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Red Flag Warning 35, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at May 22, 2016, 3:30 AM CDT. It took effect at May 22, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 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
- May 22, 2016, 3:30 AM CDT (08:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 22, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 22, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted.
008 WWUS84 KMAF 220830 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 330 AM CDT SUN MAY 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 THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .AFTER GENERALLY POOR NOCTURNAL RECOVERY TONIGHT...DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MIN RH/S RANGING FROM 8 PERCENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS TO AROUND 12 PERCENT TO THE NORTH. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE SAME CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AS WEST WINDS INCREASE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ONCE AGAIN. NMZ114-TXZ258-222030- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0028.160522T1800Z-160523T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0035.160522T1800Z-160523T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0029.160523T1800Z-160524T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 330 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016 /230 AM MDT SUN MAY 22 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR WARM...WINDY...AND DRY CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WARM...WINDY...AND DRY CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * TEMPERATURES...NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 12 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
440 WWUS84 KMAF 221921 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 221 PM CDT SUN MAY 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 THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING AS MIN RH/S DROP TO AROUND 8 TO 13 PERCENT AND 20 FOOT WINDS REMAIN ABOVE 25 MPH. IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED AFTER SUNSET WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING AND AS WIND SPEEDS DECREASE. NOCTURNAL RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TONIGHT...AND GIVEN THE DRYLINE WILL REMAIN TO THE EAST ON MONDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS. NMZ114-TXZ258-231000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-160523T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0029.160523T1800Z-160524T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 221 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016 /121 PM MDT SUN MAY 22 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR WARM...WINDY...AND DRY CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WARM...WINDY...AND DRY CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * TEMPERATURES...NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 46 min |
| May 21, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Andrews | 42 min |
| May 21, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews | 46 min |
| May 21, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 30 min |
| May 21, 9:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Andrews | 44 min |
| May 21, 9:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Gaines | 38 min |
| May 22, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 28 min |
| May 22, 3:30 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 25 hr | |
| May 22, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Martin | 40 min |
| May 22, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden, Dawson | 46 min |
| May 22, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Howard, Martin | 41 min |
| May 22, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden | 36 min |
| May 22, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Howard, Martin | 48 min |
| May 22, 5:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Howard, Martin | 3 hr |
| May 22, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard, Martin | 38 min |
| May 22, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Terrell | 44 min |
| May 22, 6:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Howard | 23 min |
| May 22, 6:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 50 min | |
| May 22, 6:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Howard, Martin | 4 hr |
| May 22, 6:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard | 31 min |
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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.