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Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 3, 2012, 3:30 AM MST. 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
- Feb 3, 2012, 3:30 AM MST (10:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2012, 1:00 PM MST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
224 WWUS84 KMAF 031030 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 430 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY UNTIL 5 PM MST FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OR 20 MPH OR GREATER... RH/S OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY AS DRY AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND A PACIFIC COLD FRONT. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6500 FEET CAN EXPECT A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN HUMIDITIES LATE THIS MORNING AS COOLER AIR MOVES IN. HOWEVER... VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. GRADUALLY IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL AREAS BY EARLY EVENING AS WIND SPEEDS DECREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SLOWLY INCREASE. NMZ114-TXZ258-040000- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0007.120203T1030Z-120204T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 330 AM MST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON 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 UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15%. * 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
2 follow-up statements
818 WWUS84 KMAF 031052 CCA RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 450 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY UNTIL 5 PM MST FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OR 20 MPH OR GREATER... RH/S OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY AS DRY AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND A PACIFIC COLD FRONT. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6500 FEET CAN EXPECT A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN HUMIDITIES LATE THIS MORNING AS COOLER AIR MOVES IN. HOWEVER... VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL AREAS BY EARLY EVENING AS WIND SPEEDS DECREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SLOWLY INCREASE. NMZ114-TXZ258-040000- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0007.120203T1050Z-120204T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 350 AM MST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15%. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
293 WWUS84 KMAF 032000 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 200 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL RAISE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NMZ114-TXZ258-032100- /O.CAN.KMAF.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120204T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 100 PM MST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL RAISE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE) 44
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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.