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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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4/13/2026 10:26am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Overcast
  • Temperature: 57.6°F / 14.2°CWarmer 1.7°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 52.2°FIncreased 1.3°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 82%Decreased 1.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Wind from W W Calm, 10-min avg: 2 mph, gust: 14 mph
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service - Midland/Odessa

    FIRE WEATHER WATCH  

Chaves County Plains, NM

Fire Weather Watch issued April 13 at 1:40AM CDT until April 14 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS ABOVE 20 MPH, RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW 15%, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS INCLUDING CHAVES AND LEA COUNTIES

Areas Affected: Chaves County Plains; Lea

Urgency: Future

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Possible

Alert Sent: Monday 1:40am CDT

Alert Effective: Monday 1:40am CDT

Alert Expires: Monday 1:45pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Tuesday 1:00pm CDT

Event Ends: Tuesday 9:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details: 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS ABOVE 20 MPH, RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW 15%, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS INCLUDING CHAVES AND LEA COUNTIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS ABOVE 20 MPH, RELATIVE HUMIDITY
NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW 15%, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO..

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.

* RFTI...4 to 5 or near-critical to critical.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

* SEVERITY...

FUELS (ERC)...50th-69th percentile...3 (out of 5).

WEATHER...Near Critical...2 (out of 5).

FIRE ENVIRONMENT...5 (out of 10).

Information: 
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.39e9c4bc58aaabb43547fb1d79fa290a621e9d8d.001.1
Codes: NMZ117, NMZ119
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.39e9c4bc58aaabb43547fb1d79fa290a621e9d8d.001.1