Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 51, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Oct 24, 2012, 3:17 AM MDT. It took effect at Oct 24, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. 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
- Oct 24, 2012, 3:17 AM MDT (09:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 24, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
864 WWUS84 KMAF 240917 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 417 AM CDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RH OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY RESULTING IN DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...FIRE DANGER WILL BE HIGH. THESE FACTORS COULD PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. NMZ114-TXZ258-242130- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0040.121024T1800Z-121025T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0051.121024T1800Z-121025T0100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 317 AM MDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TEMPERATURES...10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
1 follow-up statement
501 WWUS84 KMAF 241857 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 157 PM CDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RH OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS RESULTING IN DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...FIRE DANGER WILL BE HIGH. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. NMZ114-TXZ258-250100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-121025T0100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 1257 PM MDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * TEMPERATURES...10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
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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.