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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
1241 PM MDT Fri May 16 2025

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

.Strong southwest flow aloft crossing the Southern Rockies will
induce low surface pressure over the southern High Plains Saturday
and Sunday. Subsequent tightening of the surface pressure
gradient will increase winds area wide from the west-southwest
beginning on Saturday. Strongest winds are forecast to occur
Sunday and Monday afternoons. Very dry air remains in place while
winds increase, creating critical fire danger for much of
southern New Mexico and far west Texas. Fuel dryness is near
normal for mid-May, but weather conditions will be favorable for
rapid drying of fine fuels and increasing ERCs back above seasonal
normals through the weekend.

NMZ112-113-171300-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0026.250517T1900Z-250518T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.A.0023.250518T1700Z-250519T0300Z/
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
1241 PM MDT Fri May 16 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has
issued a Red Flag Warning for south-central New Mexico, which is
in effect from 1 PM to 7 PM MDT Saturday.

* AFFECTED AREA...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.

* WINDS...For Saturday, southwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35
  mph. For Sunday, southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...For Saturday, 4 to 6 or Near Critical to
  Critical. For Sunday, 5 to 8 or Critical to Extreme.

* 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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NMZ110-111-TXZ055-056-171300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.A.0023.250518T1700Z-250519T0300Z/
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
1241 PM MDT Fri May 16 2025

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

* 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 110 Southwest
  Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ and Fire Weather Zone 111
  Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...5 to 7 or Critical to Extreme.

* 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.

&&

$$

Aronson