Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Midland/Odessa
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
...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).
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
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