{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.15422cd6a7bc95eead0af5e081788527055da5b7.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Red Flag Warning issued May 18 at 1:39PM CDT until May 18 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.15422cd6a7bc95eead0af5e081788527055da5b7.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Midland/Odessa TX"},"word_count":201,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Red Flag Warning: Red Flag Warning issued May 18 at 1:39PM CDT until May 18 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County 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 County\n**Issued by:** NWS Midland/Odessa TX\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T13:39:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T13:39:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T21:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/\nTHIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER, RELATIVE\nHUMIDITY OF LESS THAN 15%, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR\nSOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING\nFOOTHILLS AND PLAINS, AND THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...\n\n* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.\n\n* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.\n\n* RFTI...6 or critical.\n\n* IMPACTS...\n\n* SEVERITY...\n\nFUELS (ERC)...70th-89th percentile...4 (out of 5).\n\nWEATHER...Near Critical...2 (out of 5).\n\nFIRE ENVIRONMENT...6 (out of 10).\n\n## Instructions\nA Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions\nare either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong\nwinds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will increase\npotential for fire growth."}