Active AlertsHoban, TX

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditionsare either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strongwinds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will increasepotential for fire growth.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......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...* AFFECTED AREA...Gaines, Andrews, Loving, Winkler, Ward,Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chaves Plains,Eddy Plains, Lea, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, Van Hornand Highway 54 Corridor, Eastern Culberson County, ReevesCounty Plains, Chinati Mountains, Marfa Plateau, DavisMountains, Davis Mountains Foothills, Central Brewster County,Chisos Basin, Presidio Valley and Lower Brewster County.* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ thismorning to 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ this evening. For the FireWeather Watch, from Friday morning through Friday evening.* WINDS...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 4 percent.* RFTI...7 or extreme, or higher.* 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.