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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
537 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2025
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY
..STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF A LARGE-SCALE UPPER WAVE
APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL INCREASE WINDS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON IN CONJUNCTION WITH DRY CONDITIONS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
IN THE LOWER TEENS WILL EXIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS IN SOUTH-CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE LATE-
AFTERNOON HOURS, WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. ERC VALUES ARE WELL
ABOVE AVERAGE FOR EARLY MARCH. FIRE DANGER WILL BE CRITICAL DUE
TO THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS..
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SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY/BLM/GLZ-
TEXAS FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055
EL PASO COUNTY- TEXAS FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056
HUDSPETH COUNTY-
537 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR DRY FUELS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND STRONG WINDS...
* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...3 TO 5 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.
KELLY
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