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Fire Weather Watch issued March 2 at 2:16AM CST until March 3 at 8:00PM CST by NWS Midland/Odessa TX...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THISMORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITYOF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TOEXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEWMEXICO PLAINS......FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGHMONDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDSOF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR MOSTOF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...* WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 4 percent.* RFTI...5 to 7 or critical to extreme.* IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities thatmay generate sparks. Extinguish smoking material in vehicles.Accidental ignitions will have the potential to grow intodangerous wind-driven wildfires.* SEVERITY...FUELS (ERC)...70th-89th percentile...4 (out of 5).WEATHER...Critical...3 (out of 5).FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (out of 10).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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