####018002333#### WWUS84 KMAF 131915 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 215 PM CDT Wed Mar 13 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE, DELAWARE, AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS, DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS, MARFA PLATEAU, SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, REEVES COUNTY, CULBERSON COUNTY PLAINS, CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN, AND MOST OF THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS... NMZ116>119-TXZ045>048-050>052-059>062-271>274-277-278-140300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-240314T0300Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains- Eddy Plains-Lea-Gaines-Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Andrews-Martin-Howard- Loving-Winkler-Ector-Midland-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Reeves County Plains-Davis Mountains-Davis Mountains Foothills- 215 PM CDT Wed Mar 13 2024 /115 PM MDT Wed Mar 13 2024/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... * AFFECTED AREA...Gaines, Dawson, Borden, Scurry, Andrews, Martin, Howard, Loving, Winkler, Ector, Midland, Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chaves Plains, Eddy Plains, Lea, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, Eastern Culberson County, Reeves County Plains, Davis Mountains and Davis Mountains Foothills. * TIMING...Until 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ this evening. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 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. && $$ 44