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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX

151 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ 

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

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

SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS SOUTH TO THE DAVIS 

MOUNTAINS...



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 

20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE 

DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS SOUTH TO THE 

PRESIDIO VALLEY...



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Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains-

Eddy Plains-Lea-Loving-Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-

Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-

Eastern Culberson County-Reeves County Plains-Davis Mountains-

Davis Mountains Foothills-

151 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 /1251 PM MDT Tue May 7 2024/



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ 

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

20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER...



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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...Loving, 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, Davis Mountains and Davis Mountains 

  Foothills.



* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, until 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ 

  this evening.  For the Fire Weather Watch, from Wednesday 

  afternoon through Wednesday evening.



* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 2 percent.



* RFTI...7 or extreme.



* 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 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.



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Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Presidio Valley-

151 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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...Chinati Mountains, Marfa Plateau and Presidio 

  Valley.



* TIMING...From Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.



* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.



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



* RFTI...5 or critical.



* 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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