Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 22, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 15, 2016, 3:06 AM MDT. It took effect at Apr 15, 2016, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Apr 15, 2016, 3:06 AM MDT (09:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2016, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2016, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted.
504 WWUS84 KMAF 150906 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 406 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH FIRE DANGER...AND WINDS 20 MPH OR GREATER... .WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THESE AREAS. NMZ114-115-TXZ258-151715- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0018.160415T1900Z-160416T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0022.160415T1900Z-160416T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST PLAINS- 406 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2016 /306 AM MDT FRI APR 15 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
244 WWUS84 KMAF 150910 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 410 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH FIRE DANGER...AND WINDS 20 MPH OR GREATER... .WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THESE AREAS. NMZ114-115-TXZ258-152000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0022.160415T1900Z-160416T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST PLAINS- 410 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2016 /310 AM MDT FRI APR 15 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
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WWUS84 KMAF 151931
RFWMAF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
231 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2016
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING DUE TO LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH FIRE DANGER...AND WINDS 20 MPH OR
GREATER...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING DUE TO LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...HIGH FIRE DANGER...AND WINDS 20 MPH OR GREATER...
.WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN
LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. A RED FLAG WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THESE
AREAS. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST AGAIN ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ON SATURDAY WITH CONTINUED LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR THIS AREA.
NMZ114-TXZ258-161000-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0019.160416T1800Z-160417T0200Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160416T0200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
231 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2016 /131 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016/
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING DUE TO LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH FIRE DANGER...AND WINDS 20 MPH OR
GREATER...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING DUE TO LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...HIGH FIRE DANGER...AND WINDS 20 MPH OR GREATER...
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 AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
* WIND...WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH FOR TODAY.
WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 45 MPH FOR SATURDAY
* HUMIDITY...10 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.
&&
$$
NMZ115-160200-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160416T0200Z/
SOUTHEAST PLAINS-
131 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING DUE TO LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH FIRE DANGER...AND WINDS 20 MPH OR
GREATER...
* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
* WIND...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
&&
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 1:31 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 13 hr | |
| Apr 15, 1:47 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | MAF | Borden, Crane, Ector, Glasscock, Howard, Martin and 7 more | 37 hr |
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.