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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
222 PM MDT Fri Jun 9 2023

...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY FOR SOUTHWEST NEW
MEXICO...

.Winds will increase on Sunday ahead of an upper-level system,
especially for areas west of the Continental Divide. Min RH values
near 10% will combine with twenty-foot winds around 20 MPH along
with ERC values in the 85-95th percentile to create low-end red
flag conditions. Winds are expected to reach criteria around noon
before diminishing after sunset.

NMZ111-101400-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.A.0012.230611T1800Z-230612T0300Z/
 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
222 PM MDT Fri Jun 9 2023

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR WARM, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHWEST
NEW MEXICO...

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

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 111.

* WIND...Around 20 MPH with gusts to 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...8 to 13 percent.

* 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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