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Red Flag Warning issued April 26 at 3:01PM CDT until April 27 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PMCDT /8 PM MDT/ SATURDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEASTNEW MEXICO, THE WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN, AND INTO THE BIG BEND...* AFFECTED AREA...Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains,Chaves Plains, Eddy Plains, Lea, Guadalupe Mountains Above7000 Feet, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, Van Horn andHighway 54 Corridor, Eastern Culberson County, ChinatiMountains, Marfa Plateau, Davis Mountains, Davis MountainsFoothills, Central Brewster County, Chisos Basin, PresidioValley and Lower Brewster County.* TIMING...Saturday afternoon and evening.* WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.Stronger gusts likely in the mountains.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.* RFTI...5 to 7 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 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