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Red Flag Warning 47, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at May 28, 2012, 3:16 PM CDT. It took effect at May 29, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 10 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 28, 2012, 3:16 PM CDT (20:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 29, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 29, 2012, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
832 WWUS84 KMAF 282016 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 316 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND A VERY DRY AIR MASS COMBINED WITH INCREASED SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY. THESE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR ON WEDNESDAY. NMZ114-TXZ258-291215- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0036.120529T1600Z-120530T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0047.120529T1800Z-120530T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0037.120530T1800Z-120531T0400Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 216 PM MDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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 TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH ON TUESDAY. WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * HUMIDITY...5 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. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ057-291215- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0037.120530T1800Z-120531T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- 316 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012 /216 PM MDT MON MAY 28 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
2 follow-up statements
410 WWUS84 KMAF 290848 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 348 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND A VERY DRY AIR MASS COMBINED WITH INCREASED SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY. THESE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR ON WEDNESDAY. NMZ114-TXZ258-292100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0047.120529T1800Z-120530T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0037.120530T1800Z-120531T0400Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 248 AM MDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH ON TUESDAY. WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * HUMIDITY...5 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. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ057-292100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0037.120530T1800Z-120531T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- 348 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 /248 AM MDT TUE MAY 29 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... * WIND...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
439 WWUS84 KMAF 291955 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 255 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...DAVIS MOUNTAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND FAR WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND A VERY DRY AIR MASS COMBINED WITH INCREASED SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY. THESE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54... DAVIS MOUNTAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND FAR WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN CORRIDOR ON WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ABOVE AREAS ON WEDNESDAY. NMZ114-TXZ258-301100- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0037.120530T1800Z-120531T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0048.120530T1600Z-120531T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0047.000000T0000Z-120530T0400Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 155 PM MDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY 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 TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH TODAY. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * HUMIDITY...5 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. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ057-301100- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0037.120530T1800Z-120531T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0048.120530T1600Z-120531T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- 255 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 /155 PM MDT TUE MAY 29 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ TXZ058>060-067-074-080-301100- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0048.120530T1600Z-120531T0400Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- 255 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WIND...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 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)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 46 min |
| May 28, 5:11 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 10 hr | |
| May 28, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 58 min |
| May 28, 3:16 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 24 hr | |
| May 28, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 57 min |
| May 28, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 61 min |
| May 28, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Scurry | 64 min |
| May 28, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 46 min |
| May 28, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 59 min |
| May 28, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Scurry | 58 min |
| May 28, 6:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Scurry | 3 hr |
| May 28, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 61 min |
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.