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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
201 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2025
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW
MEXICO ON SUNDAY...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM
THE WEST ON SUNDAY, INCREASING WINDS DURING THE DAY FROM THE SOUTH
AND SOUTHWEST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 10 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL
FIRE DANGER. CRITICALLY DRY FUELS WILL ALLOW FIRES TO SPREAD
QUICKLY.
NMZ111-031300-
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SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS/LAS CRUCES BLM/GLZ-
201 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2025
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY,
AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS FOR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND
LOWLANDS/LAS CRUCES BLM/GLZ.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TO 9 PM SUNDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...5 TO 6, CRITICAL.
* 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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