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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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