Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued April 22 at 3:45AM CDT until April 24 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
April 22, 2026 - 1:45am
Expires:
April 23, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description:
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, MOST OF WEST TEXAS TO THE SOUTH, AND GAINES
COUNTY...
* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.
* RFTI...6-8 or critical to extreme.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...25th-49th percentile...2 (out of 5).
WEATHER...Elevated...1 (out of 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...3 (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:
Gaines; Loving; 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