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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at May 22, 2024, 1:22 PM MDT for 5 counties in New Mexico; Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at May 23, 2024, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 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
- May 22, 2024, 1:22 PM MDT (19:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 23, 2024, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 23, 2024, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- 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 19:23 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
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4070 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
573 WWUS84 KMAF 221922 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 222 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 2 PERCENT, 20 FT WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... NMZ116>118-TXZ270>273-231000- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0022.240523T1700Z-240524T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0021.240523T1700Z-240524T0200Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains- Eddy Plains-Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor- Eastern Culberson County- 222 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024 /122 PM MDT Wed May 22 2024/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 2 PERCENT, 20 FT WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... * AFFECTED AREA...Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chaves Plains, Eddy Plains, Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor and Eastern Culberson County. * TIMING...From noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ Thursday. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 2 percent. * RFTI...5 to 7 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. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
371 WWUS84 KMAF 230712 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 212 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 2 PERCENT, 20 FT WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... NMZ119-232215- /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.W.0021.240523T1700Z-240524T0200Z/ Lea- 112 AM MDT Thu May 23 2024 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 2 PERCENT, 20 FT WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... * AFFECTED AREA...Lea. * TIMING...This afternoon and evening. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 3 percent. * RFTI...5 or critical. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Accidental ignitions will have the potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven wildfires. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will increase potential for fire growth. && $$ NMZ116>118-TXZ270>273-232215- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0021.240523T1700Z-240524T0200Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains- Eddy Plains-Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor- Eastern Culberson County- 212 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 /112 AM MDT Thu May 23 2024/ ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 2 PERCENT, 20 FT WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... * TIMING...This afternoon and evening. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 2 percent. * RFTI...5 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. 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. && $$
738 WWUS84 KMAF 231756 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1256 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 2 PERCENT, 20 FT WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... NMZ116>119-TXZ270>273-240200- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240524T0200Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains- Eddy Plains-Lea-Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor- Eastern Culberson County- 1256 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 /1156 AM MDT Thu May 23 2024/ ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 2 PERCENT, 20 FT WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... * TIMING...Until 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ this evening. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 2 percent. * RFTI...5 or critical. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Accidental ignitions will have the potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven wildfires. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will increase potential for fire growth. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1:39 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 12 hr |
| May 22, 12:33 PM MDT | Heat Advisory | MAF | Brewster, Jeff Davis, Presidio, Terrell | 29 hr |
| May 22, 12:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 40 min |
| May 22, 12:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Terrell | 64 min |
| May 22, 1:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock | 51 min |
| May 22, 1:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Reagan | 57 min |
| May 22, 1:42 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Terrell | 3 hr |
| May 22, 2:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 38 min |
| May 22, 2:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 65 min |
| May 22, 3:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reagan | 28 min |
| May 22, 3:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 31 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.