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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
249 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO
10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR
MORE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE
DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

NMZ116>119-TXZ059-060-067>069-075-082-270>282-200300-
/O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0016.250419T1700Z-250420T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0020.250419T1700Z-250420T0300Z/
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains-
Eddy Plains-Lea-Loving-Winkler-Ward-Crane-Upton-Pecos-Terrell-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-
Eastern Culberson-Reeves County Plains-Chinati Mountains-
Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-Davis Mountains Foothills-
Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-Presidio Valley-
Lower Brewster County-
249 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025 /149 AM MDT Sat Apr 19 2025/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO
10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR
MORE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE
DANGER...

* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 4 percent.

* RFTI...5 or critical.

* IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that
  may generate sparks.  Accidental ignitions will have the
  potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven wildfires.  Fires
  can start from the smallest of flames or sparks and are highly
  discouraged.  Observe local burn bans.

* SEVERITY...

  FUELS (ERC)...70th-89th percentile...4 (out of 5).

  WEATHER...Elevated...1 (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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TXZ061-200300-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0020.250419T1700Z-250420T0300Z/
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249 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR FOR 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OF 15% OR LESS, AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER...

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.

* RFTI...1 or elevated.

* IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that
  may generate sparks.  Accidental ignitions will have the
  potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven wildfires.  Fires
  can start from the smallest of flames or sparks and are highly
  discouraged.  Observe local burn bans.

* SEVERITY...

  FUELS (ERC)...70th-89th percentile...4 (out of 5).

  WEATHER...Elevated...1 (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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