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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
609 AM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY...

.Warm and dry conditions the past few days have dried fuels ahead
of today`s arrival of a Pacific storm system bringing with it
strong winds. Strong southwest winds gusting to 60 mph combined
with minimum relative humidities in the single digits will lead to
extremely critical fire weather conditions late Monday morning
into the evening.

NMZ111>113-TXZ055-056-160400-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0004.240415T1600Z-240416T0400Z/
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-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
609 AM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 056, 111, 112, AND 113...

* WIND...West to southwest at 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph.

* HUMIDITY...4 to 15 percent.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...6-8 Critical to Extreme in New Mexico. 7-
  8 Critical to Extreme in Far West Texas

* 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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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