Red Flag Warning

Locations Affected

Beach Mountains, TX ∙ Pecos Municipal Airport, TX ∙ Picacho, NM ∙ Maljamar, NM ∙ Coyanosa Draw, TX ∙ Artesia, NM ∙ Hobbs Faa, NM ∙ Levinson, TX ∙ Toyahvale, TX ∙ Gaines County Airport, TX

Headline

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN, UPPER TRANS PECOS, DAVIS MOUNTAINS, DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS, AND CULBERSON COUNTY...

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 203 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN, UPPER TRANS PECOS, DAVIS MOUNTAINS, DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS, AND CULBERSON COUNTY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT/NOON MDT THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT/7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... * AFFECTED AREA...Gaines, Andrews, Loving, Winkler, Ward, Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chaves Plains, Eddy Plains, Lea, Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, Eastern Culberson County, Reeves County Plains, Davis Mountains and Davis Mountains Foothills. * TIMING...Friday afternoon through early Friday evening. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent. * RFTI...5 or critical. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks, such as outdoor burning or welding. Extinguish cigarettes in vehicles. Accidental ignitions will have the potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven wildfires. 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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