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Red Flag Warning 39, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at May 6, 2014, 4:49 PM CDT for 19 counties in Texas. It took effect at May 7, 2014, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2014, 4:49 PM CDT (21:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 7, 2014, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 7, 2014, 11:00 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, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Terrell County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 5:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 73 | 5 Sw St. Lawrence, TX | |
| May 7, 5:45 PM CDT | DOWNBURST | Cotton Flat, TX | 4 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS SNAPPED...POWER POLE ACROSS HIGHWAY 349...DAMAGE TO HOUSES ALONG WEST COUNTY ROAD 130. |
| May 7, 6:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 73 | 5 Sw St. Lawrence, TX | |
| May 7, 7:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Big Lake, TX | |
| May 7, 8:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Big Lake, TX |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 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
- 3337 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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)
4 follow-up statements
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)
606 WWUS84 KMAF 071034 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 534 AM CDT WED MAY 7 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 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AREAWIDE TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM PASSES NORTHWEST OF THE REGION. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT AT 10-20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND COMBINE WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER TO PROMOTE RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT...BRINGING NOT ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN BUT ALSO COOLER TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 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-TXZ258-072245- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0032.140508T1800Z-140509T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0039.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 434 AM MDT WED MAY 7 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 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * WIND...TODAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH. BELOW 6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THURSDAY...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH ABOVE 6000 FEET...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH BELOW 6000 FEET. * HUMIDITY...TODAY...10 PERCENT. THURSDAY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * FIRE DANGER...HIGH TO 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. 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>070-074-075-079>082-072245- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0039.140507T1500Z-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-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- 534 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2014 /434 AM MDT WED MAY 7 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 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PCT. * FIRE DANGER...VERY HIGH TO 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
363 WWUS84 KMAF 072015 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 315 PM CDT WED MAY 7 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 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AREAWIDE INTO THIS EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM PASSES NORTHWEST OF THE REGION. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT AND COMBINE WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER INTO THIS EVENING. A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT... BRINGING NOT ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN BUT ALSO COOLER TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EMERGENCY MANAGERS...FIRE DEPARTMENTS...AND OTHER GROUPS WITH FIRE WEATHER INTERESTS ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SETUP. NMZ114-TXZ258-080815- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-140508T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0032.140508T1800Z-140509T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 215 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * WIND...TODAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH. BELOW 6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THURSDAY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH ABOVE 6000 FEET...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH BELOW 6000 FEET. * HUMIDITY...TODAY...10 PERCENT. THURSDAY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * FIRE DANGER...HIGH TO 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. 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>070-074-075-079>082-080400- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-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-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- 315 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2014 /215 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS... * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PCT. * FIRE DANGER...VERY HIGH TO 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
659 WWUS84 KMAF 080216 AAA RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 916 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE SLOWLY ABATING BUT WILL PERSIST INTO LATE EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW AND NEAR 15 PERCENT AND COMBINE WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS TO RESULT IN VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT... BRINGING NOT ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN BUT ALSO COOLER TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ046>048-051>053-061>063-067>070-074-075-079>082-080330- /O.CAN.KMAF.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-140508T0400Z/ DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- 916 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN... THE HUMIDITY HAS INCREASED AND THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NMZ114-TXZ258-081430- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0032.140508T1800Z-140509T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0040.140508T1700Z-140509T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-140508T0400Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 816 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... * HUMIDITY...TODAY...10 PERCENT. THURSDAY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. * FIRE DANGER...HIGH TO 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. && $$ NMZ115-TXZ045-050-057>060-080400- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-140508T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-ANDREWS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER- 916 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2014 /816 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PCT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * FIRE DANGER...VERY HIGH TO EXTREME. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. IT ONLY TAKES A SPARK TO START A DEADLY WILDLAND FIRE. && $$ 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 6, 4:55 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | 25 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.