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Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 22, 2016, 3:17 AM CDT for 19 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 23, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 10 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
- Mar 22, 2016, 3:17 AM CDT (08:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 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 08:23 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, 8.3 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
- 2796 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
933
WWUS84 KMAF 220817
RFWMAF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
317 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH
OR MORE...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF
A LINE FROM SNYDER TO MIDLAND TO ALPINE...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR
MORE...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR ALL LOCATIONS...
.WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT ACROSS THE AREA TODAY
AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>052-057>062-067-068-074-075-080-258-
222100-
/O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0013.160323T1700Z-160324T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0015.160323T1700Z-160324T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0014.160322T1800Z-160323T0400Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST PLAINS-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-
ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-
WARD-CRANE-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-
317 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 /217 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
TO 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ TODAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM
CDT /9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY...
* WIND...IN THE PLAINS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. IN THE MOUNTAINS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO
55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...4 TO 15 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TODAY.
10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
&&
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
&&
$$
TXZ053-063-069-070-079-081-082-222100-
/O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0013.160323T1700Z-160324T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0015.160323T1700Z-160324T0300Z/
MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-UPTON-REAGAN-PRESIDIO VALLEY-BIG BEND AREA-
TERRELL-
317 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
* HUMIDITY...4 TO 15 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
&&
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
&&
$$4 follow-up statements
844 WWUS84 KMAF 221908 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 208 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM SNYDER TO MIDLAND TO ALPINE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR ALL LOCATIONS... .VERY WINDY, UNUSUALLY DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WEATHER PATTERNS IN THE PAST SIMILAR TO THIS HAVE RESULTED IN THE OCCURRENCE OF MULTIPLE LARGE FIRES. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>052-057>062-067-068-074-075-080-258- 230315- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160323T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0015.160323T1700Z-160324T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST PLAINS-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-CRANE-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- 208 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 /108 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY... * WIND...IN THE PLAINS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. IN THE MOUNTAINS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TODAY. AROUND 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. BE PREPARED TO ACT! && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ TXZ053-063-069-070-079-081-082-230315- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0015.160323T1700Z-160324T0300Z/ MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-UPTON-REAGAN-PRESIDIO VALLEY-BIG BEND AREA- TERRELL- 208 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * HUMIDITY...7 TO 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. BE PREPARED TO ACT! && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
363 WWUS84 KMAF 230843 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 343 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .VERY WINDY...UNUSUALLY DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT ACROSS THE AREA TODAY RESULTING IN CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WEATHER PATTERNS IN THE PAST SIMILAR TO THIS HAVE RESULTED IN THE OCCURRENCE OF MULTIPLE LARGE FIRES. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-079>082-258- 231645- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0015.160323T1700Z-160324T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST PLAINS-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- 343 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 /243 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * HUMIDITY...7 TO 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. BE PREPARED TO ACT! && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ 05
204 WWUS84 KMAF 231532 AAA RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1032 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...A DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER PATTERN HAS SET UP FOR TODAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 PERCENT OR LESS... 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .VERY WINDY...UNUSUALLY DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT ACROSS THE AREA TODAY RESULTING IN CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WEATHER PATTERNS IN THE PAST SIMILAR TO THIS HAVE RESULTED IN THE OCCURRENCE OF MULTIPLE LARGE FIRES. A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WILL ARRIVE LATER THIS EVENING. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-079>082-258- 232345- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0015.160323T1700Z-160324T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST PLAINS-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- 1032 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 /932 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...3 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. * WINDS...IN THE MOUNTAINS WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH MUCH HIGHER GUST. IN THE PLAINS WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH MUCH HIGHER GUST. A WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING TO THE NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. BE PREPARED TO ACT! && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. USE CAUTION TODAY. AVOID USING OPEN FLAMES OR ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN SPARKS. && $$
884 WWUS84 KMAF 231916 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 216 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...A DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER PATTERN HAS SET UP FOR TODAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 PERCENT OR LESS... 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .VERY WINDY...UNUSUALLY DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT ACROSS THE AREA TODAY RESULTING IN CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WEATHER PATTERNS IN THE PAST SIMILAR TO THIS HAVE RESULTED IN THE OCCURRENCE OF MULTIPLE LARGE FIRES. A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WILL ARRIVE LATER THIS EVENING. NMZ114-115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-079>082-258- 240300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160324T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST PLAINS-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- 216 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 /116 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...3 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. * WINDS...IN THE MOUNTAINS WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH MUCH HIGHER GUST. IN THE PLAINS WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH MUCH HIGHER GUST. A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. BE PREPARED TO ACT! && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. USE CAUTION TODAY. AVOID USING OPEN FLAMES OR ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN SPARKS. && $$
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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.