Weather Alerts for Borden Co (TX)

Issued by the National Weather Service

Red Flag Warning  RED FLAG WARNING   Red Flag Warning
BORDEN CO (TX)

Areas Affected:
Andrews - Borden - Central Brewster County - Chinati Mountains - Chisos Basin - Crane - Davis Mountains - Davis Mountains Foothills - Dawson - Eastern Culberson County - Ector - Gaines - Glasscock - Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet - Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains - Howard - Loving - Marfa Plateau - Martin - Midland - Mitchell - Pecos - Reagan - Reeves County Plains - Scurry - Upton - Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor - Ward - Winkler
Effective: Fri, 3/31 1:07pm Updated: Fri, 3/31 4:33pm Urgency: Expected
Expires: Fri, 3/31 7:00pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT OR 6 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10% OR LESS, 20FT WINDS OF
25 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT OR 6 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10% OR LESS, 20FT WINDS OF
25 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
* TIMING...Now through this afternoon.
* WINDS...West 20 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Higher winds
in the mountains.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent.
* RFTI...5 to 7 or critical.
* IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that
may generate sparks. Accidental ignitions will have the
potential to grow quickly into dangerous wind-driven
wildfires.

Information:
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong
winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will increase
potential for fire growth.