The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for areas in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico for Wednesday afternoon into the evening. In some areas the winds will gust at 35 to 40 mph and relative humidities will be in the single digits or teens..

The maps were current as of 8:50 a.m. MDT on Wednesday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit thisNWS site.