Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
305 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE... SINGLE DIGIT
HUMIDITY...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS INCLUDING THE VAN HORN AREA...
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS INCLUDING THE VAN HORN
AREA...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND MOST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND SUNDAY
CAUSING SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO INCREASE WITH ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES DRIVING MINIMUM RH/S INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.

NMZ114-TXZ057-258-190900-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0027.130519T1900Z-130520T0100Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-130519T0200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
305 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /205 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN CORRIDOR...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN CORRIDOR...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* 20 FT WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING
VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE
THROUGH TALL GRASS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

NMZ115-TXZ045>047-050>052-058-059-190900-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0027.130519T1900Z-130520T0100Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-130519T0200Z/
SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-ANDREWS-
MARTIN-HOWARD-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-
305 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /205 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND MOST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* 20 FT WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING
VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES...AND DO NOT DRIVE
THROUGH TALL GRASS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

TXZ048-053-060>063-067-068-190900-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0027.130519T1900Z-130520T0100Z/
SCURRY-MITCHELL-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-
305 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE PERMIAN
BASIN...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)

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