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WWUS84 KMAF 170332
RFWMAF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1032 PM CDT THU MAY 16 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 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 IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... AND
NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN.

NMZ114-115-TXZ045>047-050>052-057>059-258-171000-
/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-
1032 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013 /932 PM MDT THU MAY 16 2013/

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

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT

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

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