Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
330 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS
OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

NMZ116>119-TXZ045-050-059-060-067-075-271>282-260400-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0015.240425T1400Z-240426T0400Z/
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains-
Eddy Plains-Lea-Gaines-Andrews-Loving-Winkler-Ward-Pecos-
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-
Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-Presidio Valley-
Lower Brewster County-
330 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024 /230 AM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS
OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...

* AFFECTED AREA...Gaines, Andrews, Loving, Winkler, Ward, Pecos,
  Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chaves Plains,
  Eddy Plains, Lea, 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, Central Brewster County,
  Chisos Basin, Presidio Valley and Lower Brewster County.

* TIMING...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.

* RFTI...6 or critical, or higher.

* 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 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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