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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
350 AM MDT Fri Mar 28 2025

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS ON SATURDAY...

.Increasing west to southwesterly flow aloft will induce lee
surface troughing across the Front Range of Colorado and Eastern
Plains of New Mexico Saturday afternoon. Breezy to low-end windy
conditions will result across southern New Mexico. These winds in
combination with very dry air and critically dry fuels will
promote critical fire weather conditions.

NMZ111>113-TXZ055-056-291100-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0011.250329T1800Z-250330T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0011.250329T1800Z-250330T0200Z/
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-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
350 AM MDT Fri Mar 28 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
DRY FUELS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has
issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative
humidity, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT Saturday. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 055 Texas Fire Weather Zone
  055 El Paso County, Fire Weather Zone 056 Texas Fire Weather
  Zone 056 Hudspeth County, 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...Saturday afternoon and evening.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 to 18 percent.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...3 to 6 or Near-Critical to Critical.

* IMPACTS...any fire 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.

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Rogers