Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
705 AM MDT Fri May 24 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 3 TO 7 PM FOR THE NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM AREAWIDE DUE TO
STRONG WIND, LOW HUMIDITY, AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM FOR THE CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND, LOW HUMIDITY, AND AN UNSTABLE
ATMOSPHERE...
.The ongoing fire growing pattern will wane some today with
critical fire weather conditions focused on the Northeast
Highlands, where winds will be strongest this afternoon. However,
winds will become strong areawide on Saturday as an upper level
trough draws the jetstream over New Mexico with widespread
critical fire weather conditions over the northwest half of the
fire weather forecast area. Critical-to-extreme fire weather
conditions are forecast over the southeast half of the forecast
area on Saturday, where wind gusts up to 50 mph are expected with
Haines Indices varying from 5 to 6. In the wake of the upper
level trough on Sunday, winds will trend weaker while remaining
strong enough for one more day of critical fire weather
conditions across the Central Highlands.
NMZ123-250100-
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Northeast Highlands-
705 AM MDT Fri May 24 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
* AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Highlands (Zone 123) today from 3
to 7 PM, and Saturday from 11 AM to 9 PM.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...For today, south and southwest winds 15 to 25
mph with gusts up to 35 mph. For Saturday, southwest winds 25
to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values 11 to 17 percent today, and
around 10 percent Saturday.
* 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.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Fire Weather Watch.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
241 AM MDT Fri May 24 2024
...CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED SATURDAY...
.Increasing mid level flow in response to the subtropical jet
streak will generate a large-scale surface trough across much of
New Mexico and west Texas on Saturday. 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 Lincoln National Forest 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
Saturday 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.
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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-
241 AM MDT Fri May 24 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 055, 056, 110, 111, 112, AND 113...
The National Weather Service in El Paso TX/Santa Teresa has
issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM to 10 PM
MDT Saturday.
* AFFECTED AREA...Southwest and south-central New Mexico,
including the Lincoln and Gila National Forests. Far west Texas
including El Paso and Hudspeth Counties.
* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 to 12 percent.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...6 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.
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Dennhardt
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
134 AM MST Fri May 24 2024
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Arizona Fire Weather Zone 152
Eastern half Desert Grasslands FDRA including elevations up to
5500 feet in Southwest Graham County and Eastern two thirds of
Cochise County-Southern San Carlos Reservation-
Southern Greenlee County below 5000 feet-TDC-
134 AM MST Fri May 24 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MST SATURDAY FOR
STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152...
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 10 AM to 9 PM MST Saturday. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 152. This includes portions of
Cochise, Graham and Southern Greenlee counties.
* TIMING...Saturday 10 AM to 9 PM MST.
* WINDS...Sustained 20-foot/10-minute average winds from the
west/southwest 18 to 25 MPH with gusts up to 35-40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 to 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop or are ongoing will have the
potential to spread rapidly.
* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...Visit
weather.gov/Tucson and click on the Detailed Hazards Icon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or are expected to develop. A
combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and dry
vegetation will create the potential for rapid and erratic fire
growth.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of the Red Flag Warning for portions of Southeast Arizona.
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