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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX

330 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH

THURSDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS

OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST

NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...



NMZ116>119-TXZ045-050-059-060-067-075-271>282-260400-

/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0015.240425T1400Z-240426T0400Z/

Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains-

Eddy Plains-Lea-Gaines-Andrews-Loving-Winkler-Ward-Pecos-

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-Chisos Basin-Presidio Valley-

Lower Brewster County-

330 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024 /230 AM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024/



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH

THURSDAY 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, Andrews, Loving, Winkler, Ward, Pecos, 

  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, Chinati Mountains, Marfa Plateau, Davis 

  Mountains, Davis Mountains Foothills, Central Brewster County, 

  Chisos Basin, Presidio Valley and Lower Brewster County.



* TIMING...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening.



* WINDS...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.



* RFTI...6 or critical, or higher.



* IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that 

  may generate sparks, such as outdoor burning or welding.  

  Extinguish cigarettes in vehicles.  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.



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