Weather Alerts for Borden Co (TX)Issued by the National Weather Service |
 RED FLAG WARNING |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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