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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

256 AM MDT Sat May 4 2024



...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING SUNDAY AFTERNOON...



.A Pacific storm system will move to the Great Basin Sunday,

allowing gusty winds to develop in the afternoon. These winds,

along with very low humidity, will likely produce critical fire

conditions. These winds and critical fire conditions are expected

to continue Monday and Tuesday.



NMZ110>113-042100-

/O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0005.240505T1800Z-240506T0300Z/

/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0007.240505T1800Z-240506T0300Z/

/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.A.0006.240506T1800Z-240507T0300Z/

 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-

 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-

 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-

 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-

256 AM MDT Sat May 4 2024



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR

STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ZONES... 



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 

MONDAY EVENING FOR FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN

NEW MEXICO ZONES...



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 110 Southwest Mountains/Gila 

  NF/Apache NF/GLZ, Fire Weather Zone 111 Southwest Deserts and 

  Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ, Fire Weather Zone 112 South 

  Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ and 

  Fire Weather Zone 113 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln 

  NF/LNZ. 



* TIMING...Warning-beginning noon Sunday and lasting into the

  early evening hours. Watch-beginning noon Monday into the early

  evening hours.



* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 8 percent Sunday; 8 to 11 percent

  Monday.



* TEMPERATURES...85 to 90 lowlands, 70s mountains.



* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...5 to 8 Critical to Extreme in Southwest and

  South Central New Mexico. 



* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.

  Outdoor burning is not recommended.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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 can

contribute to extreme fire behavior.



A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions

are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible

Red Flag Warnings.



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TXZ055-056-042100-

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 Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 

 El Paso County- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 

 Hudspeth County-

256 AM MDT Sat May 4 2024



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH

MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER

ZONES 055 AND 056... 



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 055. Fire weather zone 056.



* WIND...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.



* HUMIDITY...8 to 11 percent.



* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...5 to 6 Critical.



* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 

  Outdoor burning is not recommended.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions

are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible

Red Flag Warnings.



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Hefner