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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 8, 2013, 5:04 AM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 9, 2013, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 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 8, 2013, 5:04 AM CST (11:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 9, 2013, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2013, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Loving County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:04 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 00:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 3007 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
037 WWUS84 KMAF 081104 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 504 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...PRESIDIO VALLEY...MARFA PLATEAU...AND BIG BEND AREA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE REGION SATURDAY. INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS...COMBINED WITH VERY DRY AIR WEST OF THE DRYLINE...WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ114-TXZ258-082315- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0001.130209T1500Z-130210T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0002.130209T1500Z-130210T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0002.130210T1800Z-130211T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 404 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * WIND...SATURDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. BELOW 6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNDAY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH ABOVE 6000 FEET...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH BELOW 6000 FEET. * HUMIDITY...SATURDAY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. SUNDAY...15 PERCENT OR LESS. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ057-074-079>081-082315- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0001.130209T1500Z-130210T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0002.130209T1500Z-130210T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA- 504 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 /404 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE... DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...PRESIDIO VALLEY...MARFA PLATEAU...AND BIG BEND AREA... * WIND...ABOVE 5000 FEET...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. BELOW 5000 FEET...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ TXZ058>060-067-082315- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0002.130209T1500Z-130210T0300Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- 504 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 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)
4 follow-up statements
723 WWUS84 KMAF 082023 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 223 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE... HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...PRESIDIO VALLEY... MARFA PLATEAU...STOCKTON PLATEAU AND BIG BEND AREA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...DAVIS MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...UPPER TRANS PECOS...REEVES COUNTY...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHWEST U.S INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AND DRY AIR INTO SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS WEST OF A DRYLINE...RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY. WITH WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO EXTENDING AS FAR SOUTH AS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. TXZ075-090830- /O.EXB.KMAF.FW.W.0002.130209T1800Z-130210T0300Z/ PECOS- 223 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY OVER THE STOCKTON PLATEAU... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY. * WIND...SATURDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. BELOW 6000 FEET... SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNDAY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH ABOVE 6000 FEET...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH BELOW 6000 FEET. * HUMIDITY...SATURDAY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. SUNDAY...15 PERCENT OR LESS. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ057>060-067-074-090830- /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.A.0002.130210T1800Z-130211T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.W.0002.130209T1800Z-130210T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- 223 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 /123 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR DAVIS MOUNTAINS..SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...UPPER TRANS PECOS...REEVES COUNTY...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SATURDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. BELOW 6000 FEET... SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNDAY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 20 TO 30 MPH BELOW 6000 FEET. * HUMIDITY...SATURDAY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. SUNDAY...15 PERCENT OR LESS. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NMZ114-TXZ258-090830- /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.W.0002.130209T1800Z-130210T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0002.130210T1800Z-130211T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 123 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * WIND...SATURDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. BELOW 6000 FEET... SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNDAY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 20 TO 30 MPH BELOW 6000 FEET. * HUMIDITY...SATURDAY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. SUNDAY...15 PERCENT OR LESS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ TXZ079>081-090830- /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.W.0002.130209T1800Z-130210T0300Z/ PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- 223 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PRESIDIO VALLEY...MARFA PLATEAU AND BIG BEND AREA... * WIND...ABOVE 5000 FEET...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. BELOW 5000 FEET... SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * 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) 05
598
WWUS84 KMAF 090356
RFWMAF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
956 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM
CST /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY FOR VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF A HOBBS TO FORT STOCKTON TO BIG
BEND LINE...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR WINDY
CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF A
HOBBS TO KERMIT TO ALPINE LINE...
.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHWEST U.S
INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS...DRY AIR AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY. WITH GUSTY
WESTERLY WINDS CONTINUING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE AGAIN SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTH TO THE
DAVIS MOUNTAINS.
NMZ114-115-TXZ057>060-067-074-258-091230-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0002.130209T1800Z-130210T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0002.130210T1800Z-130211T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-
SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
956 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 /856 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* WIND...SATURDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH
INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
BELOW 6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH
INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY.....ABOVE 6000 FEET...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
BELOW 6000 FEET...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...SATURDAY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.
SUNDAY...15 PERCENT OR LESS.
* 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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
$$
TXZ075-079>081-091230-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0002.130209T1800Z-130210T0300Z/
PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-
956 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST
SATURDAY...
* WIND...ABOVE 5000 FEET...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING
TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
BELOW 5000 FEET...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING
TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* 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)665 WWUS84 KMAF 091148 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 548 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...STOCKTON PLATEAU...PRESIDIO VALLEY...MARFA PLATEAU...AND BIG BEND AREA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... AND THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHWEST U.S. INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND DRY AIR WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY. WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS CONTINUING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN SUNDAY FROM SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. NMZ114-115-TXZ057>060-067-074-258-100000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0002.130209T1800Z-130210T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0002.130210T1800Z-130211T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 548 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 /448 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... AND THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... * WIND...TODAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. BELOW 6000 FEET... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNDAY...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...TODAY...10 TO 20 PERCENT. SUNDAY...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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ TXZ075-079>081-100000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0002.130209T1800Z-130210T0300Z/ PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- 548 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE STOCKTON PLATEAU...PRESIDIO VALLEY...MARFA PLATEAU...AND BIG BEND AREA... * WIND...ABOVE 5000 FEET...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. BELOW 5000 FEET... SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * 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)
660 WWUS84 KMAF 092033 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 233 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...TRANS PECOS... WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...PRESIDIO VALLEY...MARFA PLATEAU...AND BIG BEND AREA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE... DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... AND THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TO THE CENTRAL PLAINS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND DRY AIR WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS THROUGH MID EVENING. VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY. WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS CONTINUING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN SUNDAY FROM SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO SOUTH TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. NMZ114-115-TXZ057>060-067-074-258-100300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130210T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0002.130210T1800Z-130211T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 233 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 /133 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE... DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... AND THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... * WIND...THROUGH MID EVENING...ABOVE 6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH. BELOW 6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...TODAY...10 TO 20 PERCENT. SUNDAY...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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ TXZ075-079>081-100300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130210T0300Z/ PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- 233 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE STOCKTON PLATEAU...PRESIDIO VALLEY...MARFA PLATEAU...AND BIG BEND AREA... * WIND...ABOVE 5000 FEET...THROUGH MID EVENING...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. BELOW 5000 FEET...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 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. 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)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 5:01 AM CST | High Wind Warning | MAF | 46 hr | |
| Feb 8, 5:04 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Loving, Ward, Winkler | 46 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:29 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MAF | 31 hr |
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Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2013Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2013Every red flag warning in 2013
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.