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Red Flag Warning 37, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at May 23, 2016, 2:10 PM CDT. It took effect at May 24, 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 23, 2016, 2:10 PM CDT (19:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 24, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 24, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted.
654 WWUS84 KMAF 231910 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 210 PM CDT MON MAY 23 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... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY 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 AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING AS RH/S BOTTOM OUT AROUND 6 TO 10 PERCENT AND GUSTY WEST WINDS CONTINUE. 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 PUSH FURTHER TO THE EAST ON TUESDAY... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS ON TUESDAY AS MIN RH/S WILL FALL TO 5 TO 8 PERCENT AND WESTERLY WINDS INCREASE. NMZ114-TXZ258-241000- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0030.160524T1800Z-160525T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0037.160524T1800Z-160525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-160524T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 210 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2016 /110 PM MDT MON MAY 23 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR WARM...WINDY...AND DRY CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WARM...WINDY...AND DRY CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * TEMPERATURES...NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 10 PERCENT TODAY. 5 TO 8 PERCENT TUESDAY. * 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. && $$ NMZ115-241000- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0030.160524T1800Z-160525T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0037.160524T1800Z-160525T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS- 110 PM MDT MON MAY 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WARM...WINDY...AND DRY CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... * TEMPERATURES...NEAR AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
2 follow-up statements
067 WWUS84 KMAF 240857 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 357 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 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 AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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 AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 15 PERCENT OR LESS TODAY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS TO THE LOWER TRANS PECOS. MANY PLACES WILL EXPERIENCE RH VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 20 MPH ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS TODAY. LOW RH VALUES WILL AGAIN BE PRESENT ON WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. NMZ114-115-TXZ258-242100- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0031.160525T1800Z-160526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0037.160524T1800Z-160525T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST PLAINS- 357 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016 /257 AM MDT TUE MAY 24 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 AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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 AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 7 PERCENT TODAY. 5 TO 9 PERCENT 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
567 WWUS84 KMAF 241927 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 227 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS DUE TO HOT...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS DUE TO HOT...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS DUE TO EXPECTED HOT...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER SOUTHWEST WINDS SUBSIDE, OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE POOR. MORE HOT, DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE GUADALUPES AND SE NM PLAINS. SINCE FIRE DANGER WILL BE VERY HIGH IN THESE AREAS, A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY, AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY. THE HAINES INDEX WILL BE 5 OR 6 BOTH DAYS WHILE RAIN CHANCES WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE. NMZ114-115-TXZ258-251000- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0031.160525T1800Z-160526T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0038.160525T1800Z-160526T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0032.160526T1500Z-160527T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-160525T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST PLAINS- 227 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016 /127 PM MDT TUE MAY 24 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THURSDAY. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 7 PERCENT TODAY...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * 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 22, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard, Martin | 44 min |
| May 22, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard | 31 min |
| May 22, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard, Martin | 54 min |
| May 22, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard | 34 min |
| May 22, 8:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 32 min |
| May 22, 8:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 33 min |
| May 22, 8:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard | 4 hr |
| May 22, 9:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 35 min |
| May 22, 9:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock | 46 min |
| May 22, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland | 55 min |
| May 22, 9:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 34 min |
| May 22, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Reagan | 50 min |
| May 22, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Reagan | 49 min |
| May 22, 11:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reagan | 59 min |
| May 23, 4:00 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 10 hr | |
| May 23, 4:00 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr | |
| May 23, 2:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 50 min |
| May 23, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 59 min |
| May 23, 3:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 39 min |
| May 23, 3:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 48 min |
| May 23, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 57 min |
| May 23, 3:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 38 min |
| May 23, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Reagan, Upton | 66 min |
| May 23, 4:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 42 min |
| May 23, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 68 min |
| May 23, 4:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock | 33 min |
| May 23, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard | 38 min |
| May 23, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Terrell | 45 min |
| May 23, 5:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard | 43 min |
| May 23, 5:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Terrell | 32 min |
| May 23, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Glasscock, Howard, Mitchell | 57 min |
| May 23, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Terrell | 61 min |
| May 23, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Martin | 24 min |
| May 23, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson | 63 min |
| May 23, 6:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard | 50 min |
| May 23, 6:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MAF | Terrell | 3 hr |
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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.