Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
205 AM CDT Mon May 19 2025
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO
10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR
GREATER, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS, AND VERY HIGH
FIRE DANGER ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS...
TXZ045-046-050-051-060>062-067>069-075-279>282-191915-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0023.250519T1700Z-250520T0300Z/
Gaines-Dawson-Andrews-Martin-Winkler-Ector-Midland-Ward-Crane-
Upton-Pecos-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-Presidio Valley-
Lower Brewster County-
205 AM CDT Mon May 19 2025
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO
10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR
GREATER, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS, AND VERY HIGH
FIRE DANGER ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS...
* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent.
* RFTI...7 or extreme.
* IMPACTS...
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...90th+ percentile...5 (out of 5).
WEATHER...Critical...3 (out of 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...8 (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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
205 AM CDT Mon May 19 2025
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO
10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR
GREATER, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS, AND VERY HIGH
FIRE DANGER ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS...
NMZ116>119-TXZ059-270>278-191915-
/O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0018.250519T1700Z-250520T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0023.250519T1700Z-250520T0300Z/
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains-
Eddy Plains-Lea-Loving-Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-
Eastern Culberson-Reeves County Plains-Chinati Mountains-
Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-Davis Mountains Foothills-
205 AM CDT Mon May 19 2025 /105 AM MDT Mon May 19 2025/
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO
10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR
GREATER, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS, AND VERY HIGH
FIRE DANGER ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS...
* WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.
* RFTI...5 or critical.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...90th+ percentile...5 (out of 5).
WEATHER...Critical...3 (out of 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...8 (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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
841 PM MDT Sun May 18 2025
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY FOR SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...
.An upper level disturbance slowly moving across the central
Rockies will induce lee side troughing across eastern Colorado
and New Mexico Monday. Embedded upper level impulses will bring
stronger winds aloft into southern New Mexico. The result will be
gusty west to west-northwest winds on Monday, with gusts
approaching 45 mph at times. Meanwhile, minimum RH values will
remain well into the single to low double digits across the
lowlands. This will result in several hours of critical fire
weather conditions Monday.
NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-191200-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-250519T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0028.250519T1800Z-250520T0300Z/
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
841 PM MDT Sun May 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...
* AFFECTED AREA...Southwest and South-Central New Mexico
including Fire Weather Zones 110, 111, 112, and 113. This
includes the Lincoln and Gila National Forests. Also, Far West
Texas, including Fire Weather Zones 055 and 056 covering El
Paso and Hudspeth Counties.
* TIMING...Monday from Noon to 9 PM MDT.
* WINDS...Monday from west to west-northwest 25 to 30 mph, and
gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum RH values today will be 8 to 11
percent in the lowlands, and 11 to 15 percent in the higher
elevations.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...5 to 7 or Critical to Extreme.
* 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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