Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
150 PM MDT Thu Apr 18 2019

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS RETURN FOR SATURDAY...

.An upper level disturbance will move across southern New Mexico
on Saturday bringing with it gusty west-southwest winds. These
winds will combine with very dry conditions with relative
humidities falling into the single digits to lower teens to create
critical fire weather conditions.

NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-191300-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.A.0005.190420T2000Z-190421T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110
 SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/GILA NF/APACHE NF/GLZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111
 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS/LAS CRUCES BLM/GLZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112
 SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY/BLM/GLZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113
 CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-
TEXAS FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055
 EL PASO COUNTY-TEXAS FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056
 HUDSPETH COUNTY-
150 PM MDT Thu Apr 18 2019

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 056, 110, 111, 112, AND 113...

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

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 110. Fire weather zone 111.
  Fire weather zone 112. Fire weather zone 113. Fire weather zone
  055. Fire weather zone 056.

* WIND...West-southwest at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph.

* HUMIDITY...7 to 12 percent.

* HIGHEST THREAT...is located along and west of the Rio Grande.

* 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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