Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued March 14 at 1:42AM CDT until March 15 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 13, 2026 - 11:42pm
Expires:
March 14, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9
PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15
PERCENT, 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 20 MPH OR GREATER, AND HIGH FIRE
DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS...
The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening.
* WINDS...Westerly to northwesterly 25 to 35 mph with gusts 45 to
55 mph, with stronger sustained winds and gusts for the higher
terrain.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.
* RFTI...7 to 8 or extreme.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...70th-89th percentile...4 (out of 5).
WEATHER...Extreme...4 (out of 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...8 (out of 10).
Instruction:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
Area Description:
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Dawson; Borden; Scurry; Andrews; Martin; Howard; Mitchell; Loving; Winkler; Ector; Midland; Glasscock; Ward; Crane; Upton; Reagan; Pecos; Terrell; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains; Chinati Mountains; Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills; Central Brewster County; Chisos Basin; Presidio Valley; Lower Brewster County
Forcast Office:
NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov