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RFWEPZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
722 AM MDT Fri Apr 18 2025

...CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND
FAR WEST TEXAS ON FRIDAY...

Windy conditions from the southwest will combine with single-
digit lowland minimum RH values with only the highest elevations
seeing minimum RH values in the teens. When combined with very dry
fuels, critical to extreme fire weather conditions are expected
for Friday afternoon.

NMZ111>113-TXZ055-056-190200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0019.250418T1800Z-250419T0200Z/
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-
722 AM MDT Fri Apr 18 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR FOR STRONG WINDS, VERY LOW HUMIDITY, AND
CRITICALLY DRY FUELS FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO,
AND FAR WEST TEXAS....

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 055 Texas Fire Weather Zone
  055 El Paso County, Fire Weather Zone 056 Texas Fire Weather
  Zone 056 Hudspeth County, 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 noon to 8 PM on Friday.

* WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...5 to 7 Critical to Extreme on Friday.

* 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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Aronson