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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
239 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS
AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 2
PERCENT, 20 FT WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER...

NMZ116>118-TXZ270>273-222115-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0022.240523T1700Z-240524T0200Z/
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains-
Eddy Plains-Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-
Eastern Culberson County-
239 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024 /139 AM MDT Wed May 22 2024/

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS
AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 2
PERCENT, 20 FT WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER...

* TIMING...Thursday afternoon and evening.

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

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

* RFTI...5 to 6 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 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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