Watches, Warnings & Advisories



2 products issued by NWS for: 3 Miles NNE High Rolls Mountain Park NM

High Wind Watch

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
355 AM MDT Sun Mar 16 2025

NMZ415-416-426-162200-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.A.0004.250318T1200Z-250319T0300Z/
Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-East Slopes Sacramento
Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black
Range-
Including the cities of Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Lake Roberts, Apache
Summit, Pinon, Sacramento, Kingston, and Mayhill
355 AM MDT Sun Mar 16 2025

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts 65 to 75 mph possible.

* WHERE...East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet,
  Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, and Southern Gila Region
  Highlands/Black Range.

* WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines.
  Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult,
  especially for high profile vehicles. Critical Wildfire conditions
  are expected.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.

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Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
645 AM MDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS RETURN TUESDAY...

.A passing Pacific trough, to our north, will bring a day of
strong winds, and dry conditions to Southern New Mexico and Far
West Texas. Temperatures will be slightly warmer than average for
the date, with afternoon instability increased. Relative humidity
will drop into the high single digits and lower teens by late
morning, and remain quite low well into the evening. West winds
will increase through the mid morning hours and will peak during
the mid and late-afternoon hours, even extending into the evening.
Sustained winds at and above 30 mph with gusts exceeding 50 mph
are expected. ERC values are well above average for mid March.
Fire danger will be critical due to these weather conditions.

NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-161245-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.A.0009.250318T1700Z-250319T0300Z/
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-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
645 AM MDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH
FIRE DANGER...

The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has
issued a Fire Weather Watch for critical fire weather conditions,
which is in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...All fire weather zones across Far West Texas,
  Southwest and South Central New Mexico. Including the Gila
  National Forest, Lincoln National Forest, and the lowlands and
  deserts across the Borderland region.


* TIMING...Beginning late Tuesday morning through late Tuesday
  evening.

* WINDS...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Lowlands 7-12 percent. Mountains 13-18
  percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Slightly above normal. Mid 70s to upper 70s.
  74.


* 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.

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