Red Flag Warning issued March 8 at 3:30AM CST until March 8 at 9:00PM CST by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OF 15% OR LESS, AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE DAVIS
MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS, AS WELL AS BREWSTER, JEFF DAVIS, PECOS,
PRESIDIO, AND TERRELL COUNTIES…

* WINDS…Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 11 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)…90th+ percentile…5 (out of 5).

WEATHER…Near Critical…2 (out of 5).

FIRE ENVIRONMENT…7 (out of 10).

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