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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
445 AM MDT SUN MAY 4 2025
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW
MEXICO TODAY...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM
THE WEST, INCREASING WINDS DURING THE DAY FROM THE SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 10 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL
FIRE DANGER. CRITICALLY DRY FUELS WILL ALLOW FIRES TO SPREAD
QUICKLY.
NMZ111-050300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0022.250504T1800Z-250505T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS/LAS CRUCES BLM/GLZ-
445 AM MDT SUN MAY 4 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND
LOWLANDS/LAS CRUCES BLM/GLZ.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TO 9 PM TODAY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 79.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...5 TO 6, 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.
BROWN
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