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Fire Weather Watch issued March 2 at 2:16AM CST until March 3 at 8:00PM CST by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO
EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO PLAINS…

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

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

* WINDS…For the Red Flag Warning Warning, west 25 to 35 mph with
gusts up to 50 mph. For the Fire Weather Watch, southwest winds
25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…For the Red Flag Warning, as low as 8
percent. For the Fire Weather Watch, as low as 4 percent.

* RFTI…For the Red Flag Warning, 4 to 6 or near-critical to
critical. For the Fire Weather Watch 5 to 7 or critical to extreme.

* 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…Critical…3 (out of 5).

FIRE ENVIRONMENT…7 (out of 10).

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