Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 25, 2016, 2:50 AM MDT. It took effect at Mar 25, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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 25, 2016, 2:50 AM MDT (08:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 25, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2016, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted.
732 WWUS84 KMAF 250850 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 350 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS EXPANDING EAST INTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS ON SATURDAY... .TWO UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TOMORROW BRINGING STRONGER WEST WINDS. THIS COMBINED WITH DRY AIR ALREADY IN PLACE WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY EXPANDING EAST INTO THE ADJACENT SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS IN EDDY AND CHAVEZ COUNTIES. CONDITIONS IMPROVE SUNDAY WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A COLD FRONT. NMZ114-TXZ258-252100- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0016.160325T1800Z-160326T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0014.160326T1800Z-160327T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 350 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 2016 /250 AM MDT FRI MAR 25 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NMZ115-252100- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0014.160326T1800Z-160327T0200Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS- 250 AM MDT FRI MAR 25 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
548 WWUS84 KMAF 251951 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 251 PM CDT FRI MAR 25 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS EXPANDING EAST INTO THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS ON SATURDAY... .STRONG WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS COMBINED WITH DRY CONDITIONS HAVE RESULTED IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THESE CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO EXPAND EAST INTO THE ADJACENT SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS OF EDDY AND CHAVEZ COUNTIES TOMORROW. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE EARLY SUNDAY WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A COLD FRONT. NMZ114-TXZ258-260400- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160326T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0014.160326T1800Z-160327T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 251 PM CDT FRI MAR 25 2016 /151 PM MDT FRI MAR 25 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NMZ115-260400- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0014.160326T1800Z-160327T0200Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS- 151 PM MDT FRI MAR 25 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
927 WWUS84 KMAF 260226 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 926 PM CDT FRI MAR 25 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS ON SATURDAY... .STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS COMBINED WITH DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS OF EDDY AND CHAVEZ COUNTIES. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE EARLY SUNDAY WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A COLD FRONT. NMZ114-TXZ258-261030- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160326T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0014.160326T1800Z-160327T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 926 PM CDT FRI MAR 25 2016 /826 PM MDT FRI MAR 25 2016/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... * AFFECTED AREA...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NMZ115-261030- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0014.160326T1800Z-160327T0200Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS- 826 PM MDT FRI MAR 25 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2:50 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 24 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2016Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2016Every red flag warning in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.