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RFWEPZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
343 PM MDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY...

.An upper level storm system will swing through the area on
Tuesday bringing with it breezy to windy conditions, which will
combine with single-digit and lower teen minimum relative
humidity values to create critical fire weather conditions. ERC
percentiles are expected to range 75 to 90 as well.

NMZ111>113-100600-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.A.0006.250311T1800Z-250312T0200Z/
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-
343 PM MDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR DRY FUELS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND STRONG
WINDS...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 111, 112, and 113. The
  lowlands of Southwest and South-central New Mexico and the
  Lincoln - Capitan National Forest zones.

* WIND...20 to 25 MPH with gusts up to 45 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...5 to 6 (out of 10)

* 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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