Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
957 PM MST Thu Mar 5 2026
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS
OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO...
.A passing low pressure system will keep surface winds strong
across the region. Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph
are expected Friday. These winds combined with low min RH of 8 to
15% will create near-critical fire weather conditions in the
Sacramento Mountains. The rest of the region will also see
elevated winds and critically low RH, but fuels are not yet
critically dry in those areas, with the exception of grasses.
NMZ113-061800-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0003.260306T1700Z-260307T0200Z/
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
957 PM MST Thu Mar 5 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST
FRIDAY FOR THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 113 Capitan and Sacramento
Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ.
* TIMING...10 AM TO 7 PM Friday.
* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.
* RED FLAG THREAT INDEX...2 to 4, or elevated to near-critical.
* 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 either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1257 AM CST Fri Mar 6 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/
TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ TODAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15
PERCENT, 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 20 MPH OR GREATER, AND HIGH FIRE
DANGER IN THE NEW MEXICO PLAINS, NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN,
GUADALUPE, SACRAMENTO, DAVIS MOUNTAINS, MARFA PLATEAU, AND REEVES
COUNTY PLAINS...
NMZ116>119-TXZ045-050-059-270-271-273-274-277-278-070100-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0007.260306T1700Z-260307T0100Z/
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains-
Eddy Plains-Lea-Gaines-Andrews-Loving-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Eastern Culberson-
Reeves County Plains-Davis Mountains-Davis Mountains Foothills-
1257 AM CST Fri Mar 6 2026 /1157 PM MST Thu Mar 5 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/
THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NEW MEXICO PLAINS, NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN,
GUADALUPE, SACRAMENTO, DAVIS MOUNTAINS, MARFA PLATEAU, AND REEVES
COUNTY PLAINS...
* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent.
* RFTI...6 or critical.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...50th-69th percentile...3 (out of 5).
WEATHER...Critical...3 (out of 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...6 (out of 10).
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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