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RFWEPZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
245 AM MDT Wed Apr 2 2025

...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND
WEST TEXAS...

Breezy winds continue Wednesday afternoon behind Tuesday`s high
wind event. Slightly higher humidity will keep the mountains out
of Red Flag criteria, but much of the lowlands and desert floor
will again reach critically dry thresholds. Outdoor burning
remains discouraged around any brush, trees, or grasslands.

NMZ111-112-TXZ055-056-030200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0014.250402T2000Z-250403T0200Z/
 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
 El Paso County- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
 Hudspeth County-
245 AM MDT Wed Apr 2 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN 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 and Fire Weather Zone
  112 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande
  Valley/BLM/GLZ.

* TIMING...Wednesday afternoon 2 PM through 8 PM.

* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 to 18 percent.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...3 to 5 or Near-Critical to 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.

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