RED FLAG WARNING
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED APRIL 26 AT 12:28PM CDT UNTIL APRIL 26 AT 10:00PM CDT
Effective: 2026-04-26 12:28:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-04-26 22:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Alert Text
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT 11 AM MDT TO 10 PM CDT 9 PM MDT SUNDAY 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 MUCH OF FAR WEST TEXAS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR 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, GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS, GAINES COUNTY, AND CULBERSON COUNTY ...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR 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, GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS, GAINES COUNTY, AND CULBERSON COUNTY ...
* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.
* RFTI...5 TO 7 OR CRITICAL.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...70TH-89TH PERCENTILE...4 (OUT OF 5).
WEATHER...CRITICAL...4 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (OUT OF 10).
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Target Area
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS, CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS, EDDY PLAINS, LEA, GAINES, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET, GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS, VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR, EASTERN CULBERSON COUNTY
