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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
643 AM MDT WED MAY 15 2013

...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS FOR FAR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO...

.AN EXITING STORM SYSTEM PROVIDING NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT
WILL COMBINE WITH A DEEPENING LEE SIDE LOW TO BRING
WINDY CONDITIONS TO FAR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON.
THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
AROUND 10 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING BELOW 10 MPH.

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SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
643 AM MDT WED MAY 15 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
111...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* EVENT: FIRE WEATHER ...ZONE 111 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND
  LOWLANDS.

* TIMING: NOON TO 8 PM MDT.

* WIND: WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY: 8 TO 11 PERCENT.

* 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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