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Fire Weather Watch 11, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 4, 202116 counties in Texas; 5 counties in New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this fire weather watch at Apr 4, 2021, 2:22 PM CDT for 16 counties in Texas; 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 6, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 4, 2021, 2:22 PM CDT (19:22 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 6, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 5, 2021, 2:02 PM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
All 21 counties

Chaves County, NM, Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Lincoln County, NM, Otero County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Brewster County, TX, Culberson County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Howard County, TX, Jeff Davis County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Presidio County, TX, Reeves County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this fire weather watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this fire weather watch went out at Apr 3, 6:51 PM CDT, 19 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 6:51 PM CDT, 19 hours 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 2:22 PM CDT, 24 hours before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
222 PM CDT Sat Apr 3 2021

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-041930-
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Eddy County Plains-
Northern Lea County-Central Lea County-Southern Lea County-Gaines-
Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Andrews-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-Loving-Winkler-
Ector-Midland-Glasscock-Ward-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos-Terrell-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Reeves County Plains-Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
222 PM CDT Sat Apr 3 2021 /122 PM MDT Sat Apr 3 2021/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast New
Mexico, southwest Texas, and western Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Isolated thunderstorms will be possible across the region this
afternoon and evening. Storms near the Davis Mountains may produce
frequent lightning and gusty outflow winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Critical fire weather conditions will return to portions of the area
on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Strong winds will be possible in the Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains
from Tuesday into early Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the
NWS while following all local, state and CDC guidelines.

This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories,
and statements issued by the National Weather Service Office in
Midland, can be found on the internet at...
https://weather.gov/midland

The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 1:46 PM CDTHigh Wind WatchMAFCulberson25 hr

Nearby

Fire Weather Watches in Texas, 2021Fire Weather Watches in New Mexico, 2021Every fire weather watch in 2021

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.