Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
248 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS
OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS...

NMZ116>119-TXZ045-050-059-060-067-075-270>282-140800-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0014.240415T1700Z-240416T0300Z/
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains-
Eddy Plains-Lea-Gaines-Andrews-Loving-Winkler-Ward-Pecos-
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-
Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-Presidio Valley-
Lower Brewster County-
248 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024 /148 PM MDT Sat Apr 13 2024/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10% OR LESS,
20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...

* TIMING...Monday afternoon through Monday evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

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

* RFTI...7 or 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 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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