…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS OF 20
MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, AND HIGH TO VERY
HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, CULBERSON COUNTY, AND
THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS…
* WINDS…Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 6 percent.
* RFTI…4 or near 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).