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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS San Angelo, TX

December 23, 202110 counties in Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this red flag warning at Dec 23, 2021, 1:40 PM CST for 10 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 24, 2021, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 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
Dec 23, 2021, 1:40 PM CST (19:40 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 24, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 24, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX

Counties Callahan County, TX, Coke County, TX, Fisher County, TX, Haskell County, TX, Jones County, TX, Nolan County, TX, Shackelford County, TX, Sterling County, TX, Taylor County, TX, Throckmorton County, TX

The radar

The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:46 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 218 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-12-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-12-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 59 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3485 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

733 
WWUS84 KSJT 231940
RFWSJT

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
140 PM CST Thu Dec 23 2021

TXZ049-054-098-113-240345-
/O.UPG.KSJT.FW.A.0003.211224T1800Z-211225T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KSJT.FW.W.0004.211224T1800Z-211225T0000Z/
Fisher-Nolan-Haskell-Jones-
140 PM CST Thu Dec 23 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR the
western and northwestern Big Country...

The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from noon to 6 PM CST Friday. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. 

* Wind...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH POSSIBLE

* Humidity...15 TO 20 PERCENT

* Fuels...EXTREMELY DRY

* Impacts...WITH GUSTY WINDS...NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES... 
  AND LOW HUMIDITIES...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP CAN SPREAD 
  RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now or will occur shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low humidity and dry fuels will contribute to
extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
304 
WWUS84 KSJT 240333
RFWSJT

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
933 PM CST Thu Dec 23 2021

TXZ049-054-098-113-241400-
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.W.0004.211224T1800Z-211225T0000Z/
Fisher-Nolan-Haskell-Jones-
933 PM CST Thu Dec 23 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST
FRIDAY FOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN BIG COUNTRY...

* Wind...15 TO 25 mph with gusts over 30 mph possible 

* Humidity...15 to 20 percent

* Fuels...Extremely dry

* Impacts...With gusty winds...near record high temperatures...and
  low relative humidity values, any fires that develop will spread
  rapidly. Outdoor burning, and any outdoor activity that may
  produce flames or sparks is discouraged. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now or will occur shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low humidity and dry fuels will contribute to
extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$
064 
WWUS84 KSJT 240909
RFWSJT

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
309 AM CST Fri Dec 24 2021

TXZ064-065-099-114-127-128-241715-
/O.EXA.KSJT.FW.W.0004.211224T1800Z-211225T0000Z/
Sterling-Coke-Throckmorton-Shackelford-Taylor-Callahan-
309 AM CST Fri Dec 24 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING FOR BIG COUNTRY AND NORTHERN CONCHO VALLEY FOR 20 FOOT 
WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR 
LESS AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER...

The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from noon today to 6 PM CST this
evening. 

* Wind...20 TO 25 mph with gusts over 30 mph possible

* Humidity...15 to 20 percent

* Fuels...Extremely dry

* Impacts...With gusty winds...near record high temperatures...
  and low relative humidity values, any fires that develop will 
  spread rapidly. Outdoor burning, and any outdoor activity 
  that may produce flames or sparks is discouraged. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now or will occur shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low humidity and dry fuels will contribute to
extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

TXZ049-054-098-113-241715-
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.W.0004.211224T1800Z-211225T0000Z/
Fisher-Nolan-Haskell-Jones-
309 AM CST Fri Dec 24 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING FOR THE BIG COUNTRY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR 
MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND A HIGH FIRE 
DANGER...

* Wind...20 TO 25 mph with gusts over 35 mph possible

* Humidity...15 to 20 percent

* Fuels...Extremely dry

* Impacts...With gusty winds...near record high temperatures...
  and low relative humidity values, any fires that develop will 
  spread rapidly. Outdoor burning, and any outdoor activity 
  that may produce flames or sparks is discouraged. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now or will occur shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low humidity and dry fuels will contribute to
extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

04
315 
WWUS84 KSJT 242003
RFWSJT

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
203 PM CST Fri Dec 24 2021

TXZ049-054-064-065-098-099-113-114-127-128-250000-
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-211225T0000Z/
Fisher-Nolan-Sterling-Coke-Haskell-Throckmorton-Jones-Shackelford-
Taylor-Callahan-
203 PM CST Fri Dec 24 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR BIG COUNTRY AND NORTHERN CONCHO VALLEY FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF
20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND A
HIGH FIRE DANGER...

* Wind...20 TO 30 mph with gusts over 35 mph possible

* Humidity...15 to 20 percent

* Fuels...Extremely dry

* Impacts...With gusty winds...near record high temperatures... 
  and low relative humidity values, any fires that develop will 
  spread rapidly. Outdoor burning, and any outdoor activity 
  that may produce flames or sparks is discouraged.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now or will occur shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low humidity and dry fuels will 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.