Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued March 21 at 2:43AM CDT until March 23 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 21, 2026 - 12:43am
Expires:
March 21, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description:
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS ABOVE 20 MPH, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF
15% OR LESS, AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 4 percent.
* RFTI...2 or elevated.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...90th+ percentile...5 (out of 5).
WEATHER...Elevated...1 (out of 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...6 (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; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills; Central Brewster County
Forcast Office:
NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov