…CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY…
.Increasing west to southwesterly flow aloft will induce lee
surface troughing east of the Rockies on Saturday and Sunday
afternoons. Breezy to windy conditions will result across
southern New Mexico and Far West Texas. The winds, in combination
with very low humidity, and critically dry fuels, will lead to
critical fire weather conditions across a wide area Saturday and
Sunday afternoons.
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR LOW
HUMIDITY, AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND
FAR WEST TEXAS…
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has
issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM
MDT Saturday and in effect from noon to 7 PM MDT Sunday.
* AFFECTED AREA…Texas Fire Weather Zones 055 El Paso County,
056 Hudspeth County, New Mexico Fire Weather Zones 111
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ, 112 South
Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ and
113 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ.
* TIMING…Saturday from Noon through 8 PM MDT and Sunday from
Noon through 7 PM MDT.
* WINDS…West 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Afternoon minimum RH values 7 to 10
percent in the desert lowlands, 10 to 15 percent above 6000
feet, and 15 to 20 percent above 7500 feet.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI…3 to 6 or Near-Critical to Critical.
* IMPACTS…any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
