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Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 19, 2012, 2:12 PM CST for 16 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 20, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 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 19, 2012, 2:12 PM CST (20:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Crane County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Howard County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 11 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 694 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
239 WWUS84 KMAF 192012 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 212 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT MONDAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE MARFA PLATEAU...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...AND MOST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN FOR MINIMUM RH VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT...WINDS GREATER THAN 25 MPH...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS MONDAY. SOUTH OF THE LOW WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. DRY AIR WILL SURGE IN FROM THE WEST THROUGH SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND INTO THE PERMIAN BASIN AND WITH TEMPERATURES MOSTLY IN THE 60S THE MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE ABLE TO DROP TO BELOW 15 PERCENT. THESE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS MONDAY AFTERNOON BEGINNING AROUND NOON. NMZ114-115-TXZ045-046-050-051-057>062-067>069-074-075-080-258- 201030- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0004.120220T1800Z-120221T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0008.120220T1800Z-120221T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-CRANE-UPTON-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 212 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 /112 PM MST SUN FEB 19 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE TRANS PECOS AND MOST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN ... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...IN THE PLAINS WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. IN THE MOUNTAINS WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. GUSTY TURBULENT WINDS WILL LIMIT THE USE OF AIRCRAFT. 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 WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ TXZ047-048-052-053-201030- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0008.120220T1800Z-120221T0000Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL- 212 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST PERMIAN BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * WIND...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. GUSTY TURBULENT WINDS WILL LIMIT THE USE OF AIRCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
1 follow-up statement
366 WWUS84 KMAF 201111 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 511 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE MARFA PLATEAU...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...AND MOST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN FOR MINIMUM RH VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT...WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS TODAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM. DRY AIR WILL ALSO SURGE IN FROM THE WEST THROUGH SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND INTO THE PERMIAN BASIN. WITH TEMPERATURES MOSTLY IN THE 60S...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE ABLE TO DROP TO BELOW 15 PERCENT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>062-067>069-074-075-080-258- 210000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0008.120220T1800Z-120221T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-CRANE-UPTON-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 511 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012 /411 AM MST MON FEB 20 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE MARFA PLATEAU...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION AND MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN... * WIND...IN THE PLAINS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. IN THE MOUNTAINS...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. GUSTY TURBULENT WINDS WILL LIMIT THE USE OF AIRCRAFT. 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 WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 12:48 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 11 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:40 PM CST | High Wind Warning | MAF | 27 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.