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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1259 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS ABOVE
20 MPH, RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15%, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS...
NMZ116>119-TXZ270-271-030300-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0011.260402T1800Z-260403T0300Z/
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-CHAVES PLAINS-
EDDY PLAINS-LEA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
1259 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026 /1159 AM MDT THU APR 2 2026/
..
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS ABOVE
20 MPH, RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15%, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS...
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* RFTI...4 OR NEAR CRITICAL.
* IMPACTS...
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...70TH-89TH PERCENTILE...4 (OUT OF 5).
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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