Fire Weather Watch issued December 28 at 1:45PM CST until December 30 at 9:00PM CST by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH
TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST
TEXAS…

* WINDS…West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 7 percent.

* RFTI…5 or critical.

* IMPACTS…Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that
may generate sparks. Extinguish smoking material in vehicles.
Accidental ignitions will have the potential to grow into
dangerous wind-driven wildfires.

* SEVERITY…

FUELS (ERC)…70th-89th percentile…4 (out of 5).

WEATHER…Elevated…1 (out of 5).

FIRE ENVIRONMENT…5 (out of 10).

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