…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS OF 20
MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, AND EXTREME FIRE
DANGER FOR DAVIS MOUNTAINS INTO SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND NORTHWEST
PERMIAN BASIN…
…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR DAVIS
MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU INTO BIG BEND…
* WINDS…Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 5 percent.
* RFTI…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)…90th+ percentile…5 (out of 5).
WEATHER…Critical…3 (out of 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT…8 (out of 10).