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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Jan 12, 2014, 3:41 AM CST for 18 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 12, 2014, 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
- Jan 12, 2014, 3:41 AM CST (09:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2014, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2014, 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, Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:44 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 8 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
- 2934 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
523 WWUS84 KMAF 120941 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 341 AM CST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... AN UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION SUNDAY AND RESULT IN WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...DRY AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF WEST TEXAS. TXZ075-080-121045- /O.CAN.KMAF.FW.A.0001.140112T1800Z-140113T0000Z/ PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- 341 AM CST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE MARFA PLATEAU AND PECOS COUNTY TEXAS... 20 FOOT WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH 20 MPH FOR 3 HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER RH/S OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND 20 FOOT WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL RESULT IN NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-122100- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0001.140112T1800Z-140113T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0002.140112T1800Z-140113T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- 341 AM CST SUN JAN 12 2014 /241 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND THE PERMIAN BASIN... * WIND...BELOW 5000 FEET...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTY. ABOVE 5000 FEET...WEST 25 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTY. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
2 follow-up statements
391 WWUS84 KMAF 121428 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 828 AM CST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... PERMIAN BASIN... UPPER TRANS PECOS... DAVIS MOUNTAINS... AND VAN HORN/HWY 54 CORRIDOR... .AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE REGION TODAY AND RESULT IN WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...DRY AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF WEST TEXAS. NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-130000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0002.140112T1800Z-140113T0000Z/ 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- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- 828 AM CST SUN JAN 12 2014 /728 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... PERMIAN BASIN... UPPER TRANS PECOS... DAVIS MOUNTAINS... AND VAN HORN/HWY 54 CORRIDOR... * WIND...BELOW 5000 FEET...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTY. ABOVE 5000 FEET...WEST 25 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTY. * HUMIDITY...8 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
492 WWUS84 KMAF 122009 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 209 PM CST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... PERMIAN BASIN... TRANS PECOS... DAVIS MOUNTAINS... AND VAN HORN/HWY 54 CORRIDOR... .AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHING THE REGION AND A WEST WIND AT THE SURFACE HAS RESULTED IN WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THIS COMBINED WITH DRY AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS HAS RESULTED IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF WEST TEXAS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE DURING THE EVENING. TXZ075-130000- /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140113T0000Z/ PECOS- 209 PM CST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WIND...BELOW 5000 FEET...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTY. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-130000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140113T0000Z/ 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- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- 209 PM CST SUN JAN 12 2014 /109 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... PERMIAN BASIN... THE TRANS PECOS... DAVIS MOUNTAINS... AND VAN HORN/HWY 54 CORRIDOR...... * WIND...BELOW 5000 FEET...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTY. IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTY. * HUMIDITY...8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 3:58 AM CST | High Wind Warning | MAF | 15 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2014Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2014Every red flag warning in 2014
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.