Red Flag Warning issued January 3 at 12:18PM MST until January 4 at 6:00PM MST by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

…CRITICAL FIRE DANGER SATURDAY FOR SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN
MOUNTAINS MAINLY BELOW 7500 FEET AND THE BLACKS RANGE…

.An upper level storm system will sweep through the region
Saturday afternoon into the evening with strengthening surface
low pressure across the Texas panhandle. This will lead to windy
conditions across the Sacramento and Capitan mountains with 20-
foot speeds of 20 to 25 MPH and gusts up to 50 MPH. These winds
will combine with minimum RH values ranging from 10 to 20 percent
with ERC values within the 75-90th percentile. Thus, low-end
critical fire conditions are expected though mainly below
7500 feet where the lowest minimum RH values are expected to
occur in the Sacs, but all elevations above 6000 feet in the Gila
Region.

The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has
issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 6 PM
MST Saturday.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire weather zone 110.

* WIND…West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 50 mph.

* HUMIDITY…9 to 13 percent.

* HIGHEST THREAT…is located along and east of the Blacks Range
ridgeline.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI…5 to 7.

* IMPACTS…any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.