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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Jan 24, 2017, 2:05 AM CST. It took effect at Jan 24, 2017, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 16 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
- Jan 24, 2017, 2:05 AM CST (08:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2017, 3:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2017, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted.
798 WWUS84 KMAF 240805 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 205 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE PRESIDIO VALLEY...MARFA PLATEAU...AND BIG BEND AREA... .ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH LOW RH AND ELEVATED WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE PRESIDIO VALLEY...MARFA PLATEAU...AND BIG BEND AREA. TXZ079>081-250100- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0002.170124T0900Z-170125T0100Z/ PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- 205 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 079, 080, AND 081... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 079, 080, AND 081. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO NEAR 50 MPH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
290 WWUS84 KMAF 241956 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 156 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE MARFA PLATEAU...PRESIDIO VALLEY...AND BIG BEND AREA... .ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...ALONG WITH CONSEQUENTLY LOW RH...BREEZY WINDS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON FOR PARTS OF WEST TEXAS. TXZ079>081-250100- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170125T0100Z/ PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- 156 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 079, 080, AND 081... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 079, 080, AND 081. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO NEAR 50 MPH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.