Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
760 WWUS84 KMAF 270738 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 238 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 NMZ116>119-TXZ270>273-275>282-271945- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0016.240427T1800Z-240428T0200Z/ 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-Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau- Davis Mountains-Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County- Chisos Basin-Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- 238 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 /138 AM MDT Sat Apr 27 2024/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, THE WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN, AND INTO THE BIG BEND... * AFFECTED AREA...Southeast New Mexico, the western high terrain, and into the Big Bend. * TIMING...Saturday afternoon and evening. * WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5-10 percent. * RFTI...6 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 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. && $$