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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
231 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM
CST /8 PM MST/ TODAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT,
20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 20 MPH OR GREATER, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER IN
THE SACRAMENTO, GUADALUPE, DELAWARE, AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND
ADJACENT PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO AND CULBERSON AND REEVES COUNTIES...
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SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-CHAVES PLAINS-
EDDY PLAINS-LEA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-EASTERN CULBERSON-
REEVES COUNTY PLAINS-DAVIS MOUNTAINS-DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS-
231 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2026 /131 AM MST TUE FEB 24 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM
CST /8 PM MST/ TODAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT,
20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 20 MPH OR GREATER, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER IN
THE SACRAMENTO, GUADALUPE, DELAWARE, AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND
ADJACENT PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO AND CULBERSON AND REEVES COUNTIES...
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.
* RFTI...4 TO 7 OR NEAR CRITICAL TO 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...ELEVATED...1 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...4 (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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