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WWUS84 KMAF 170946
RFWMAF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
446 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...HUMIDITY
OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND THE NORTHERN
PERMIAN BASIN...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS
ON SATURDAY CAUSING INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS AND ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS A
RESULT.

NMZ114-115-TXZ045>047-050>052-057>059-258-172200-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0026.130518T1500Z-130519T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-
SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-ANDREWS-
MARTIN-HOWARD-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
446 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013 /346 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND NORTHERN PERMIAN
BASIN...

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING
VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE
THROUGH TALL GRASS.

&&

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FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)