Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 41, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at May 17, 2012, 12:58 PM MDT. It took effect at May 18, 2012, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 5 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 17, 2012, 12:58 PM MDT (18:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 18, 2012, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 18, 2012, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
472 WWUS84 KMAF 171858 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 158 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RH/S OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...BREEZY CONDITIONS...AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... NMZ114-115-TXZ258-181130- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0041.120518T1900Z-120519T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 1258 PM MDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
4 follow-up statements
643 WWUS84 KMAF 180915 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 415 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RH/S OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...BREEZY CONDITIONS...AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... NMZ114-TXZ258-182115- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0031.120519T1800Z-120520T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0041.120518T1900Z-120519T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 315 AM MDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NMZ115-182115- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0041.120518T1900Z-120519T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ- 315 AM MDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 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)
952 WWUS84 KMAF 182001 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 301 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RH/S OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...WINDY CONDITIONS...AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS THIS AFTERNOON ARE COMBINING WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD IS LIKELY...BE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF WILDLAND FIRES. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTDOOR FLAME...WHETHER IT IS FROM OUTDOOR WELDING OR A CIGARETTE TOSSED OUT THE WINDOW. NMZ114-TXZ258-190000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120519T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0031.120519T1800Z-120520T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 201 PM MDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 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. && $$ NMZ115-190000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120519T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ- 201 PM MDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO... * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 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)
266 WWUS84 KMAF 182027 CCA RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 323 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RH/S OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM RH/S OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...WINDY CONDITIONS...AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS THIS AFTERNOON ARE COMBINING WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. MORE OF THE SAME IS EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY WITH CRITICAL WEATHER EXPECTED. RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD IS LIKELY...BE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF WILDLAND FIRES. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTDOOR FLAME...WHETHER IT IS FROM OUTDOOR WELDING OR A CIGARETTE TOSSED OUT THE WINDOW. NMZ114-TXZ258-190030- /O.COR.KMAF.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120519T0000Z/ /O.COR.KMAF.FW.A.0031.120519T1800Z-120520T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 223 PM MDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 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. && $$ NMZ115-190000- /O.COR.KMAF.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120519T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ- 223 PM MDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO... * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
060 WWUS84 KMAF 190020 AAA RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 720 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM RH/S OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. NEAR OR BRIEF RED FLAG CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THESE AREAS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY FOR WINDY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTDOOR FLAME...WHETHER IT IS FROM OUTDOOR WELDING OR A CIGARETTE TOSSED OUT THE WINDOW. NMZ114-TXZ258-191230- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120519T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0031.120519T1800Z-120520T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 620 PM MDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NMZ115-190130- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120519T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ- 620 PM MDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE 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.