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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 8, 2022, 2:36 PM CDT for 24 counties in Texas; 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 9, 2022, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 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 8, 2022, 2:36 PM CDT (19:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2022, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2022, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
All 29 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, Crane County, TX, Culberson County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Jeff Davis County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Presidio County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Reeves County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Terrell County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 3468 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 376 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
152 WWUS84 KMAF 081936 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 236 PM CDT Fri Apr 8 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/ SATURDAY NIGHT FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS... NMZ116>119-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-270>279- 110300- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0020.220409T1600Z-220410T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0021.220409T1400Z-220410T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0021.220410T1600Z-220411T0300Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains- Eddy Plains-Lea-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- 236 PM CDT Fri Apr 8 2022 /136 PM MDT Fri Apr 8 2022/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/ SATURDAY NIGHT 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 SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... * AFFECTED AREA...Gaines, Dawson, Borden, Scurry, Andrews, Martin, Howard, Mitchell, Loving, Winkler, Ector, Midland, Glasscock, Ward, Crane, Upton, Reagan, Pecos, Terrell, Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chaves 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, Chinati Mountains, Marfa Plateau, Davis Mountains, Davis Mountains Foothills and Central Brewster County. * TIMING...Warning...From 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ Saturday to midnight CDT /11 PM MDT/ Saturday night. Watch...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 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. Accidental ignitions will have the potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven wildfires. Conditions could be particularly dangerous in the Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains Sunday afternoon. 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. && $$ TXZ280>282-110300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0021.220410T1600Z-220411T0300Z/ Chisos Basin-Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- 236 PM CDT Fri Apr 8 2022 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... * AFFECTED AREA...Chisos Basin, Presidio Valley and Lower Brewster County. * TIMING...Sunday afternoon. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent. * RFTI...3 or near critical. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Accidental ignitions will have the potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven wildfires. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ 44
2 follow-up statements
835 WWUS84 KMAF 090819 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 319 AM CDT Sat Apr 9 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS... NMZ116>119-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-270>279- 100000- /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.A.0021.220410T1400Z-220411T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0021.220409T1400Z-220410T0500Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains- Eddy Plains-Lea-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- 319 AM CDT Sat Apr 9 2022 /219 AM MDT Sat Apr 9 2022/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...Gaines, Dawson, Borden, Scurry, Andrews, Martin, Howard, Mitchell, Loving, Winkler, Ector, Midland, Glasscock, Ward, Crane, Upton, Reagan, Pecos, Terrell, Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chaves 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, Chinati Mountains, Marfa Plateau, Davis Mountains, Davis Mountains Foothills and Central Brewster County. * TIMING...Warning...This afternoon and evening. Watch...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * WINDS...Today, southwest 15 to 25 with gusts to 30 mph in the plains and 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph in the mountains. Sunday, west 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph in the plains and 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 60 mph in the mountains. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * RFTI...Saturday, 5 to 6 or critical. Sunday, 6 to 8 or critical to extreme. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Accidental ignitions will have the potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven wildfires. Conditions could be particularly dangerous in the Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains Sunday afternoon. 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. && $$ TXZ280>282-100000- /O.EXT.KMAF.FW.A.0021.220410T1400Z-220411T0500Z/ Chisos Basin-Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- 319 AM CDT Sat Apr 9 2022 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... * AFFECTED AREA...Chisos Basin, Presidio Valley and Lower Brewster County. * TIMING...Sunday afternoon and evening. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent. * RFTI...4 or near critical. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Accidental ignitions will have the potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven wildfires. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
542 WWUS84 KMAF 091915 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 215 PM CDT Sat Apr 9 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/ TONIGHT FOR FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 14% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 13% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS... NMZ116>119-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-270>279- 110500- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220410T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0021.220410T1400Z-220411T0500Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains- Eddy Plains-Lea-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- 215 PM CDT Sat Apr 9 2022 /115 PM MDT Sat Apr 9 2022/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/ TONIGHT FOR FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 14% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 13% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... * AFFECTED AREA...Gaines, Dawson, Borden, Scurry, Andrews, Martin, Howard, Mitchell, Loving, Winkler, Ector, Midland, Glasscock, Ward, Crane, Upton, Reagan, Pecos, Terrell, Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chaves 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, Chinati Mountains, Marfa Plateau, Davis Mountains, Davis Mountains Foothills and Central Brewster County. * TIMING...Warning...Until midnight CDT /11 PM MDT/ tonight. Watch...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 4 percent. * RFTI...6 or critical. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Accidental ignitions will have the potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven wildfires. Conditions could be particularly dangerous in the Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains Sunday afternoon. 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. && $$ TXZ280>282-110500- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0021.220410T1400Z-220411T0500Z/ Chisos Basin-Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- 215 PM CDT Sat Apr 9 2022 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 13% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... * AFFECTED AREA...Chisos Basin, Presidio Valley and Lower Brewster County. * TIMING...Sunday afternoon and evening. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent. * RFTI...3 or near critical. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Accidental ignitions will have the potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven wildfires. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ 44
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 3:54 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Brewster, Crane, Culberson, Dawson and 18 more | 48 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:38 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Culberson | 24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.