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Red Flag Warning 38, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at May 5, 2014, 3:47 AM CDT for 15 counties in Texas. It took effect at May 6, 2014, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 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 5, 2014, 3:47 AM CDT (08:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 6, 2014, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 6, 2014, 10:32 PM CDT
- In force
- 13 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, Scurry County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:48 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 24 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
- 5722 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
902
WWUS84 KMAF 050847
RFWMAF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
347 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2014
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY
THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY
OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS...AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO...AND THE BASIN FOR AREAS GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE
20 FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS
OF 20 TO 35 MPH...HUMIDITY OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS...AND EXTREME
FIRE DANGER...
.UNSEASONABLY HOT WEATHER IS ACCELERATING THE DRYING OF FUELS ACROSS
THE AREA AND THE FUELS WILL END UP BEING THE DRIEST THEY HAVE BEEN
THIS FIRE SEASON ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WINDS WILL INITIALLY INCREASE
ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND THEN BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD
TUESDAY TO INCLUDE A LARGE PART OF THE PLAINS.
NMZ114-TXZ258-052100-
/O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0030.140505T1800Z-140506T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0037.140505T1700Z-140506T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0038.140506T1500Z-140507T0400Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
247 AM MDT MON MAY 5 2014
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY OF 10
PERCENT OR LESS...AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...HUMIDITY OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS...
AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM
9 AM TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* WIND...TODAY SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
TUESDAY WEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.
* FIRE DANGER...EXTREME.
* 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.
&&
$$
NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067-068-052100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0038.140506T1500Z-140507T0400Z/
SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-
ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-
GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-
347 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2014 /247 AM MDT MON MAY 5 2014/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 11 PM
CDT /10 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...HUMIDITY
OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS...AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO
11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ TUESDAY.
* WIND...20 TO 30 MPH
* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PCT.
* FIRE DANGER...EXTREME.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE.
KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL
GRASS.
&&
$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)5 follow-up statements
456 WWUS84 KMAF 052042 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 342 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE... HUMIDITY OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS...AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND THE BASIN FOR AREAS GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...HUMIDITY OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS... AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND THE BASIN FOR AREAS GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .UNSEASONABLY HOT WEATHER IS ACCELERATING THE DRYING OF FUELS ACROSS THE AREA AND THE FUELS WILL END UP BEING THE DRIEST THEY HAVE BEEN THIS FIRE SEASON ON MONDAY...TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL INITIALLY INCREASE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND THEN BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY TO INCLUDE A LARGE PART OF THE PLAINS. NMZ114-TXZ258-061200- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0031.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-140506T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0038.140506T1500Z-140507T0400Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 242 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND...TODAY SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. TUESDAY WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. WEDNESDAY SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * FIRE DANGER...EXTREME. * 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. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067-068-061200- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0031.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0038.140506T1500Z-140507T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE- 342 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2014 /242 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND VAN HORN CORRIDOR... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND VAN HORN CORRIDOR... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND...18 TO 30 MPH * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PCT. * FIRE DANGER...EXTREME. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
481 WWUS84 KMAF 060339 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1039 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND THE BASIN FOR AREAS GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...HUMIDITY OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS... AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND THE BASIN FOR AREAS GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .UNSEASONABLY HOT WEATHER IS ACCELERATING THE DRYING OF FUELS ACROSS THE AREA AND FUELS WILL END UP BEING THE DRIEST THEY HAVE BEEN THIS FIRE SEASON ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WINDS ABOVE 20 MPH WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY TO INCLUDE A LARGE PART OF THE PLAINS...EXPANDING THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA. NMZ114-TXZ258-061100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0038.140506T1500Z-140507T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0031.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 939 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * WIND...TUESDAY WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. WEDNESDAY SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * FIRE DANGER...EXTREME. * 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. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067-068-061100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0038.140506T1500Z-140507T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0031.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE- 1039 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2014 /939 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND VAN HORN CORRIDOR... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND VAN HORN CORRIDOR... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND...20 TO 30 MPH * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PCT. * FIRE DANGER...EXTREME. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
