Red Flag Warning

Locations Affected

Carlsbad, NM ∙ Dunken, NM ∙ Phantom Banks, NM ∙ Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, NM ∙ Monument, NM ∙ Acme, NM ∙ Nadine, NM ∙ Guadalupe Peak, TX ∙ Malaga, NM ∙ Roswell, NM

Headline

...RED FLAG WARNING 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...

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 136 AM CDT Thu Apr 2 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING 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... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS ABOVE 20 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15% FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS... The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ this afternoon to 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 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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