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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
616 AM MDT Sat May 18 2024

...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON MONDAY...

A persistent trough over the Desert Southwest will bring above
normal temperatures, very dry to exceptionally dry air, AND
breezy to windy conditions Sunday onward. Winds will be strongest
on Monday and perhaps Tuesday. This will combine with very dry
fuels to create critical fire conditions over much of southwest
and south-central New Mexico. A fire weather watch has been
issued for Monday afternoon as a result.

NMZ110>113-182100-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.A.0009.240520T1800Z-240521T0300Z/
 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-
616 AM MDT Sat May 18 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR EXCEPTIONALLY DRY AIR, ABNORMAL
WARMTH, VERY DRY FUELS, AND BREEZY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
110, 111, 112, AND 113...

* AFFECTED AREA...Southwest and South-central New Mexico,
  including the Lincoln and Gila National Forest.

* WIND...West to Southwest Winds 15 to 25 MPH gusting to 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...5 to 9 Percent, 8 to 11 percent above 7500 feet.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 to 6 Near Critical to 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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