535 WWUS84 KMAF 060949 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 449 AM CDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND THE PERMIAN BASIN FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...HUMIDITY OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS... AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND THE PERMIAN BASIN FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... AND EXTREME DANGER... .UNSEASONABLY HOT WEATHER IS ACCELERATING THE DRYING OF FUELS ACROSS THE AREA AND FUELS WILL END UP BEING THE DRIEST THEY HAVE BEEN THIS FIRE SEASON TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WINDS ABOVE 20 MPH WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TODAY AND INCLUDE A LARGE PART OF THE PLAINS. NMZ114-TXZ258-062200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0038.140506T1500Z-140507T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0031.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 349 AM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE... HUMIDITY OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS...AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE... HUMIDITY OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS...AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... * WIND...TODAY SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. WEDNESDAY SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * FIRE DANGER...EXTREME. * 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. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067-068-062200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0038.140506T1500Z-140507T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0031.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE- 449 AM CDT TUE MAY 6 2014 /349 AM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS...AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE... HUMIDITY OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS...AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... * WIND...20 TO 30 MPH * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PCT. * FIRE DANGER...EXTREME. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
399 WWUS84 KMAF 062149 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 449 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND THE PERMIAN BASIN FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH... HUMIDITY OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS...AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .UNSEASONABLY HOT AND DRY WEATHER HAS DRIED OUT FUELS TO THE DRIEST THEY HAVE BEEN THIS YEAR. GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RH VALUES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST TEXAS THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING WITH THEM GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES. VERY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RESUME WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AREAS OF WEST TEXAS CAN EXPECT THE MOST SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY...WHERE THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT... BRINGING NOT ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN BUT ALSO COOLER TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER...A RETURN TO UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IS FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. EMERGENCY MANAGERS...FIRE DEPARTMENTS...AND OTHER GROUPS WITH FIRE WEATHER INTERESTS ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SETUP. NMZ114-TXZ258-071200- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0031.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0039.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-140507T0400Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 349 PM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS/LINCOLN NF... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS/ LINCOLN NF... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ TONIGHT. * WIND...TODAY SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. WEDNESDAY SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * FIRE DANGER...EXTREME. * 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. IT ONLY TAKES A SPARK TO START A DEADLY WILDLAND FIRE. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067-068-071200- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0031.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0039.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-140507T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE- 449 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2014 /349 PM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN AREAS OF WEST TEXAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN AREAS OF WEST TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT UNTIL 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/. * WIND...20 TO 30 MPH * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PCT. * FIRE DANGER...EXTREME. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. IT ONLY TAKES A SPARK TO START A DEADLY WILDLAND FIRE. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ TXZ069-070-074-075-079>082-071200- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0039.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY- MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- 449 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER TRANS PECOS... BIG BEND...AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WIND...20 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 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. IT ONLY TAKES A SPARK TO START A DEADLY WILDLAND FIRE. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
718 WWUS84 KMAF 070332 AAA RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1032 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RESUME WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AREAS OF WEST TEXAS CAN EXPECT THE MOST SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY...WHERE THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT... BRINGING NOT ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN BUT ALSO COOLER TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER...A RETURN TO UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IS FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. EMERGENCY MANAGERS...FIRE DEPARTMENTS...AND OTHER GROUPS WITH FIRE WEATHER INTERESTS ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SETUP. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067-068-258-071545- /O.CAN.KMAF.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-140507T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0039.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ 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- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 1032 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2014 /932 PM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN AREAS OF WEST TEXAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. * WIND...20 TO 30 MPH IN THE PLAINS AND 25 TO 40 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PCT. * FIRE DANGER...EXTREME. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. IT ONLY TAKES A SPARK TO START A DEADLY WILDLAND FIRE. && $$ TXZ069-070-074-075-079>082-071545- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0039.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY- MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- 1032 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER TRANS PECOS... BIG BEND...AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS... * WIND...15 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT. * FIRE DANGER...EXTREME. * 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. IT ONLY TAKES A SPARK TO START A DEADLY WILDLAND FIRE. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at May 5, 2:55 AM CDT, 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 5, 2:55 AM CDT, 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
255 AM CDT Mon May 5 2014
.DISCUSSION...
The axis of a strong upper ridge will move over the region today
producing unseasonably hot weather for the area. However relief
will be on the way as a strong upper trough swing down the CA coast
later today. As the ridge slides east the trough will cross the
Great Basin Tuesday and reach the AZ/NM border late Wednesday.
The trough will move over the region Thursday and Friday with zonal
flow setting up over the weekend.
Yesterday the 850mb thermal ridge axis extended up through Eastern
NM and West TX. This axis will shift east today and extend from the
Panhandle down across the Permian Basin to the Rio Grande.
Forecasted 850mb temps today are as high as 29C/84F. Today will be
the warmest day so far this year and result in highs pushing the
Century Mark across the Central Permian Basin. This will also
result in near record highs... the daily record at MAF is 101 degrees
last set in 2000. Will see 100+ temps today along the Pecos and Rio
Grande Valleys. Temperatures begin to slowly cool Tuesday as
heights fall and continue to cool through Friday before increasing
again next weekend.
The approach of the strong upper trough will result in increasing
wind speeds across the Guadalupe Mtns Tuesday. The plains will also
pick up in wind speeds Tuesday afternoon... should become windy
during the afternoon generally north of I-20. Will go ahead and
issue a High Wind Watch for the Guadalupes Tuesday... high wind
conditions may return again Wednesday.
