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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
756 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST
NEW MEXICO...SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

.WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK...AHEAD
OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH FORECAST TO MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY. MIX DOWN OF THESE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER OUR AREA...AS
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS IN
RESPONSE TO THE TROUGHS APPROACH. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN 20 FOOT
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED TO EXCEED 20 MPH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.

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SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
756 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...056...110...112 AND 113...

* AREA AFFECTED FOR THE WATCH: SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO MOUNTAINS.
  SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE
  VALLEY. CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. EL PASO AND HUDSPETH
  COUNTIES IN WEST TEXAS.

* TIMING: 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY: 5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* 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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