Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
223 PM MDT Wed Apr 2 2025

COZ222-228>230-030000-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-250403T0000Z/
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
Pueblo County Including Pueblo-
Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher-
223 PM MDT Wed Apr 2 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222, 228, 229, AND 230...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 222, 228, 229 and 230.

* TIMING...Until 6 PM MDT this evening.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

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

* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise
  extreme caution with any outdoor burning.

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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
155 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM CDT /9 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER, RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OF LESS THAN 15 PERCENT, AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR VAN
HORN, MARFA PLATEAU, PRESIDIO VALLEY, DAVIS MOUNTAINS, AND THE
BIG BEND REGION...

TXZ272-275>277-279>282-030300-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-250403T0300Z/
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-
Davis Mountains-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-Presidio Valley-
Lower Brewster County-
155 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM CDT /9 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER, RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OF LESS THAN 15 PERCENT, AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR VAN
HORN, MARFA PLATEAU, PRESIDIO VALLEY, DAVIS MOUNTAINS, AND THE
BIG BEND REGION...

* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Higher
  in the mountains.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.

* RFTI...4 to 6 or near critical to critical.

* IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that
  may generate sparks. Accidental ignitions will have the
  potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven wildfires. Fires
  can start from the smallest of flames or sparks and are highly
  discouraged. Observe local burn bans.

* SEVERITY...

  FUELS (ERC)...90th+ percentile...5 (out of 5).

  WEATHER...Near Critical...2 (out of 5).

  FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (out of 10).

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 will increase
potential for fire growth.

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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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