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WWUS84 KMAF 250848
RFWMAF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
248 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT, 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 20 MPH OR GREATER,
AND HIGH FIRE DANGER IN THE NEW MEXICO PLAINS, PORTIONS OF THE
PERMIAN BASIN, AND CULBERSON AND REEVES COUNTIES...
NMZ117>119-TXZ045-046-050-051-059>062-067-273-274-252100-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0005.260225T1700Z-260226T0200Z/
CHAVES PLAINS-EDDY PLAINS-LEA-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN-LOVING-
WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-EASTERN CULBERSON-REEVES COUNTY PLAINS-
248 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026 /148 AM MST WED FEB 25 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT, 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 20 MPH OR GREATER,
AND HIGH FIRE DANGER IN THE NEW MEXICO PLAINS, PORTIONS OF THE
PERMIAN BASIN, AND CULBERSON AND REEVES COUNTIES...
* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 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)...70TH-89TH PERCENTILE...4 (OUT OF 5).
WEATHER...NEAR CRITICAL...2 (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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