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.

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR MORE, 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE CHINATI MOUNTAINS, CHISOS BASIN, MARFA PLATEAU, CENTRAL AND LOWER BREWSTER COUNTY, REEVES COUNTY PLAINS, AND PECOS, TERRELL, AND UPTON COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR MORE, 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... * AFFECTED AREA...Upton, Pecos, Terrell, Reeves County Plains, Chinati Mountains, Marfa Plateau, Central Brewster County, Chisos Basin, Presidio Valley and Lower Brewster County. * TIMING...From 10 AM this morning to 10 PM CST this evening. * WINDS...West 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent. * RFTI...5 or critical. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Accidental ignitions will have the potential to grow quickly into dangerous wind-driven wildfires.