…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF LESS THAN
15 PERCENT, AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO,
THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS, MARFA PLATEAU, CULBERSON COUNTY
AND UPPER TRANS PECOS, AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PERMIAN
BASIN…
The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.
* WINDS…West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to around 35 mph.
Locally higher winds and gusts in the mountains.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 8 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)…70th-89th percentile…4 (out of 5).
WEATHER…Near Critical…2 (out of 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT…6 (out of 10).