Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 49, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Jun 9, 2012, 4:05 AM CDT. It took effect at Jun 9, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Jun 9, 2012, 4:05 AM CDT (09:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 9, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
755 WWUS84 KMAF 090905 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 405 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... AND THE VAN HORN/HWY 54 CORRIDOR FOR 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM RH OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... AND THE VAN HORN/HWY 54 CORRIDOR FOR 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM RH OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .AN APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WIND SPEEDS TODAY THAT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE PLAINS PRODUCING BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR THE NEARBY LOWER ELEVATIONS. THE COMBINATION OF UNSEASONABLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. THESE FEATURES ALONG WITH HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER HAVE RESULTED IN A RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THESE AREAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON... AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. NMZ114-115-TXZ057-258-092200- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0038.120609T1800Z-120610T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0049.120609T1800Z-120610T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0039.120610T1800Z-120611T0100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 405 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012 /305 AM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FOR GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... AND THE VAN HORN/HWY 54 CORRIDOR...... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FOR GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... AND THE VAN HORN/HWY 54 CORRIDOR...... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...3 TO 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RED FLAG WARNING -- NO FIRE... 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 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
1 follow-up statement
952 WWUS84 KMAF 091950 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 250 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... AND THE VAN HORN/HWY 54 CORRIDOR FOR 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM RH OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... AND THE VAN HORN/HWY 54 CORRIDOR FOR 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM RH OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .AN APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH HAS RESULTED IN INCREASING WIND SPEEDS TODAY THAT HAVE MIXED DOWN TO THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS HAVE SPREAD ACROSS THE PLAINS PRODUCING BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR THE NEARBY LOWER ELEVATIONS. THE COMBINATION OF UNSEASONABLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. THESE FEATURES ALONG WITH HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER HAVE RESULTED IN A RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THESE AREAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON... AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. NMZ114-115-TXZ057-258-100800- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-120610T0100Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0039.120610T1800Z-120611T0100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 250 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012 /150 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... AND THE VAN HORN/HWY 54 CORRIDOR... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... AND THE VAN HORN/HWY 54 CORRIDOR... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...3 TO 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RED FLAG WARNING -- NO FIRE... 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 4:05 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 24 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.