675  
FNUS64 KMAF 150631  
RFDMAF  
NMZ116>119-TXZ270-271-160200-  
 
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
131 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026 /1231 AM MDT FRI MAY 15 2026/  
 
...NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE  
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS...  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE SPREAD IN WILDLAND  
GRASSES.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY: AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.  
 
* WIND: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. HIGHER  
WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS.  
 
* TEMPERATURE: UP TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.  
 
* FUELS: DRY.  
 
* TIMING: FROM 1 PM MDT/2 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT/9 PM  
CDT/ THIS EVENING.  
 
OUTDOOR BURNING AND ACTIVITIES THAT CAUSE OPEN SPARKS OR FLAMES  
ARE DISCOURAGED. FIRE AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE AWARE  
THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF  
WIND-DRIVEN GRASS FIRES.  
 
 
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