO 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
2 follow-up statements
047 WWUS84 KMAF 190957 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 457 AM CDT THU APR 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDTY LESS THAN 15 PERCENT... 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .VERY WARM TEMPERATURES... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS... AND SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 20 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. NMZ114-TXZ258-192200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0030.120419T1500Z-120420T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 357 AM MDT THU APR 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUDALUPE MOUNTAINS... * WIND...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
987 WWUS84 KMAF 191914 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 214 PM CDT THU APR 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MID EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDIFY OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT... 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...RH/S OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT...AND SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS AT OR ABOVE 20 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MID EVENING. NMZ114-TXZ258-200300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120420T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 114 PM MDT THU APR 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * WIND...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
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.