Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

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RFWMAF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
422 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO EVENING
FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...5 TO 10 PERCENT RH/S... AND
EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS
AND AS A RESULT...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON RH/S IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS AND WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

NMZ114-TXZ258-202015-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0035.130520T1500Z-130521T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
322 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

* IMPACTS....ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE
SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW
QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES.

&&

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