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Midland/Odessa - TX, US, National Weather Service

Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS ABOVE 20 MPH AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS, THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS, THE UPPER TRANS PECOS, THE PRESIDIO VALLEY, AND GAINES COUNTY... The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening. WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph, with stronger sustained winds and gusts in the higher terrain. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Between 15 and 20 percent. RFTI...4 or near critical. IMPACTS... SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...70th-89th percentile...4 (out of 5). WEATHER...Near Critical...2 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...6 (out of 10). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS ABOVE 20 MPH, RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR 15%, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS...