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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
133 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON MONDAY...

.A DEEP UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS STATES
THROUGH MONDAY. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH EMBEDDED WITHIN THE CIRCULATION
OF THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL INCREASE MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND LEE SIDE LOW FORMATION EAST OF THE ROCKIES WILL
TIGHTEN UP THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION AS
WELL. WINDS AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WILL REACH 20 MPH WITH GUSTS IN
THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE...HIGHEST ALONG EAST FACING MOUNTAIN
SLOPES. MEANWHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS AREA-WIDE. THE HIGHEST CONFIDENCE IN
MEETING RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL BE IN A BELT STRETCHING FROM THE
SOUTHERN GILA REGION INTO SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTY.

NMZ111-112-201300-
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SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
133 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THIS WARNING REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY
IN EFFECT FOR ZONES 111 AND 112.

AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110 111 AND 112.

* TIMING: MONDAY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT.

* WIND: WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL
  WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. WINDS STRONGEST FROM THE SOUTHERN GILA
  REGION INTO SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTY. DUE TO TERRAIN EFFECTS...
  WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER IN THE UPPER TULAROSA BASIN EXCEPT
  ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SAN ANDRES RANGE.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWLANDS...9 TO 15
  PERCENT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* 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 WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

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NMZ110-201300-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0020.130520T1800Z-130521T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
133 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

* AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW
  MEXICO INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110 111 AND 112.

* TIMING: MONDAY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT.

* WIND: WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL
  WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. WINDS STRONGEST FROM THE SOUTHERN GILA
  REGION AND LIKELY JUST BELOW CRITERIA OVER CATRON COUNTY.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWLANDS...9 TO 15
  PERCENT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* 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 WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

NMZ113-TXZ055-056-201300-
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CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
133 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

* AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INCLUDING
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113. FAR WEST TEXAS INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER
  ZONES 055 AND 056.

* TIMING: MONDAY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT.

* WIND: WEST 18 TO 21 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS TO
  30...STRONGEST ALONG EAST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWLANDS...9 TO 15
  PERCENT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* 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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