Red Flag Warning issued March 5 at 8:16PM MST until March 6 at 7:00PM MST by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

…CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS…

.A deep upper level trough moving across the Four Corners region
will induce deepening low pressure over southeast Colorado Thursday
afternoon. As the pressure gradient tightens, and deep mixing
occurs, southwest winds of 30 to 45 mph with gusts to 55 to 65 mph
will develop. Meanwhile, a dry air mass will be lingering across
region. The combination of low humidity and strong winds will lead
to dangerous fire weather conditions in the Red Flag Warning area
on Thursday.

* 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, 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.

* TIMING…Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening, 12 PM to
7 PM.

* WINDS…Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 6 percent.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI…5 to 7 (on a scale out of 10).

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