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702 WWUS84 KEPZ 252015 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 215 PM MDT Sat May 25 2024 ...CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED TODAY... .Increasing mid level flow in response to the subtropical jet streak will generate a large-scale surface trough across eastern New Mexico today. Southwest winds increasing during the late morning hours and remaining gusty throughout the day will combine with very low humidity and ongoing drought conditions to cause high fire danger. The highest risk for new fire starts will be in Sacramento and Capitan Mountains and the Guadalupe Range where above normal fuel dryness and strong winds will lead to Extreme fire risk. Any fires that develop will spread quickly through forested and dense brush areas, and ongoing wildfires will be difficult to control. Overnight RH recoveries both this morning and Sunday morning will be poor. Winds are expected to drop below critical thresholds Saturday night. We will see less wind next week, but dryness will continue with little chance for precipitation. NMZ110>112-TXZ055-056-260400- /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240526T0400Z/ Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ- 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- 215 PM MDT Sat May 25 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 056, 110, 111, 112, AND 113... * AFFECTED AREA...Southwest and south-central New Mexico, including the Gila National Forest. Far west Texas including El Paso and Hudspeth Counties. Please reference attached section for additional details for the Sacramento and Capitan Mountains. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 to 7 percent lowlands and 7 to 12 percent mountains. * EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...5 to 8 Critical to Extreme * 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. && $$ NMZ113-260400- /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240526T0400Z/ Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ- 215 PM MDT Sat May 25 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113... * AFFECTED AREA...Lincoln National Forest, Capitan Mountains, andthe Mescalero Apache Reservation * WINDS...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 to 12 percent. * EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...7 to 9 Extreme * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ ROGERS