Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
128 PM MDT Mon Mar 31 2025

...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST
TEXAS ON TUESDAY...

.Strong jet stream flow aloft crossing the Southern Rockies will
induce a deep 980-mb surface low over the Central Plains on
Tuesday. Strong west-southwest winds across New Mexico and west
Texas are expected during the afternoon and evening hours with
sustained 20-ft speeds 25 to 35 mph and gusts as high as 60 mph.
Relative humidity continues to be dry, falling below 15% in the
desert lowlands and 15 to 25% in the National Forests. Mountain
zones are included in the warning given unseasonably dry fuels
and ongoing severe drought conditions. Latest ERCs are near the
90th- percentile. Any fires that start have the potential to
spread rapidly.

Strong winds will continue on Wednesday on the backside of the
system but not as strong. Winds will top out around 20 to 25 MPH
while minimum relative humidity values drop to the lower to mid
teens in the lowlands. Mountains will see higher minimum relative
humidity values and were not included within the Fire Weather
Watch for Wednesday.

NMZ111-112-TXZ055-056-011400-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.A.0013.250402T2000Z-250403T0200Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0013.250401T1800Z-250402T0300Z/
 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-
128 PM MDT Mon Mar 31 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWLANDS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST
TEXAS...


* AFFECTED AREA...Warning and Watch...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

  Warning only...Fire Weather Zone 113 Capitan and Sacramento
  Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ.

* TIMING...For the Warning, Tuesday afternoon Noon through 9 PM
  MDT. For the Watch, Wednesday afternoon 2 PM through 8 PM.

* WINDS...for the warning, West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60
  mph. For the watch, West 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 20 percent.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 to 6 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.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

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