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Fire Weather Watch 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this fire weather watch at May 7, 2021, 4:35 AM CDT for Culberson County, Texas; 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 8, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 7, 2021, 4:35 AM CDT (09:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 8, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 8, 2021, 4:09 AM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Chaves County, NM, Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Lincoln County, NM, Otero County, NM, Culberson County, TX
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:38 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 216 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3777 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
846 WWUS84 KMAF 070935 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 435 AM CDT Fri May 7 2021 NMZ116>118-TXZ270-271-273-072100- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0021.210508T1800Z-210509T0200Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains- Eddy Plains-Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Eastern Culberson County- 435 AM CDT Fri May 7 2021 /335 AM MDT Fri May 7 2021/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS, SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT PLAINS. * AFFECTED AREA...Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chaves Plains, Eddy Plains, Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains and Eastern Culberson County. * TIMING...Saturday afternoon and early evening. * WINDS...West 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph in the mountains. West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph in the plains. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * RFTI...7 to 8 or extreme. * IMPACTS...Observe local burn bans. Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
2 follow-up statements
106 WWUS84 KMAF 071858 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 158 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021 NMZ119-080700- /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.A.0021.210508T1800Z-210509T0200Z/ Lea- 1258 PM MDT Fri May 7 2021 ......FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS IN LEA COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...Lea. * TIMING...Saturday afternoon and early evening. * WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * RFTI...7 or extreme. * IMPACTS...Observe local burn bans. Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ NMZ116>118-TXZ270-271-273-080700- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0021.210508T1800Z-210509T0200Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains- Eddy Plains-Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Eastern Culberson County- 158 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021 /1258 PM MDT Fri May 7 2021/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS, SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT PLAINS... * AFFECTED AREA...Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chaves Plains, Eddy Plains, Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains and Eastern Culberson County. * TIMING...Saturday afternoon and early evening. * WINDS...Southwest 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph in the mountains. Southwest 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph in the plains. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * RFTI...7 to 8 or extreme. * IMPACTS...Observe local burn bans. Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
814 WWUS84 KMAF 080909 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 409 AM CDT Sat May 8 2021 NMZ119-081015- /O.CAN.KMAF.FW.A.0021.210508T1800Z-210509T0200Z/ Lea- 309 AM MDT Sat May 8 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR LEA COUNTY... Recent rainfall in Lea County will mitigate a higher end fire weather threat, therefore the watch has been cancelled. $$ NMZ116>118-TXZ270-271-273-082100- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0021.210508T1800Z-210509T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0020.210508T1800Z-210509T0200Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains- Eddy Plains-Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Eastern Culberson County- 409 AM CDT Sat May 8 2021 /309 AM MDT Sat May 8 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS, SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS, AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... * AFFECTED AREA...Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chaves Plains, Eddy Plains, Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains and Eastern Culberson County. * TIMING...This afternoon and early evening. * WINDS...Southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph in the mountains. Southwest 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph in the plains. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * RFTI...7 to 8 or extreme. * IMPACTS...Observe local burn bans. Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. 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 will increase potential for fire growth. && $$ TXZ272-082100- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0020.210508T1800Z-210509T0200Z/ Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor- 409 AM CDT Sat May 8 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN WESTERN CULBERSON COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor. * TIMING...This afternoon and early evening. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 4 percent. * RFTI...7 to 8 or extreme. * IMPACTS...Observe local burn bans. Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will increase potential for fire growth. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 3:47 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Culberson | 10 hr |
| May 7, 1:41 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | Culberson | 30 hr |
| May 7, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 51 min | |
| May 7, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Yoakum | 27 min |
| May 7, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 38 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.