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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
1055 PM MDT Thu Apr 25 2024

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY...

.There is high confidence much of the south central and southwest
New Mexico lowlands and far West Texas WILL see another round of
strong winds and very dry humidities on Saturday. An approaching
upper level storm system will increase our winds on Saturday, they
will likely not be as strong as we saw on Thursday. But our dry
conditions will continue with min RH in the lowlands of New Mexico
and far west Texas near 10%. The combination of low min RH`s and
strong winds will lead to critical fire weather conditions
Saturday afternoon.

NMZ111-112-TXZ055-056-261300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.A.0004.240427T1800Z-240428T0300Z/
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
1055 PM MDT Thu Apr 25 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND VERY DRY HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 056, 111, and 112

* WIND...West to southwest at 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 55 mph.

* HUMIDITY...7 to 15 percent.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...For Saturday, 5 to 6 Critical in Southern
  New Mexico and Far West Texas desert lowlands.

* 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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