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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.

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