New Mexico, Texas Fire Weather Watch | Effective 04/24/2026 23:58

Headline: 
Fire Weather Watch issued April 25 at 1:58AM CDT until April 26 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Event: 
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 24, 2026 - 11:58pm
Expires: 
April 25, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description: 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE Humidity OF 15% OR LESS, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS, CULBERSON COUNTY AND THE NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN... The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening. * WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent. * RFTI... 6-7 or critical to extreme. * IMPACTS... * SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...70th-89th percentile...4 (out of 5). WEATHER...Critical...3 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...6 (out of 10).
Instruction: 
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
Area Description: 
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Eastern Culberson County
Forcast Office: 
NWS Midland/Odessa TX