Fire Weather Watch issued March 21 at 3:49AM CDT until March 22 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING FOR 20FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF
15% OR LESS, AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO,
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN, AND CULBERSON COUNTY…

* WINDS…Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 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)…90th+ percentile…5 (out of 5).

WEATHER…Near Critical…2 (out of 5).

FIRE ENVIRONMENT…7 (out of 10).

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