…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).