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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1122 AM MDT THU MAY 14 2026
...MARGINALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON...
.VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY, WITH AFTERNOON
WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 18 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH.
MEANWHILE, MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL DIP TO AROUND 10 PERCENT IN THE
LOWLANDS, AND THE LOWER TEENS BELOW ABOUT 7500 FEET. ERC VALUES
ARE AROUND THE 85TH PERCENTILE, AND FORECAST TO REACH 90TH
PERCENTILE THIS WEEKEND.
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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-
1122 AM MDT THU MAY 14 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
* AFFECTED AREA...NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONES 111, 112, AND 113,
ENCOMPASSING THE LOWLAND DESERTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH- CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO, AND THE CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND LINCOLN
NATIONAL FOREST, PARTICULARLY BELOW 7500 FEET.
* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER 11 AM, PEAKING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RH 8 TO 12 PERCENT IN THE DESERT
LOWLANDS, AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET.
MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE CLOSER TO 20 PERCENT AT THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE 90S ACROSS THE LOWLANDS,
DROPPING TO THE 70S ABOVE 7500 FEET. GENERALLY, 5 TO 10
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED.
* 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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