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WWUS84 KMAF 160941
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
441 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...RH/S
OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IN THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS FROM 9 AM TO 9PM MDT...

.UNSEASONALBLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND INCREASINGLY WESTERLY FLOW
WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS TODAY.  SINCE WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO DIMINISH THIS
EVENING, CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE
EVENING.

NMZ114-TXZ258-162200-
/O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0025.130516T1500Z-130517T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0032.130516T1500Z-130517T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
341 AM MDT THU MAY 16 2013

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

* WIND..........WEST 25 TO 35 MPH.

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

* HUMIDITY......5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* 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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