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Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

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Product Version: 2013-03-01 10:25:31 2013-02-25 12:52:37 ALL   

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FNUS64 KMAF 011025
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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
425 AM CST FRI MAR 1 2013

TXZ062-063-069-070-075-081-082-020000-
MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MCCAMEY...
RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...
SANDERSON
425 AM CST FRI MAR 1 2013

...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN PERMIAN
BASIN...LOWER TRANS PECOS AND BIG BEND REGION...

WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD IN WILDLAND GRASSES.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 10 TO 20 PERCENT.

* WIND: LIGHT SOUTHERLY IN THE MORNING SHIFTING FROM THE NORTH AND
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURE: AROUND 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR AFTERNOON HIGHS.

* FUELS: DRY.

* TIMING: AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

OUTDOOR BURNING AND ACTIVITIES THAT CAUSE OPEN SPARKS OR FLAMES ARE DISCOURAGED.
FIRE AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT WIND-DRIVEN GRASS FIRES.

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