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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
634 AM MDT SAT MAR 22 2025
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY FOR THE SACRAMENTO AND
CAPITAN MOUNTAINS SATURDAY...
.INCREASING WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND SURFACE LOW DEVELOPMENT OVER
THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL RESULT IN BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL PEAK IN THE
MID AND LATE AFTERNOON OVER THE ELEVATED AND EXPOSED TERRAIN OF
THE SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS. MEANWHILE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL DROP TO THE 8 TO 12 PERCENT RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET,
AND AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS, ESPECIALLY EAST
OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. FUELS REMAIN VERY DRY, AND ERC VALUES
ARE AROUND THE 95TH PERCENTILE, INCREASING THE RISK DESPITE
LOWER-END WIND SPEEDS.
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CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-
634 AM MDT SAT MAR 22 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113 CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS/LINCOLN NF/LNZ.
* TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RH 8 TO 12 PERCENT ABOVE 7500
FEET,AND AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
* TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES 55 TO 60 ABOVE 7500 FEET,
AND UP TO 74 AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 TO 6 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.
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