Red Flag Warning

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

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY 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...

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

NMZ115-TXZ045>047-050>052-058-059-182000-
/O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0026.130518T1500Z-130519T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0033.130518T1900Z-130519T0200Z/
SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-ANDREWS-
MARTIN-HOWARD-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-
428 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /328 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM CDT /1 PM MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM CDT /1 PM MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HUMIDITY...4 TO 11 PERCENT.

* 20 FT WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 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.

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

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
359 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-190900-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-
BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
359 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /259 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

UNSEASONABLY HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. DRINK PLENTY
OF WATER AND WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING IF OUTDOORS FOR AN EXTENDED
TIME TODAY.

DRY...WINDY...AND HOT CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS INCLUDING THE VAN HORN
AREA...AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS
MOST FAVORED BETWEEN 3 AND 8 PM. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR THESE AREAS.

A FEW STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FAR EAST TODAY...MAINLY
VERY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND IN THE EARLY EVENING WHEN THE
DRYLINE RETREATS WEST. IF STORMS DO DEVELOP THEY COULD BE STRONG.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND