Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 38, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at May 24, 2016, 1:27 PM MDT. It took effect at May 25, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT. 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 24, 2016, 1:27 PM MDT (19:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 25, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 25, 2016, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted.
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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
110 WWUS84 KMAF 251007 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 507 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY 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 HOT...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .HOT...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND THURSDAY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. 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 6 TODAY AND 5 THURSDAY. NMZ114-115-TXZ258-252045- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0038.160525T1800Z-160526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0032.160526T1500Z-160527T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST PLAINS- 507 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2016 /407 AM MDT WED MAY 25 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING 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 3 TO 7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TODAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TODAY. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THURSDAY. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT IN THE PLAINS AND 9 TO 13 PERCENT IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY 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. && $$
073 WWUS84 KMAF 251913 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 213 PM CDT WED MAY 25 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... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS DUE TO HOT...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .HOT...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING, AND OCCUR AGAIN THURSDAY FROM LATE MORNING UNTIL EVENING IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. SINCE FIRE DANGER WILL BE VERY HIGH IN THESE AREAS, A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING, AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY. THE HAINES INDEX WILL BE 6 TODAY AND 5 THURSDAY. NMZ114-115-TXZ258-261000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-160526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0032.160526T1500Z-160527T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST PLAINS- 213 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016 /113 PM MDT WED MAY 25 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS... AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 3 TO 7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TODAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TODAY. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THURSDAY. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT IN THE PLAINS AND 9 TO 13 PERCENT IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON 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 24, 2:57 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 11 hr | |
| May 24, 1:27 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 38 hr | |
| May 23, 6:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Terrell | 49 min |
| May 23, 6:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 19 min |
| May 23, 6:32 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Terrell | 28 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.