Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
796 WWUS84 KMAF 240807 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 307 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024 NMZ116>119-TXZ045-050-059-060-067-270>278-242015- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0023.240525T1500Z-240526T0300Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains- Eddy Plains-Lea-Gaines-Andrews-Loving-Winkler-Ward- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor- Eastern Culberson County-Reeves County Plains-Chinati Mountains- Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-Davis Mountains Foothills- 307 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024 /207 AM MDT Fri May 24 2024/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 4 PERCENT, 20 FT WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH AND CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER... * AFFECTED AREA...Southeast New Mexico and portions of West Texas. * TIMING...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Stronger gusts possible in the mountains. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 4 percent. * RFTI...7-8 or 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 Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$