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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
934 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS,
20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE
DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS SOUTH TO THE
PRESIDIO VALLEY...

NMZ116>119-TXZ059-270>278-281-081200-
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/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0020.240508T1700Z-240509T0200Z/
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains-
Eddy Plains-Lea-Loving-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-
Presidio Valley-
934 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 /834 PM MDT Tue May 7 2024/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS,
20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE
DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS SOUTH TO THE
PRESIDIO VALLEY...

* AFFECTED AREA...Loving, 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,
  Reeves County Plains, Chinati Mountains, Marfa Plateau, Davis
  Mountains, Davis Mountains Foothills and Presidio Valley.

* TIMING...From Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.

* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, stronger
  gusts in the mountains.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent.

* RFTI...6 to 8 or critical to extreme.

* 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.

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