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Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 16, 2014, 3:35 AM CST. It was in force for 17 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 16, 2014, 3:35 AM CST (09:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2014, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
231 WWUS84 KMAF 160935 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 335 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...MINIMUM RH/S OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AS UNSEASONALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WEST WINDS DRIVE MINIMUM RH/S BELOW 15 PERCENT. NMZ114-TXZ258-162115- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0005.140216T1700Z-140217T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0007.140216T0935Z-140217T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 235 AM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. * FIRE DANGER...HIGH. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
2 follow-up statements
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
632 WWUS84 KMAF 170315 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 915 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 NMZ114-TXZ258-170415- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140217T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 815 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND HAVE GONE BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA THRESHOLDS. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY COME UP TO 20 MPH ACROSS THE BOWL BUT EXPECT MOSTLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
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.