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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1234 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TODAY TO
9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR
MORE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE
DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, THE GUADALUPE TO DAVIS MOUNTAINS
AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS AND PLAINS, AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN
BASIN...
NMZ116>119-TXZ045>047-050>052-270>273-277-278-290200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0015.260428T1600Z-260429T0200Z/
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-CHAVES PLAINS-
EDDY PLAINS-LEA-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
EASTERN CULBERSON-DAVIS MOUNTAINS-DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS-
1234 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026 /1134 PM MDT MON APR 27 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TODAY TO
9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR
MORE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE
DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, THE GUADALUPE TO DAVIS MOUNTAINS
AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS AND PLAINS, AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN
BASIN...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. HIGHER WINDS
IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.
* RFTI...4 TO 5 OR NEAR CRITICAL TO CRITICAL.
* IMPACTS...
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...70TH-89TH PERCENTILE...4 (OUT OF 5).
WEATHER...NEAR CRITICAL TO CRITICAL...3 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (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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