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RFWEPZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
346 AM MST Sat Jan 4 2025

...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER SATURDAY FOR SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN
MOUNTAINS MAINLY BELOW 7500 FEET AND THE BLACKS RANGE...

.An upper level storm system will sweep through the region
Saturday afternoon into the evening with strengthening surface
low pressure across the Texas panhandle. This will lead to windy
conditions across the Sacramento and Capitan mountains with 20-
foot speeds of 20 to 30 MPH and gusts up to 50 MPH. These winds
will combine with minimum RH values ranging from 10 to 20 percent
with ERC values within the 75-90th percentile. Thus, low-end
critical fire conditions are expected though mainly below 7500
feet where the lowest minimum RH values are expected to occur in
the Sacs, but all elevations above 6000 feet in the Gila Region.

NMZ110-113-050100-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0001.250104T1900Z-250105T0100Z/
 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
346 AM MST Sat Jan 4 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 110.

* WIND...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph.

* HUMIDITY...15 to 20 percent above 7500 feet. 10 to 15 percent
  below 7500 feet.

* HIGHEST THREAT...is located along and east of the Blacks Range
  ridgeline and the Sacramento Mountains east slopes.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...5 to 7.

* 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.

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