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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
914 PM MDT SUN APR 26 2026
...MARGINALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE SACRAMENTO
AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY...
.UPPER LEVEL JET WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER NEW MEXICO ON MONDAY IN
THE WAKE OF SUNDAY'S SYSTEM. THIS WILL KEEP WINDS BREEZY WITH
20-FOOT SPEEDS TOPPING OUT AROUND 20 MPH IN THE SACRAMENTO AND
CAPITAN MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH GUSTS 35-40 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS
WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE LOWER
AND MID TEENS TO CREATE MARGINALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. FUELS REMAIN DRY, AROUND THE 90TH PERCENTILE, ALONG
WITH WIDESPREAD TREE MORTALITY AND BEETLE DIE BACK.
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CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-
914 PM MDT SUN APR 26 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, BREEZY WINDS, AND
DRY FUELS FOR THE SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113 CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS/LINCOLN NF/LNZ.
* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING AFTER 10 AM, AND PEAKING IN MIDDLE
TO LATE AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 72.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...3 TO 4, MARGINALLY 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.
BROWN
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