Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 52, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Dec 12, 2012, 4:43 AM CST. It took effect at Dec 12, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. 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
- Dec 12, 2012, 4:43 AM CST (10:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 12, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2012, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
803 WWUS84 KMAF 121043 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 443 AM CST WED DEC 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO A STRENGTHENING SURFACE TROUGH. THESE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY AIR WHICH WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NMZ114-TXZ258-130100- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0052.121212T1800Z-121213T0100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 343 AM MST WED DEC 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. * 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
1 follow-up statement
298 WWUS84 KMAF 122025 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 225 PM CST WED DEC 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS HAVE INCREASED IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO A STRENGTHENING SURFACE TROUGH. THESE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY AIR AND CONTINUE TO RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NMZ114-TXZ258-130100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121213T0100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 125 PM MST WED DEC 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ 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.