Active AlertsOchoa, 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.

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGHEARLY THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FTWINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FORSOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS SOUTH TO THE PRESIDIOVALLEY...* AFFECTED AREA...Loving, Sacramento Foothills and GuadalupeMountains, Chaves Plains, Eddy Plains, Lea, GuadalupeMountains Above 7000 Feet, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains,Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, Eastern Culberson County,Reeves County Plains, Chinati Mountains, Marfa Plateau, DavisMountains, Davis Mountains Foothills and Presidio Valley.* TIMING...From noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ today to 9 PM CDT /8 PMMDT/ this evening.* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent.* RFTI...5 to 8 or critical to extreme.* 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.