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WWUS84 KEPZ 190854
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
254 AM MDT Mon May 19 2025

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY FOR SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

.A passing upper-level trough will keep winds strong across the
region again today. Strong winds aloft will mix down to the
surface, and a surface trough to the east will result in strong
winds at the surface. The result will be strong and gusty west to
west- northwest winds, with gusts 45 to 55 mph at times. In
addition, dry conditions remain with single digit minimum relative
humidity across the lowlands, and low teens across the mountains.
This will result in an afternoon of critical fire weather
conditions today.

NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-200300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0028.250519T1800Z-250520T0300Z/
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-
254 AM MDT Mon May 19 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR ALL OF
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 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.

* AFFECTED AREA...Southwest and South-Central New Mexico including
  Fire Weather Zones NMZ110, NMZ111, NMZ112, and NMZ113. This
  includes the Lincoln and Gila National Forests. Also, Far West
  Texas, including Fire Weather Zones TXZ055 and TXZ056 covering
  El Paso and Hudspeth Counties.

* TIMING...Today from Noon to 9 PM MDT.

* WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Dropping to 7 to 10 percent across the
  lowlands, and 13 to 17 percent across area mountains.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...5 to 7 or 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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