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Red Flag Warning 40, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Nov 17, 2016, 2:34 AM MST. It took effect at Nov 17, 2016, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 6 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
- Nov 17, 2016, 2:34 AM MST (09:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2016, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2016, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted.
774 WWUS84 KMAF 170934 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 334 AM CST THU NOV 17 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR MINIMUM RH OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SOUTHWEST WINDS ABOVE 20 MPH...AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... .AN UPPER LOW WILL PASS TO THE NORTH TODAY RESULTING IN WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY SOUTHWEST WINDS, TURNING WEST BY LATE AFTERNOON AND THEN NORTHWEST THIS EVENING WITH A COLD FRONT. HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED. NMZ115-172100- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0034.161117T1800Z-161118T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0040.161117T1800Z-161118T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS- 234 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MINIMUM RH OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SOUTHWEST WINDS ABOVE 20 MPH...AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 25 MPH. GUST TO 45 TO 50 MPH * HUMIDITY...13 TO 15 PERCENT. * FIRE DANGER...HIGH TO VERY HIGH. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE SPARKS OR OPEN FLAME. && 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 FIRE SPREAD. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2:54 AM MST | High Wind Warning | MAF | Eddy | 15 hr |
| Nov 17, 2:54 AM MST | Wind Advisory | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 14 hr |
| Nov 17, 12:52 PM MST | Freeze Warning | MAF | Lea | 19 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.