Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 17, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 24, 2021, 1:00 PM MDT for 5 counties in New Mexico; Andrews County, Culberson County, Gaines County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 25, 2021, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 13 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
- Apr 24, 2021, 1:00 PM MDT (19:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 25, 2021, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2021, 11:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Chaves County, NM, Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Lincoln County, NM, Otero County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Culberson County, TX, Gaines County, TX
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 189 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 200 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2156 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
324 WWUS84 KMAF 241900 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 200 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/ SUNDAY NIGHT FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, AND ANDREWS AND GAINES COUNTIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR, EASTERN CULBERSON COUNTY, REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS, AND PARTS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS... NMZ116>119-251200- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0017.210425T1800Z-210426T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0017.210425T1600Z-210426T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0018.210426T1400Z-210427T0700Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains- Eddy Plains-Lea- 100 PM MDT Sat Apr 24 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... * AFFECTED AREA...Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chaves Plains, Eddy Plains and Lea. * TIMING...Red Flag Warning...From 10 AM to 11 PM MDT Sunday. Fire Weather Watch...From Monday morning through late Monday night. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * RFTI...6 or critical. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Observe local burn bans. 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ TXZ045-050-271-251200- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0017.210425T1600Z-210426T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0018.210426T1400Z-210427T0700Z/ Gaines-Andrews-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- 200 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021 /100 PM MDT Sat Apr 24 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/ SUNDAY NIGHT FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... * AFFECTED AREA...Gaines, Andrews and Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains. * TIMING...Red Flag Warning...From 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ Sunday to midnight CDT /11 PM MDT/ Sunday night. Fire Weather Watch...From Monday morning through late Monday night. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * RFTI...4 or near critical. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Observe local burn bans. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will increase potential for fire growth. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ TXZ270-251200- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0017.210425T1600Z-210426T0500Z/ Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- 100 PM MDT Sat Apr 24 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... * AFFECTED AREA...Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet. * TIMING...From 10 AM to 11 PM MDT Sunday. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent. * RFTI...4 or near critical. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Observe local burn bans. 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. && $$ TXZ046>048-051-052-059>061-272>274-251200- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0018.210426T1400Z-210427T0700Z/ Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Martin-Howard-Loving-Winkler-Ector- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Reeves County Plains- 200 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... * AFFECTED AREA...Dawson, Borden, Scurry, Martin, Howard, Loving, Winkler, Ector, Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, Eastern Culberson County and Reeves County Plains. * TIMING...From Monday morning through late Monday night. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * RFTI...5 or critical. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Observe local burn bans. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
2 follow-up statements
092 WWUS84 KMAF 250914 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 414 AM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 NMZ116>119-TXZ045-050-271-252115- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0017.210425T1600Z-210426T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0018.210426T1400Z-210427T0700Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains- Eddy Plains-Lea-Gaines-Andrews-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- 414 AM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 /314 AM MDT Sun Apr 25 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, AND ANDREWS AND GAINES COUNTIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...Gaines, Andrews, Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chaves Plains, Eddy Plains, Lea and Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains. * TIMING...Red Flag Warning...From 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ Sunday to midnight CDT /11 PM MDT/ Sunday night. Fire Weather Watch... From Monday morning through late Monday night. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 4 percent. * RFTI...7 or extreme. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Observe local burn bans. 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ TXZ270-252115- /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.A.0018.210426T1400Z-210427T0700Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0017.210425T1600Z-210426T0500Z/ Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- 314 AM MDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, AND ANDREWS AND GAINES COUNTIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet. * TIMING...From Monday morning through late Monday night. * WINDS...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent. * RFTI...7 to 8 or extreme. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Observe local burn bans. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will increase potential for fire growth. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ TXZ046>048-051-052-059>061-272>274-252115- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0018.210426T1400Z-210427T0700Z/ Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Martin-Howard-Loving-Winkler-Ector- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Reeves County Plains- 414 AM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...Dawson, Borden, Scurry, Martin, Howard, Loving, Winkler, Ector, Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, Eastern Culberson County and Reeves County Plains. * TIMING...From Monday morning through late Monday night. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 4 percent. * RFTI...5 to 6 or critical. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Observe local burn bans. 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. && $$
489 WWUS84 KMAF 251843 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 143 PM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/ TONIGHT FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, AND ANDREWS AND GAINES COUNTIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR, EASTERN CULBERSON COUNTY, REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS, AND PARTS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS... NMZ116>119-TXZ045-050-270-271-261200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210426T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0018.210426T1400Z-210427T0700Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains- Eddy Plains-Lea-Gaines-Andrews- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- 143 PM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 /1243 PM MDT Sun Apr 25 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/ TONIGHT FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... * AFFECTED AREA...Gaines, Andrews, Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chaves Plains, Eddy Plains, Lea, Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet and Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains. * TIMING...Red Flag Warning...Until midnight CDT /11 PM MDT/ tonight. Fire Weather Watch...From Monday morning through late Monday night. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * RFTI...7 or extreme. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Observe local burn bans. 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ TXZ046>048-051-052-059>061-272>274-261200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0018.210426T1400Z-210427T0700Z/ Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Martin-Howard-Loving-Winkler-Ector- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Reeves County Plains- 143 PM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... * AFFECTED AREA...Dawson, Borden, Scurry, Martin, Howard, Loving, Winkler, Ector, Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, Eastern Culberson County and Reeves County Plains. * TIMING...From Monday morning through late Monday night. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * RFTI...5 or critical. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Observe local burn bans. 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. && $$ 44
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1:00 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 38 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2021Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2021Every red flag warning 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.