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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
240 PM CST MON FEB 23 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO 7 PM
CST /6 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT,
20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 20 MPH OR GREATER, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER IN
THE NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE SACRAMENTO, GUADALUPE, DELAWARE, AND
DAVIS MOUNTAINS...
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/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0004.260224T1800Z-260225T0300Z/
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-CHAVES PLAINS-
EDDY PLAINS-LEA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-EASTERN CULBERSON-
DAVIS MOUNTAINS-DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS-
240 PM CST MON FEB 23 2026 /140 PM MST MON FEB 23 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM
CST /8 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT,
20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 20 MPH OR GREATER, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER IN
THE NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE SACRAMENTO, GUADALUPE, DELAWARE, AND
DAVIS MOUNTAINS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ TUESDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
IN THE PLAINS. HIGHER WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.
* RFTI...4 TO 6 OR NEAR CRITICAL TO CRITICAL.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS...DRY
WEATHER...NEAR CRITICAL...2 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...5 (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.
TXZ274-240845-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0004.260224T1800Z-260225T0300Z/
REEVES COUNTY PLAINS-
240 PM CST MON FEB 23 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY FOR
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT, 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 20
MPH OR GREATER, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER IN THE NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND
THE SACRAMENTO, GUADALUPE, DELAWARE, AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.
* RFTI...3 TO 4 OR NEAR CRITICAL.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS...DRY
WEATHER...NEAR CRITICAL...2 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...5 (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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