FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FIRE WEATHER WATCH ISSUED APRIL 23 AT 3:45AM CDT UNTIL APRIL 24 AT 10:00PM CDT
Effective: 2026-04-23 03:45:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-04-24 22:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Alert Text
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT 9 AM MDT THISMORNING TO MIDNIGHT CDT 11 PM MDT TONIGHT 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, MOST OF WEST TEXAS SOUTH TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS, AND GAINES COUNTY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FROM THE SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS, AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT PLAINS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...
* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.
* RFTI...7-8 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...ELEVATED...1 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...4 (OUT OF 10).
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Target Area
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS, CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS, EDDY PLAINS, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET, GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS, VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR, EASTERN CULBERSON COUNTY, DAVIS MOUNTAINS, DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS
