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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
222 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 2
PERCENT, 20 FT WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH AND EXTREME FIRE
DANGER...

NMZ116>118-TXZ270>273-231000-
/O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0022.240523T1700Z-240524T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0021.240523T1700Z-240524T0200Z/
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains-
Eddy Plains-Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-
Eastern Culberson County-
222 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024 /122 PM MDT Wed May 22 2024/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM
CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT
PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO FOR RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 2 PERCENT, 20 FT WINDS GREATER THAN 20
MPH AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER...

* AFFECTED AREA...Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains,
  Chaves Plains, Eddy Plains, Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000
  Feet, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, Van Horn and Highway
  54 Corridor and Eastern Culberson County.

* TIMING...From noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
  Thursday.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 2 percent.

* RFTI...5 to 7 or critical to extreme.

* IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that
  may generate sparks. Accidental ignitions will have the
  potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven wildfires.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong
winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will increase
potential for fire growth.

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