Some parts of the area may see some storms this week. Various
model qpf is developing some precip as early as Tues afternoon
across the southern CWA and spreading it NE during the evening. It
returns again Wed afternoon along a dryline over the far eastern
counties... but expands more during the evening as the dryline
retreats west. Have pushed the low pops Wednesday night farther
back to the west and increased them slightly. Rain chances not
looking as good on Friday so have trimmed back the pops to only the
SE.
Currently some low level moisture has returned to the east with a
southerly wind but have single dewpts across the west. Models too
moist... they try to show dewpts in the 20s over the west... but
with a west wind and single digit dewpts across southern AZ and NM
they wont be able to advect moisture in. Have lowered dewpts today
and Tuesday over much of the area.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
Fire wx concerns continue escalate and is most evident in the TFS
fuel dryness maps that already depict widespread critically dry
fuels across all the High Plains and Low Rolling Plains. Today temps
being some 15 degrees above normal along with the widespread single
digit RH/s will be the "coup de gras" for the fuels and that just in
time for stronger winds to impinge upon the cooked fuels Tue. First,
we will opt to upgrade GDP Mtns to a warning today where GFS/NAM12
soundings show mixed layer winds of 20-25kts from Dunken to GDP HQ.
Now for Tue, based on 85h wind speeds and the MSLP gradient areas N
of I-20 still look to be the favored areas for critical fire wx.
Despite temps being cooler and RHs a little higher on Tue it seems
like a slam dunk RF day (N of I-20) and will go ahead and issue as a
warning. Sustained winds across the plains look to be mostly in the
20-30 mph range. GFS/NAM12 soundings from Tatum to Midland show
mixed layer winds of 25-30kts/20-25kts, respectively, and worthy of a
deliberate early warning decision in context with the fuels. The Red
Flag Threat Index will be able to persist at a 6 thru most of the
warning and at least briefly hitting a 7 across parts of the NW
PB/SE NM. The surface/85h thermal ridges will be just e of the
Caprock and the best intersection of the strong 7h wind winds will
be just NE of the CWFA. Fire occurrence has been on the increase
over the last week or so and with the fuels to be the driest that
they've been this season it certainly looks like a good set-up for
increased initial attack and possibly extended, depending on how Wed
plays out.
Critical fire wx will likely persist into Wed as well, the mixed
layer winds look a little strong farther s at Midland. Surface winds
will be backed moreso though and low level mstr will be trying to
hold in across the e. For now will hold off on issuance of a watch
for Wed and wait to see how low level mstr is resolved, but wrn
areas will likely need a watch.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ANDREWS TX 99 61 93 60 / 0 0 0 0
BIG SPRING TX 98 63 93 64 / 0 0 0 10
CARLSBAD NM 100 62 93 57 / 0 0 0 0
DRYDEN TX 99 66 98 64 / 0 0 10 10
FORT STOCKTON TX 100 65 97 63 / 0 0 10 10
GUADALUPE PASS TX 89 59 87 54 / 0 0 0 0
HOBBS NM 97 58 92 55 / 0 0 0 0
MARFA TX 89 48 85 47 / 0 0 10 0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 100 63 94 61 / 0 0 0 10
ODESSA TX 99 64 93 61 / 0 0 0 10
WINK TX 102 62 97 59 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...RED FLAG WARNING from 9 AM to 10 PM MDT Tuesday FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... Guadalupe Mountains NP/Lincoln NF/LNZ...
Southeast Plains/BLM Roswell/LNZ.
RED FLAG WARNING from 11 AM this morning to 9 PM MDT this
evening FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... Guadalupe Mountains
NP/Lincoln NF/LNZ.
HIGH WIND WATCH from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES... Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County.
TX...RED FLAG WARNING from 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ to 11 PM CDT /10 PM
MDT/ Tuesday FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... Andrews...Borden...
Crane...Dawson...Ector...Gaines...Glasscock...Guadalupe
Mountains...Howard...Loving...Martin...Midland...Mitchell...
Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos...Scurry...Van Horn and
Highway 54 Corridor...Ward...Winkler.
RED FLAG WARNING from 11 AM this morning to 9 PM MDT this
evening FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... Guadalupe Mountains.
HIGH WIND WATCH from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES... Guadalupe Mountains.
&&
49/72Hazardous weather outlook, May 5, 2:59 AM CDT, 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 259 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2014 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-060800- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-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-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 259 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2014 /159 AM MDT MON MAY 5 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY WITH WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT. UNSEASONABLY HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES SOME 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION TUESDAY LEADING TO INCREASING WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY INCLUDING HIGH WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY FROM THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS EXTENDING EAST INTO THE PLAINS...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALREADY IN EFFECT TUESDAY. MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. ALSO ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST OF A MIDLAND TO FORT STOCKTON LINE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE INCREASED SIGNIFICANT FIRE POTENTIAL MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2:44 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | 26 hr | |
| May 5, 3:47 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr | |
| May 5, 3:42 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 9 more | 25 hr |
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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.