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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1256 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS
2 PERCENT, 20 FT WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH AND EXTREME FIRE
DANGER...

NMZ116>119-TXZ270>273-240200-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240524T0200Z/
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-
1256 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 /1156 AM MDT Thu May 23 2024/

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 2
PERCENT, 20 FT WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH AND EXTREME FIRE
DANGER...

* TIMING...Until 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ this evening.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 2 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.

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