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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
313 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT
WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF LESS THAN 15
PERCENT, AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER ACROSS ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...
NMZ116>119-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-270>282-
020300-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0016.250401T1800Z-250402T0300Z/
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-CHAVES PLAINS-
EDDY PLAINS-LEA-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-
MITCHELL-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-
REAGAN-PECOS-TERRELL-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-
CENTRAL BREWSTER-CHISOS BASIN-PRESIDIO VALLEY-
LOWER BREWSTER COUNTY-
313 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2025 /213 AM MDT TUE APR 1 2025/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT
WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF LESS THAN 15
PERCENT, AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER ACROSS ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. STRONGER
WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.
* RFTI...6 OR CRITICAL.
* 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. FIRES
CAN START FROM THE SMALLEST OF FLAMES OR SPARKS AND ARE HIGHLY
DISCOURAGED. OBSERVE LOCAL BURN BANS.
* 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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