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Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 15, 2021, 2:09 PM CDT for 10 counties in Texas; 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 16, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2021, 2:09 PM CDT (19:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 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, Brewster County, TX, Culberson County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Jeff Davis County, TX, Loving County, TX, Presidio County, TX, Reeves County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 3:36 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Ne Dunken, NM | DUNKEN RAWS. |
| Mar 16, 3:48 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 4 S Pine Springs, TX | |
| Mar 16, 3:55 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ssw Fort Stanton, NM | KSRR AWOS. |
| Mar 16, 3:58 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 4 Sse Roswell, NM | KROW ASOS. |
| Mar 16, 4:06 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 Sse Roswell, NM | KROW ASOS. |
| Mar 16, 4:29 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 4 Sse Roswell, NM | KROW ASOS. |
| Mar 16, 4:33 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 18 Nne Encinoso, NM | |
| Mar 16, 5:29 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | Pine Springs, TX | |
| Mar 16, 5:48 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | 2 N Pine Springs, TX | GUADALUPE BOWL RAWS |
| Mar 16, 5:52 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 1 W Pine Springs, TX | PINERY RAWS |
| Mar 16, 5:55 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 2 Ssw Fort Stanton, NM | KSRR AWOS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 2881 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
615 WWUS84 KMAF 151909 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 209 PM CDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWARD TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... NMZ116>119-TXZ059-060-067-270>274-277-278-161000- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0007.210316T1800Z-210317T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0006.210316T1800Z-210317T0200Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chavez Plains- Eddy Plains-Lea-Loving-Winkler-Ward- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor- Eastern Culberson County-Reeves County Plains-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills- 209 PM CDT Mon Mar 15 2021 /109 PM MDT Mon Mar 15 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWARD TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... * AFFECTED AREA...Loving, Winkler, Ward, Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chavez Plains, Eddy Plains, Lea, Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, Eastern Culberson County, Reeves County Plains, Davis Mountains and Davis Mountains Foothills. * TIMING...Tuesday afternoon and early evening. * WINDS...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * RFTI...8 or extreme. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. 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 will increase potential for fire growth. && $$ TXZ045-050-161000- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0006.210316T1800Z-210317T0200Z/ Gaines-Andrews- 209 PM CDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA...Gaines and Andrews. * TIMING...Tuesday afternoon and early evening. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * RFTI...7 or extreme. * IMPACTS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will increase potential for fire growth. && $$
3 follow-up statements
360 WWUS84 KMAF 160855 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 355 AM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWARD TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... NMZ116>119-TXZ045-050-059-060-067-270>274-277-278-162300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0006.210316T1800Z-210317T0200Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chavez Plains- Eddy Plains-Lea-Gaines-Andrews-Loving-Winkler-Ward- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor- Eastern Culberson County-Reeves County Plains-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills- 355 AM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 /255 AM MDT Tue Mar 16 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWARD TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... * AFFECTED AREA...Gaines, Andrews, Loving, Winkler, Ward, Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chavez Plains, Eddy Plains, Lea, Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, Eastern Culberson County, Reeves County Plains, Davis Mountains and Davis Mountains Foothills. * TIMING...This afternoon and early evening. * WINDS...Southwest 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * RFTI...8 or extreme. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. 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 will increase potential for fire growth. && $$
960 WWUS84 KMAF 161839 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 139 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWARD TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... NMZ116>119-TXZ045-050-059-060-067-270>274-277-278-170200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210317T0200Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chavez Plains- Eddy Plains-Lea-Gaines-Andrews-Loving-Winkler-Ward- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor- Eastern Culberson County-Reeves County Plains-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills- 139 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 /1239 PM MDT Tue Mar 16 2021/ * AFFECTED AREA...Gaines, Andrews, Loving, Winkler, Ward, Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chavez Plains, Eddy Plains, Lea, Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, Eastern Culberson County, Reeves County Plains, Davis Mountains and Davis Mountains Foothills. * TIMING...This afternoon and early evening. * WINDS...Southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 75 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * RFTI...8 or extreme. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will increase potential for fire growth. && $$
319 WWUS84 KMAF 161932 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 232 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 NMZ116>119-TXZ045-050-059-060-067-270>274-277-278-170200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210317T0200Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chavez Plains- Eddy Plains-Lea-Gaines-Andrews-Loving-Winkler-Ward- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor- Eastern Culberson County-Reeves County Plains-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills- 232 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 /132 PM MDT Tue Mar 16 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWARD TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... * AFFECTED AREA...Gaines, Andrews, Loving, Winkler, Ward, Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chavez Plains, Eddy Plains, Lea, Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, Eastern Culberson County, Reeves County Plains, Davis Mountains and Davis Mountains Foothills. * TIMING...This afternoon and early evening. * WINDS...Southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 75 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * RFTI...8 or extreme. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 3:49 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:52 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | Culberson | 38 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:52 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 14 hr |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.