Dry conditions, strong winds lead to critical risk of fires in the Southern Plains
Cities where the fire danger is critical include Lubbock and Amarillo, Texas, Guymon, Oklahoma, and Rosewell, New Mexico
Dangerous fire weather conditions in the Southern Plains
Fire Weather Warnings in effect through Monday evening for the Southern Plains. Severe to extreme drought conditions for southwest Oklahoma into Texas.
There's a critical risk of wildfires in the Southern Plains and New Mexico on Monday due to dry conditions and strong, gusty winds, according to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.
Fire weather alerts in effect through Monday evening.
Fire weather warnings have been issued in southern and eastern New Mexico, southeastern Colorado, southwestern Kansas and the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles through Monday evening.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, INCLUDING TORNADOES, POSSIBLE IN SOUTHERN PLAINS
The fire weather outlook on Monday.
The areas where the fire danger is critical include Lubbock and Amarillo, Texas, Guymon, Oklahoma, and Rosewell, New Mexico.
MAKING SENSE OF WILDFIRE JARGON
The areas included in the elevated risk include Van Horn, Midland and Abilene, Texas, Woodward, Oklahoma, Dodge City, Kansas, and Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Low relative humidity will help fuel fires if any were to begin.
(FOX Weather)
By Monday afternoon, parts of the Southern Plains and New Mexico will have relative humidity levels in the single digits and teens, which would help fuel any fires if any were to start.
The wind gust forecast on Monday.
In addition to the low humidity, strong winds are also a concern. By Monday afternoon, El Paso, Texas, will have gusts between 30-40 mph. Roswell, New Mexico and Amarillo, Texas, could see gusts between 40-50 mph.
How to best prepare your homes for wildfires
Fire officials say that certain steps can make your house more likely to survive a wildfire.
People in the areas where there's an elevated or critical risk of wildfires are asked to limit any activities that could spark a fire.