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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
425 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY
.MUCH DRIER AIR IS MOVING INTO THE BORDERLAND AHEAD OF AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH. THIS DRY AIR COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES INTO THE
UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S WILL LEAD TO RH'S INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.
WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TO CREATE CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-162100-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.A.0009.260517T1800Z-260518T0600Z/
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-
TEXAS FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055
EL PASO COUNTY- TEXAS FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056
HUDSPETH COUNTY-
425 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 056, 110, 111, 112, AND
113...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 TEXAS FIRE WEATHER ZONE
055 EL PASO COUNTY, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 TEXAS FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 056 HUDSPETH COUNTY, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110 SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS/GILA NF/APACHE NF/GLZ, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS/LAS CRUCES BLM/GLZ, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 112 SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO
GRANDE VALLEY/BLM/GLZ AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113 CAPITAN AND
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS/LINCOLN NF/LNZ.
* WIND...WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT LOWLANDS, 7 TO 13 PERCENT
MOUNTAINS.
* HIGHEST THREAT...IS LOCATED OVER THE LOWLANDS ALONG AND WEST
OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, ALONG WITH PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 TO 5.
* 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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