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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
150 PM MDT SUN JUN 28 2026
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR GILA NATIONAL FOREST TODAY
AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY...
.STRONGER FLOW ALOFT OVER THE FOUR CORNERS WILL INDUCE A LEE
SURFACE LOW CENTERED OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO AND A TROUGH
EXTENDING SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN NEW MEXICO ON TUESDAY. WINDS
INCREASING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS,
SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WIND WILL BE
STRONGEST OVER MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND HIGH ELEVATIONS. FURTHER
DRYING WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO FALL TO 10 TO 15% ON
TUESDAY AND THEN 5 TO 10% WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY. RECENT DRYNESS HAS
PUSHED FUEL MOISTURE VERY LOW, WITH ERCS AT THE 90TH PERCENTILE
DRYNESS AND NEAR SEASONAL PEAKS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY.
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SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/GILA NF/APACHE NF/GLZ-
150 PM MDT SUN JUN 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO AND GILA NATIONAL FOREST...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR GILA
NATIONAL FOREST...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110 SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/GILA
NF/APACHE NF/GLZ.
* TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 TO 18 PERCENT.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...3 TO 5, 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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
NMZ111-112-290200-
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SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS/LAS CRUCES BLM/GLZ-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY/BLM/GLZ-
150 PM MDT SUN JUN 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND
LOWLANDS/LAS CRUCES BLM/GLZ AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112 SOUTH
CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY/BLM/GLZ.
* TIMING...UNTIL 8PM THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 TO 16 PERCENT.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...3 TO 5, 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.
DENNHARDT
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