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Fire Weather Watch issued May 7 at 1:51PM CDT until May 8 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS OF20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FORSOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS SOUTH TO THE DAVISMOUNTAINS......FIRE WEATHER WATCH 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...Chinati Mountains, Marfa Plateau and PresidioValley.* TIMING...From Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.* RFTI...5 or critical.* 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 Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditionsare forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possibleRed Flag Warnings.

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