Active AlertsGoldsmith, TX

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditionsare forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possibleRed Flag Warnings.

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/THIS MORNING TO 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVEHUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGHTO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OFWEST TEXAS......FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGHFRIDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDSOF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR WESTTEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...* AFFECTED AREA...Dawson, Borden, Scurry, Martin, Howard,Mitchell, Ector, Midland, Glasscock, Crane, Upton, Reagan,Pecos, Terrell and Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet.* TIMING...from Friday morning through Friday evening.* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent.* RFTI...4 or near 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.