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Red Flag Warning 39, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at May 5, 2012, 4:02 AM CDT. It took effect at May 5, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 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 5, 2012, 4:02 AM CDT (09:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 5, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 5, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
580 WWUS84 KMAF 050902 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 402 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...BREEZY CONDITIONS...AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS TODAY. NMZ114-TXZ258-060100- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0030.120505T1600Z-120506T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0039.120505T1600Z-120506T0100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 302 AM MDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING 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 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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. && $$ NMZ115-060100- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0039.120505T1600Z-120506T0100Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ- 302 AM MDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
1 follow-up statement
562
WWUS84 KMAF 051955
RFWMAF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
255 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20
MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RH/S OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH
FIRE DANGER...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL SUNDAY
EVENING FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20...AND THE
DAVIS MOUNTAINS...FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM
RH/S OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...
.VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...BREEZY CONDITIONS...AND VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER TO CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS INTO THE EVENING. AFTER POOR
RECOVERY IN MOST LOCATIONS TONIGHT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE
20...AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS.
NMZ114-115-TXZ258-060800-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0040.120506T1500Z-120507T0100Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120506T0100Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-
SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
155 PM MDT SAT MAY 5 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...
* WIND...TODAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...EXCEPT HIGHER IN
THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
* 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.
&&
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-057>062-067-074-060800-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0040.120506T1500Z-120507T0100Z/
GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-
WARD-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
255 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 20..AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...
* WIND...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE
SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW
QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES.
&&
$$
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2:55 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Howard and 7 more | 29 hr |
| May 5, 4:05 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | 21 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.