Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

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WWUS84 KMAF 260740
RFWMAF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
240 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024


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/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0017.240427T1800Z-240428T0200Z/
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains-
Eddy Plains-Lea-Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-
Eastern Culberson County-Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-
Davis Mountains-Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-
Chisos Basin-Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
240 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 /140 AM MDT Fri Apr 26 2024/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS
OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO,
THE WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN, AND INTO THE BIG BEND...

* AFFECTED AREA...Southeast New Mexico, the western high terrain,
  and into the Big Bend.

* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/
  this morning to 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ this evening. For the
  Fire Weather Watch, from Friday morning through Friday evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Stronger
  gusts expected in the mountains.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent.

* RFTI...5 or critical.

* IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that
  may generate sparks, such as outdoor burning or welding.
  Extinguish cigarettes in vehicles. Accidental ignitions will
  have the potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven
  wildfires.

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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Gaines-Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Andrews-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-Loving-
Winkler-Ector-Midland-Glasscock-Ward-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos-
Terrell-Reeves County Plains-
240 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has cancelled the
Fire Weather Watch.

The Fire Weather Watch for today has been cancelled and a
Rangeland Fire Danger Statement is in effect instead.

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