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RFWEPZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
718 AM MDT Tue May 13 2025

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED AREA WIDE TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY...

.An approaching Pacific low pressure system moving into the Great
Basin will induce strong winds across the Desert Southwest
today and Wednesday. The region will remain quite dry with
minimum RH in the lower teens and poor overnight recoveries.
Warmer than average temperatures will also persist, leading to
deep mixing and instability. West to southwest winds will increase
each afternoon to 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph. Area
mountains may see stronger midday gusts. Recent rains over
mountain forests may reduce fire risk somewhat, but weather
conditions will be favorable for rapid drying of fine fuels and
increasing ERCs back above seasonal normals. Fire weather
conditions will become Critical each day across all of Southern
New Mexico and Far West Texas.

NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-141300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0024.250513T1700Z-250514T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0025.250514T1700Z-250515T0300Z/
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-
718 AM MDT Tue May 13 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

* AFFECTED AREA...This includes the Gila National Forest, Lincoln
  National Forest, and all sky islands and lowlands across
  Southwest and South Central New Mexico. In addition, this
  includes the Far West Texas counties of El Paso and Hudspeth.

* TIMING...Tuesday and Wednesday between 11 AM and 9 PM.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7-9 percent across the lowlands. 10-15
  percent over 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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