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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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5/8/2024 10:34am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Light rain, Mist, Overcast
  • Temperature: 59.5°F / 15.3°CColder 0.4°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 55.6°FIncreased 0.9°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 87%Increased 4.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

for Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, TX

Issued by the National Weather Service

    RED FLAG WARNING  

Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, TX

Red Flag Warning issued May 8 at 2:25AM CDT until May 8 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS SOUTH TO THE PRESIDIO VALLEY

Areas Affected: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Loving; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains; Chinati Mountains; Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills; Presidio Valley

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Wednesday 2:25am CDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 2:25am CDT

Alert Expires: Wednesday 4:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Wednesday 12:00pm CDT

Event Ends: Wednesday 9:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details: 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS SOUTH TO THE PRESIDIO VALLEY...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT
WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS SOUTH TO THE PRESIDIO
VALLEY...

* AFFECTED AREA...Loving, 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, Chinati Mountains, Marfa Plateau, Davis
Mountains, Davis Mountains Foothills and Presidio Valley.

* TIMING...From noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ today to 9 PM CDT /8 PM
MDT/ this evening.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent.

* RFTI...5 to 8 or critical to extreme.

* 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.

Information: 
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.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9cd24df26709b50caa231141dc986f0b7156ab0f.001.1
Codes: NMZ116, NMZ117, NMZ118, NMZ119, TXZ059, TXZ270, TXZ271, TXZ272, TXZ273, TXZ274, TXZ275, TXZ276, TXZ277, TXZ278, TXZ281
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9cd24df26709b50caa231141dc986f0b7156ab0f.001.1