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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
307 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024

NMZ116>119-TXZ045-050-059-060-067-270>278-242015-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0023.240525T1500Z-240526T0300Z/
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains-
Eddy Plains-Lea-Gaines-Andrews-Loving-Winkler-Ward-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
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-
307 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024 /207 AM MDT Fri May 24 2024/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF
WEST TEXAS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 4 PERCENT, 20
FT WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH AND CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE
DANGER...

* AFFECTED AREA...Southeast New Mexico and portions of West Texas.

* TIMING...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening.

* WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Stronger
  gusts possible in the mountains.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 4 percent.

* RFTI...7-8 or 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 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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