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Red Flag Warning
Issued by the National Weather Service - Midland/Odessa
RED FLAG WARNING
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, NM; Chaves County Plains, NM; Eddy Plains, NM; Lea, NM
Red Flag Warning issued April 28 at 12:34AM CDT until April 28 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
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
Areas Affected: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County 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 County; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Tuesday 12:34am CDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 12:34am CDT
Alert Expires: Tuesday 9:00pm CDT
Event Onset: Tuesday 11:00am CDT
Event Ends: Tuesday 9:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Details:
...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... ...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).
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.
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ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.84eda780a887bdb348ee570b738ee6667f38b39c.001.1 Codes: NMZ116, NMZ117, NMZ118, NMZ119 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.84eda780a887bdb348ee570b738ee6667f38b39c.001.1