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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
256 AM MDT Sat May 4 2024

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.A Pacific storm system will move to the Great Basin Sunday,
allowing gusty winds to develop in the afternoon. These winds,
along with very low humidity, will likely produce critical fire
conditions. These winds and critical fire conditions are expected
to continue Monday and Tuesday.

NMZ110>113-042100-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0005.240505T1800Z-240506T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0007.240505T1800Z-240506T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.A.0006.240506T1800Z-240507T0300Z/
 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-
 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
256 AM MDT Sat May 4 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ZONES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO ZONES...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 110 Southwest Mountains/Gila
  NF/Apache NF/GLZ, Fire Weather Zone 111 Southwest Deserts and
  Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ, Fire Weather Zone 112 South
  Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ and
  Fire Weather Zone 113 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln
  NF/LNZ.

* TIMING...Warning-beginning noon Sunday and lasting into the
  early evening hours. Watch-beginning noon Monday into the early
  evening hours.

* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 8 percent Sunday; 8 to 11 percent
  Monday.

* TEMPERATURES...85 to 90 lowlands, 70s mountains.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...5 to 8 Critical to Extreme in Southwest and
  South Central New Mexico.

* 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.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$

TXZ055-056-042100-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.A.0006.240506T1800Z-240507T0300Z/
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
 El Paso County- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
 Hudspeth County-
256 AM MDT Sat May 4 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 055 AND 056...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 055. Fire weather zone 056.

* WIND...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* HUMIDITY...8 to 11 percent.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...5 to 6 Critical.

* 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.

&&

$$

Hefner