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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
402 AM MDT MON MAY 12 2025
...EXTENDED DURATION OF CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS AREAWIDE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ON SHORE OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WILL INDUCE STRONGER FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST THIS WEEK. THE CURRENTLY PRESENT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BEGIN BREAKING DOWN TODAY, WITH WINDS STRENGTHENING ACROSS
THE SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS AMONGST VERY LOW HUMIDITY.
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AREAWIDE,
WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH COMMON IN THE AFTERNOON. ALREADY PRESENT
DRY AIR WILL CREATE CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS FOR BOTH TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.
NMZ111-130200-
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SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS/LAS CRUCES BLM/GLZ-
402 AM MDT MON MAY 12 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR
ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN
NEW MEXICO LOWLANDS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOWLANDS OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO, WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS
ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR CRITICAL AND EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FOR BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND
LOWLANDS/LAS CRUCES BLM/GLZ.
* TIMING...MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH FOR MONDAY; 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 93.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 TO 5 OR CRITICAL ON MONDAY AND 6 TO 7
OR CRITICAL TO EXTREME ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
* 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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
TXZ056-130200-
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TEXAS FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056
HUDSPETH COUNTY-
402 AM MDT MON MAY 12 2025
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR FOR CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FOR HUDSPETH COUNTY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...TEXAS FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 HUDSPETH COUNTY.
* TIMING...TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BETWEEN 11 AM AND 9 PM.
* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 92.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...6 TO 7 OR CRITICAL TO EXTREME.
* 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.
NMZ110-112-113-TXZ055-130200-
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SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/GILA NF/APACHE NF/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-
402 AM MDT MON MAY 12 2025
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR FOR CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR FOR CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST
TEXAS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FOR DRY FUELS, STRONG WINDS, AND
VERY DRY CONDITIONS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT BOTH TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING THE GILA
NATIONAL FOREST, LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST, SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
LOWLANDS. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110, 111, 112, AND 113. ALSO
INCLUDED IS FAR WEST TEXAS, EL PASO COUNTY, FIRE WEATHER ZONES
055.
* TIMING...BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BETWEEN 11 AM AND 9 PM.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...90-95 IN THE LOWLANDS, 65-75 ABOVE 7500 FT.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...6 TO 7 OR CRITICAL TO EXTREME.
* 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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