Red Flag Warning issued April 2 at 2:45AM MDT until April 2 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

…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.

* 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.