National Weather Service Watch Warning Advisory Summary

Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
653 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS RETURNING THIS AFTERNOON...

.A SHORTWAVE TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP UPPER LOW OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAINS STATES WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL INCREASE
TODAY WHILE FALLING PRESSURE EAST OF THE ROCKIES WILL CAUSE THE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO TIGHTEN ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS AT
THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WILL REACH 20 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH
RANGE...HIGHEST WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE AND ALONG EAST FACING
MOUNTAIN SLOPES. MEANWHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS AREA-WIDE.

NMZ110>112-210300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0020.130520T1800Z-130521T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
653 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

* AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW
  MEXICO INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110 111 112 AND 113. FAR
  WEST TEXAS INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055.

* TIMING: TODAY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT.

* WIND: WEST 20 TO 25 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35
  MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...STRONGEST WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE AND
  ALONG EAST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. LIGHTER WINDS IN THE NORTHERN
  TULAROSA BASIN AWAY FROM 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.

&&

$$

HARDIMAN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
653 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS RETURNING THIS AFTERNOON...

.A SHORTWAVE TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP UPPER LOW OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAINS STATES WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL INCREASE
TODAY WHILE FALLING PRESSURE EAST OF THE ROCKIES WILL CAUSE THE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO TIGHTEN ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS AT
THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WILL REACH 20 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH
RANGE...HIGHEST WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE AND ALONG EAST FACING
MOUNTAIN SLOPES. MEANWHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS AREA-WIDE.

NMZ113-TXZ055-210300-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0020.130520T1800Z-130521T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KEPZ.FW.W.0020.130520T1800Z-130521T0300Z/
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-
653 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

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

THIS WARNING UPGRADES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY
IN EFFECT.

* AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW
  MEXICO INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110 111 112 AND 113. FAR
  WEST TEXAS INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055.

* TIMING: TODAY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT.

* WIND: WEST AT 20 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35
  MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...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 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.

&&

$$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
351 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY FROM NOON MDT TO 8 PM MDT FOR THE
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EAST TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.A FAST MOVING UPPER ATMOSPHERE DISTURBANCE WILL SWEEP FROM
NORTHERN ARIZONA ACROSS NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT...AS LOW
PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. WEST WINDS INCREASING
THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THIS EVENING.
HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS COMBINED WITH
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS
EVENING FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN...AND OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS TO THE TEXAS LINE.

NMZ106>108-210200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0021.130520T1800Z-130521T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
351 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN PLAINS TO THE TEXAS LINE. DANGEROUS FIRE
  WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING SHORTLY AFTER NOON WILL CONTINUE
  INTO EARLY EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL EASE BY MID EVENING AS
  HUMIDITIES RISE TO NEAR 20 PCT.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY
  BETWEEN 5 AND 12 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS SOUTH AND
  EAST.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

SHY

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
422 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO EVENING
FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...5 TO 10 PERCENT RH/S... AND
EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS
AND AS A RESULT...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON RH/S IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS AND WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

NMZ114-TXZ258-202015-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0035.130520T1500Z-130521T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
322 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

* IMPACTS....ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE
SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW
QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES.

&&

$$


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