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WWUS84 KEPZ 260835
RFWEPZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
235 AM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

...CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND
FAR WEST TEXAS ON SUNDAY...

.An upper-level low will move through the Great Basin on Sunday,
which will steer the jet stream across New Mexico during the
afternoon. Meanwhile, a surface low will develop over eastern
Colorado increasing winds across the area. These strong winds
will combine with very low relative humidity values at all
elevations and very dry fuels to create critical to extreme fire
weather conditions Sunday afternoon.

NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-262200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0020.250427T1700Z-250428T0300Z/
 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
 El Paso County- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
 Hudspeth County-
235 AM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS, VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, AND FAR WEST
TEXAS...

* AFFECTED AREA...Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County,
  Fire Weather Zone 110 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache
  NF/GLZ, Fire Weather Zone 111 Southwest Deserts and
  Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ, Fire Weather Zone 112 South
  Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ and
  Fire Weather Zone 113 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln
  NF/LNZ.

* TIMING...From 11 AM To 9 PM Sunday

* WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...6 to 8, Critical to Extreme.

* 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.

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