Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 37, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at May 3, 2012, 5:06 AM MDT. It took effect at May 3, 2012, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 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 3, 2012, 5:06 AM MDT (11:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 3, 2012, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 3, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
766 WWUS84 KMAF 031106 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 606 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET...HOWEVER HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW. NMZ114-TXZ258-040200- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0037.120503T1500Z-120504T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 506 AM MDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 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 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
1 follow-up statement
084 WWUS84 KMAF 031949 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 249 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUDALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUDALUPE MOUNTAINS... .WARM TEMPERATURES...BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. HOWEVER...HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW. NMZ114-TXZ258-040900- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0029.120504T1800Z-120505T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120504T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 149 PM MDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE) 44
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1:49 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 14 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 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.