RED FLAG WARNING
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED APRIL 22 AT 1:21PM CDT UNTIL APRIL 23 AT 9:00PM CDT
Effective: 2026-04-22 13:21:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-04-23 21:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Alert Text
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGHTHURSDAY EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS...
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 TO 9 PM CDT 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. HIGHER SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.
* RFTI...7 OR EXTREME.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...50TH-69TH PERCENTILE...3 (OUT OF 5).
WEATHER...CRITICAL...3 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...6 (OUT OF 10).
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Target Area
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS, CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS, EDDY PLAINS, LEA, GAINES, LOVING, GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS, VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR, EASTERN CULBERSON COUNTY, REEVES COUNTY PLAINS, DAVIS MOUNTAINS, DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS