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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
550 AM MDT MON JUN 29 2026
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR GILA NATIONAL
FOREST 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 20 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.
NMZ110-292200-
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SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/GILA NF/APACHE NF/GLZ-
550 AM MDT MON JUN 29 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS 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...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...3 TO 4, OR NEAR 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.
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