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WWUS83 KDDC 181827

RFWDDC



URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Dodge City KS

127 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026



KSZ074>078-084>088-190200-

/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-260519T0200Z/

Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-

127 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING

FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather 

  Zone 075 Grant, Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell, Fire Weather 

  Zone 077 Gray, Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford, Fire Weather Zone 

  084 Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens, Fire Weather Zone 

  086 Seward, Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade and Fire Weather Zone 

  088 Clark.



* TIMING...Until 9 PM CDT this evening.



* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.



* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread 

  quickly. 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 can

contribute to extreme fire behavior.



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089 

WWUS84 KMAF 181839

RFWMAF



URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX

139 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/

THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER, RELATIVE

HUMIDITY OF LESS THAN 15%, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR

SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING

FOOTHILLS AND PLAINS, AND THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...



NMZ116>119-TXZ045-046-050-059-060-270>273-190200-

/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260519T0200Z/

Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains-

Eddy Plains-Lea-Gaines-Dawson-Andrews-Loving-Winkler-

Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-

Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-

Eastern Culberson-

139 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 /1239 PM MDT Mon May 18 2026/



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/

THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER, RELATIVE

HUMIDITY OF LESS THAN 15%, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR

SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING

FOOTHILLS AND PLAINS, AND THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...



* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.



* RFTI...6 or critical.



* IMPACTS...



* SEVERITY...



  FUELS (ERC)...70th-89th percentile...4 (out of 5).



  WEATHER...Near Critical...2 (out of 5).



  FIRE ENVIRONMENT...6 (out of 10).



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 increase

potential for fire growth.



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