Fire Weather Watch issued April 15 at 2:09PM CDT until April 17 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OF WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, AND
HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF
WEST TEXAS…

* WINDS…Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 6 percent.

* RFTI…5 or critical.

* IMPACTS…

* SEVERITY…

FUELS (ERC)…70th-89th percentile…4 (out of 5).

WEATHER…Elevated…1 (out of 5).

FIRE ENVIRONMENT…5 (out of 10).

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