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RFWEPZ  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
634 AM MDT SAT MAR 22 2025  
 
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY FOR THE SACRAMENTO AND  
CAPITAN MOUNTAINS SATURDAY...  
 
.INCREASING WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND SURFACE LOW DEVELOPMENT OVER  
THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL RESULT IN BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS  
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL PEAK IN THE  
MID AND LATE AFTERNOON OVER THE ELEVATED AND EXPOSED TERRAIN OF  
THE SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS. MEANWHILE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
VALUES WILL DROP TO THE 8 TO 12 PERCENT RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET,  
AND AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS, ESPECIALLY EAST  
OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. FUELS REMAIN VERY DRY, AND ERC VALUES  
ARE AROUND THE 95TH PERCENTILE, INCREASING THE RISK DESPITE  
LOWER-END WIND SPEEDS.  
 
NMZ113-230200-  
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CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-  
634 AM MDT SAT MAR 22 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT  
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE  
SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113 CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO  
MOUNTAINS/LINCOLN NF/LNZ.  
 
* TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RH 8 TO 12 PERCENT ABOVE 7500  
FEET,AND AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.  
 
* TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES 55 TO 60 ABOVE 7500 FEET,  
AND UP TO 74 AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.  
 
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 TO 6 OR NEAR CRITICAL TO CRITICAL  
 
* 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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