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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX

242 PM CDT Sat Mar 21 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR

WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR 20-FT WINDS ABOVE 20 MPH, 

RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10% OR LESS, AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER

FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN AND LOWER TRANS PECOS...



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING 

THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS ABOVE 20 MPH, RELATIVE 

HUMIDITY OF 10% OR LESS, AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR 

SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS...



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242 PM CDT Sat Mar 21 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR

WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR 20-FT WINDS ABOVE 20 MPH, 

RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10% OR LESS, AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER

FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN AND LOWER TRANS PECOS...



The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a Red

Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in

effect from 10 AM to 10 PM CDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is

no longer in effect.



* WINDS...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.



* RFTI...4 to 5 or critical.



* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 

  Outdoor burning is not recommended.



* SEVERITY...



  FUELS (ERC)...90th+ percentile...5 (out of 5).



  WEATHER...Elevated...1 (out of 5).



  FIRE ENVIRONMENT...6 (out of 10).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions

are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong

winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will increase

potential for fire growth.



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Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains-

Eddy Plains-Lea-Loving-Winkler-Ward-

Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-

Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-

Eastern Culberson-Reeves County Plains-Davis Mountains-

Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-

242 PM CDT Sat Mar 21 2026 /142 PM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026/



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING 

THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS ABOVE 20 MPH, RELATIVE 

HUMIDITY OF 10% OR LESS, AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR 

SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS...



* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 4 percent.



* RFTI...3 to 4 or near-critical to critical.



* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 

  Outdoor burning is not recommended.



* SEVERITY...



  FUELS (ERC)...90th+ percentile...5 (out of 5).



  WEATHER...Elevated...1 (out of 5).



  FIRE ENVIRONMENT...6 (out of 10).



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.



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