Near record high temperatures and relative humidity values of 5 percent or less were present across the Permian Basin and Trans Pecos area. Strong winds aloft mixed down to the surface resulting in wind speeds near 30 to 40 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH across the region.
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The episode as NWS MAF wrote it up.
Near record high temperatures and relative humidity values of 5 percent or less were present across the Permian Basin and Trans Pecos area. Strong winds aloft mixed down to the surface resulting in wind speeds near 30 to 40 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH across the region. A Red Flag Warning and a Wind Advisory were in effect.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 25, 11:29 PM CST, 31 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1229 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
.DISCUSSION...
SEE LATEST AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.
&&
.AVIATION...
NEARLY STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN
WILL AID IN KEEPING WINDS LIGHT AT AREA TERMINALS. WINDS
WILL INCREASE AND BECOME VERY STRONG AND GUSTY COMMENCING
AROUND 15Z WITH PEAK WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS BETWEEN
26/19Z-27/01Z. AN AIRPORT WEATHER WARNING WILL BE LIKELY DURING
THE DAY AT KMAF...PLUS STRONG VERTICAL MIXING WILL PRODUCE
MODERATE/SEVERE TURBULANCE IN THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS TODAY.
MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS TODAY WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR VSBY
DUE TO BLOWING DUST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 830 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011/
DISCUSSION...
WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN WELL BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS EARLY THIS EVENING. WE
HAVE SENT AN UPDATE TO REFLECT THE RECENTLY EXPIRED WIND ADVISORY.
WIND SPEEDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS HAVE FALLEN JUST BELOW
WARNING THRESHOLDS AS OF 8 PM. MOUNTAIN TOP/MID LEVEL WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...ALONG WITH
INCREASING DOWNWARD FORCING...SO WE WILL CONTINUE THE HIGH WIND
WARNING THROUGH THE NIGHT. NO OTHER CHANGES WITH THIS UPDATE.
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST
PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM
ROSWELL/LNZ.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 9 AM MDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...NORTHERN
LEA COUNTY...SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... EDDY COUNTY PLAINS.
TX...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... ANDREWS...BIG BEND AREA...BORDEN...
CRANE...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...DAWSON...ECTOR...
GAINES...GLASSCOCK...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...HOWARD...
LOVING...MARFA PLATEAU...MARTIN...MIDLAND...MITCHELL...
PECOS...PRESIDIO VALLEY...REAGAN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER
TRANS PECOS...SCURRY...TERRELL...UPTON...VAN HORN AND
HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...WARD...WINKLER.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... ANDREWS...BIG BEND AREA...
BORDEN...CRANE...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...
HOWARD...MARFA PLATEAU...MARTIN...MIDLAND...MITCHELL...
PECOS...PRESIDIO VALLEY...REAGAN...SCURRY...TERRELL...
UPTON...WARD...WINKLER.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... ANDREWS...BORDEN...
CRANE...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...HOWARD...
LOVING...MARTIN...MIDLAND...MITCHELL...PECOS...REAGAN...
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...SCURRY...TERRELL...
UPTON...WARD...WINKLER.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... LOVING...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER
TRANS PECOS.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54
CORRIDOR.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 245 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-261200- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 245 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 /145 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT. WILDFIRES WILL BE POSSIBLE. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS AND IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT. HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT. FOR THE REST OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO 5 PERCENT BY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. A REGIONAL OUTBREAK OF WILDFIRES WILL BE POSSIBLE. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 65 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS AND THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. THESE HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
This fire, known as the Pleasant Farms Fire, burned 4,000 acres in Ector County. Several homes were threatened, and one home was destroyed. This fire eventually merged with the C-Bar fire in Crane County.
This fire, known as the C-Bar Fire, burned 13,000 acres in Crane County. This fire merged with the Pleasant Farms fire in Ector County.
This fire, known as the Champion Fire, burned 1,000 acres in Mitchell County. Six homes were threatened and saved. Three homes were destroyed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, April 2011
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 298399, 298400, 298402.