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Red Flag Warning 39, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at May 30, 2013, 3:11 AM CDT. It took effect at May 30, 2013, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 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
- May 30, 2013, 3:11 AM CDT (08:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 30, 2013, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 30, 2013, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
553 WWUS84 KMAF 300811 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 311 AM CDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...MINIMUM RH OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .A DRYLINE WILL PUSH EAST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN THIS AFTERNOON LEAVING VERY DRY AIR WEST OF THIS BOUNDARY. STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE CREATING GUSTY WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. NMZ114-TXZ258-302015- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0030.130530T1700Z-130531T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0039.130530T1700Z-130531T0100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 211 AM MDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING 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 FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
1 follow-up statement
464 WWUS84 KMAF 301907 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 207 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... MINIMUM RH OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .A DRYLINE WILL PUSH EAST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING LEAVING VERY DRY AIR WEST OF THIS BOUNDARY. STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE CREATING GUSTY WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. NMZ114-TXZ258-310100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-130531T0100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 107 PM MDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 8:46 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 6 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.