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Red Flag Warning issued May 7 at 9:34PM CDT until May 8 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONTHROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS,20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIREDANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS SOUTH TO THEPRESIDIO VALLEY...* AFFECTED AREA...Loving, Sacramento Foothills and GuadalupeMountains, Chaves Plains, Eddy Plains, Lea, GuadalupeMountains Above 7000 Feet, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains,Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, Eastern Culberson County,Reeves County Plains, Chinati Mountains, Marfa Plateau, DavisMountains, Davis Mountains Foothills and Presidio Valley.* TIMING...From Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, strongergusts in the mountains.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent.* RFTI...6 to 8 or critical to extreme.* IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities thatmay generate sparks, such as outdoor burning or welding.Extinguish cigarettes in vehicles. Accidental ignitions willhave the potential to grow into dangerous wind-drivenwildfires.A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditionsare either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strongwinds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will increasepotential for fire growth.

National Weather Service