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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1245 PM MDT MON JUN 29 2026
...NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR GILA NATIONAL FOREST
ON TUESDAY...
.STRONGER FLOW ALOFT OVER THE FOUR CORNERS WILL INDUCE A LEE
SURFACE LOW CENTERED OVER 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 10 TO 20
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. 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-
1245 PM MDT MON JUN 29 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ON TUESDAY 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 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 TO 18 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.
DENNHARDT
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