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Andrews County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Borden County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Brewster County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Crane County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Crockett County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...FISHER...NOLAN...STERLING...COKE...
RUNNELS...IRION...TOM GREEN...CONCHO...CROCKETT...
SCHLEICHER...HASKELL...THROCKMORTON...JONES...SHACKELFORD...
TAYLOR...CALLAHAN...COLEMAN...BROWN...MCCULLOCH...SAN SABA...
MENARD...MASON.

* WIND...WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS OVER 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10-15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

Culberson County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Dawson County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Ector County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Glasscock County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Howard County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Irion County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...FISHER...NOLAN...STERLING...COKE...
RUNNELS...IRION...TOM GREEN...CONCHO...CROCKETT...
SCHLEICHER...HASKELL...THROCKMORTON...JONES...SHACKELFORD...
TAYLOR...CALLAHAN...COLEMAN...BROWN...MCCULLOCH...SAN SABA...
MENARD...MASON.

* WIND...WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS OVER 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10-15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

Jeff Davis County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Loving County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Martin County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Midland County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Mitchell County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Pecos County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Presidio County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Reagan County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Reeves County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Scurry County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Sterling County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...FISHER...NOLAN...STERLING...COKE...
RUNNELS...IRION...TOM GREEN...CONCHO...CROCKETT...
SCHLEICHER...HASKELL...THROCKMORTON...JONES...SHACKELFORD...
TAYLOR...CALLAHAN...COLEMAN...BROWN...MCCULLOCH...SAN SABA...
MENARD...MASON.

* WIND...WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS OVER 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10-15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

Upton County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Ward County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Winkler County, TX

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

* WIND...THURSDAY...ABOVE 6000 FEET... WEST 30 TO 40 MPH...BELOW
6000 FEET...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

high wind
Culberson County, TX

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY...

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT THROUGH THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRAILERS. TURBULENCE
NEAR THE MOUNTAINS MAY AFFECT LIGHT AIRCRAFT.

* WINDS...TONIGHT WEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60
MPH. THURSDAY...WEST AT 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

Eddy County, NM

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY...

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT THROUGH THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRAILERS. TURBULENCE
NEAR THE MOUNTAINS MAY AFFECT LIGHT AIRCRAFT.

* WINDS...TONIGHT WEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60
MPH. THURSDAY...WEST AT 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

Watches

fire weather
Yoakum County, TX

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AT THE
20 FOOT LEVEL...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND
HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE WESTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SOUTH
PLAINS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS AT
THE 20 FOOT LEVEL. A NORTHEAST WIND SHIFT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST
THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY
EVENING.

* HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

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Chief Meteorologist Tom Tefertiller was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. He received his B.S. Degree in Meteorology and Geography from Texas A&M University and went on to journalism school at Stephen F. Austin State University.
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Emily joined the Storm Tracker 9 Weather Team in March of 2011. She comes to West Texas after starting her career in her hometown of Corpus Christi, TX at KZTV. Contact Emily at eborchard@kwes.com.

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