Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
309 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 9PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS/LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING SUNDAY FROM 10AM MDT TO 9PM MDT FOR THE
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO
THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE MIDDLE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY EAST TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE...

.AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING OVER NEW MEXICO LATER
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WILL CREATE GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW
HUMIDITIES...AND DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHERN...CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
RETURN SUNDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND FROM THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EAST TO THE TEXAS BORDER. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH WILL CROSS MONDAY WITH LESS WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS...BUT STILL SIGNIFICANT FROM THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY EAST TO THE TEXAS BORDER.

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NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
309 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY.

* AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS WEST TO THE MIDDLE RIO
  GRANDE VALLEY FAVORING THE AFTERNOON HOURS THROUGH SUNSET THIS
  EVENING AND AGAIN SUNDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO ABOUT 40
  MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45
  MPH SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY BETWEEN
  5 AND 12 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS SOUTH AND EAST.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
318 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

TXZ021>024-027>030-033>036-039>042-191200-
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PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN-
HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-
318 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR
LOCATIONS ON THE CAPROCK...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE
DANGER FOR LOCATION ON THE CAPROCK...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THROUGH
  EARLY THIS EVENING THEN REDEVELOP AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.

* WIND...WILL BE SUSTAINED FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH AT
  THE 20 FOOT LEVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN STRENGTHEN TO
  SIMILAR SPEEDS FROM A WESTERLY DIRECTION SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...WILL FALL TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL CREATE FAVORABLE WEATHER FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. AVOID
ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS.

&&

$$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
305 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE... SINGLE DIGIT
HUMIDITY...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS INCLUDING THE VAN HORN AREA...
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS INCLUDING THE VAN HORN
AREA...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND MOST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND SUNDAY
CAUSING SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO INCREASE WITH ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES DRIVING MINIMUM RH/S INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.

NMZ115-TXZ045>047-050>052-058-059-190900-
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SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-ANDREWS-
MARTIN-HOWARD-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-
305 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /205 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND MOST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* 20 FT WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

* 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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
305 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE... SINGLE DIGIT
HUMIDITY...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS INCLUDING THE VAN HORN AREA...
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS INCLUDING THE VAN HORN
AREA...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND MOST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND SUNDAY
CAUSING SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO INCREASE WITH ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES DRIVING MINIMUM RH/S INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.

NMZ114-TXZ057-258-190900-
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GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
305 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /205 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN CORRIDOR...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN CORRIDOR...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* 20 FT WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

* 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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
305 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE... SINGLE DIGIT
HUMIDITY...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS INCLUDING THE VAN HORN AREA...
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS INCLUDING THE VAN HORN
AREA...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND MOST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND SUNDAY
CAUSING SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO INCREASE WITH ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES DRIVING MINIMUM RH/S INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.

TXZ048-053-060>063-067-068-190900-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0027.130519T1900Z-130520T0100Z/
SCURRY-MITCHELL-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-
305 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE PERMIAN
BASIN...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 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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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)