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RFWMAF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
448 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
AND THE VAN HORN/HWY 54 CORRIDOR FOR MINIMUM RH OF 15 PERCENT OR
LESS... 20FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... AND VERY HIGH FIRE
DANGER...

.A DRYLING PUSHING EAST TODAY WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RH OF 15 PERCENT
OR LESS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS.  20FT
WINDS WILL MEET OR EXCEED 20 MPH OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND
THE DELAWARE MOUNTAINS OF CULBERSON COUNTY.  THESE DRY AND WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER TO PRODUCE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.

NMZ114-TXZ057-258-152200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0031.130515T1800Z-130516T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
448 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013 /348 AM MDT WED MAY 15 2013/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN/HWY 54
CORRIDOR...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING.

* WIND...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 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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FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)