Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
226 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-191930-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-
BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
226 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /126 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

UNSEASONABLY HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. DRINK PLENTY
OF WATER AND WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING IF OUTDOORS FOR AN EXTENDED
TIME TODAY.

DRY...WINDY...AND HOT CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS INCLUDING THE VAN HORN
AREA...AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS
MOST FAVORED BETWEEN 3 AND 8 PM. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR THESE AREAS.

A FEW STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FAR EAST TODAY...MAINLY
VERY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND IN THE EARLY EVENING WHEN THE
DRYLINE RETREATS WEST. IF STORMS DO DEVELOP THEY COULD BE STRONG.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
PLAINS...THE TRANS PECOS INCLUDING THE VAN HORN AREA AND MOST OF
THE PERMIAN BASIN. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND
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