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Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
200 PM MDT Sat Jun 10 2023

...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY FOR SOUTHWEST NEW
MEXICO...
...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY FOR SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

.Winds will increase on Sunday ahead of an upper-level system,
especially for areas west of the Rio Grande Valley. Min RH values
near 10% will combine with twenty-foot winds around 20 mph along
with ERC values in the 85-90th percentile to create low-end red
flag conditions. Winds are expected to reach criteria around noon
before diminishing after sunset. Then, on Monday, breezy
conditions will expand eastward to encompass all of south central
and southwest New Mexico.

NMZ113-111400-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.A.0013.230612T1800Z-230613T0300Z/
 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
200 PM MDT Sat Jun 10 2023

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST AND MESCALERO
RESERVATION...

The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has
issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Monday
afternoon through Monday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Lincoln National Forest and Mescalero
  Reservation.

* WIND...West to Southwest 20 to 25 MPH with gusts to 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...8 to 15 percent.

* HIGHEST THREAT...elevations mainly below 8500 feet.

* 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.

&&

$$

BROWN



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