Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued March 31 at 1:52AM CDT until April 1 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 30, 2026 - 11:52pm
Expires:
March 31, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description:
...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...
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).
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; Loving; 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; Presidio Valley
Forcast Office:
NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov